Author M. I. Verras (She/Her)

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It tried to bring me down, but I rose from that grave.

Those have been 9 horrible months for me, but I'm out now. "Life is an open road.."

It hasn't been about relationships or family, but other matters. Still, I wanted my life back.

Thanks.

After all these shocking changes in my life, I realize I’m doing alright, and I know I’ll be even better than before.

I’m still adjusting to my new life. I just need some time.

Competitors post unintelligible bad reviews because my book is great. Your book is great, too.

Do they use AI assistants to structure their poetic bad reviews?

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Today, I am one degree freer than I was yesterday. I was forced to choose risk in order to find my freedom.

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An unforeseen event, a complete change of course.
They say it well: when humans make plans, God laughs.
Life is not as predictable as I once thought.

I look back and see what I heard, what I said, what I imagined, what I created, what I dreamed.
I laughed, I cried, I worried, I lost my temper, I forgave, I desired.
I remember what I was proud of and what I was ashamed of.
A whole life is changing.
And somehow, I will learn to belong to it.

A person in need isn’t a beggar, because anyone can easily become a person in need.

My book's inferno, Dante's inferno..yes. Injustice comes first, then something like karma appears.

I’m trying to reorganize my life under these new circumstances, picking up the pieces and holding on to a quantum of solace.

It feels strange, but I believe it may turn out to be for the best in the end.

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Thank you. I still can't believe how far some humans can take it. My mind can't believe it.

I will go on.

Ok, world, I will tell you what has been bothering me.

I trusted someone. Love affairs and parents are excluded. I just trusted someone else. Blindly. And that someone has been a VERY good actor for years and years.

Maybe I need to write THE HIDDEN FACE 2.

I thought I had seen the best actors in the world. Now I realize there are some even better ones.

Until recently, I had known nothing about acting.

Thank you. A good thought always strengthens the bright side.

I can’t believe what’s happening to me. Sorry, everyone, something personal.

Still, I trust the bright side; it will shine its light on me.

There is only one way to deceive a smart, aware person:

duration.

Last night, I dreamt of a new, good book review.

I hope it happens.

Yeah! It has changed masks over the years. The face beneath is the same.

You follow new users, expecting them to be genuine new readers of your book rather than generic scammers promoting junk literature.

You cross your fingers..

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Agreed. Algorithms don't help at all, genuine readers are very few, and most readers aren't real readers but generic, paid scams who are instructed to post bad reviews under good indie books to ruin clientele or for their benefit only promote commercial titles. I found out after publishing.

Yes, that is my reply below, and it's screaming, too:

Algorithms don't help, real readers are very few, and most readers aren't real but generic, paid scams who are instructed to post bad reviews under indie books to ruin clientele or for their benefit promote commercial titles. Found out late.

There is something so soul-destroying trying to promote books you write during a time of unprecedented censorship, declining literacy rates, AI, and social media landscapes that set you up to fail.

The struggle is real. I have no mouth, and I must scream.

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Anyone who has read my book (I hope some of you got a copy) will know:

A conversation I possibly had with the Ruler before coming down to the world of Hearths:

"Do you want to go?"
"Yes."
"Your decision has consequences."
"I don’t mind."

Now I regret answering this. It made Жim stronger.

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Anyone who has read my book (I hope some of you got a copy) will know:

A conversation I possibly had with the Ruler before coming down to the world of Hearths:

"Do you want to go?"
"Yes."
"Your decision has consequences."
"I don’t mind."

Now I regret answering this. It made Жim stronger.

#books

The only mistake I’ve made is being way too sensitive for this world.

They don't deserve it.

Media should stop spreading one-sided narratives about teachers. “Teacher charged with this or that.."

Not all teachers are bad. There are teachers who sacrifice their comfort for their students. Teaching is a service.

I am a teacher, and I'm a good example for my students. Speak about us, too.

Oh my.. amazing. Fate plays games.

Reasons I drifted away from some friends (girls):

When we went out, one would ask the other,

"What color are you going to paint your nails?"

Meanwhile, I was listening, wanting to talk about Dostoevsky, whose work I had recently finished reading..

Hard to find friends who really match you.