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M.E. Harker
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Sci-Fi & Fantasy Author.
Writer. Coffee Fan. Total fantasy, sci-fi, & gaming nerd.
📚 Current Book: https://meharker.com/get/just-one-command
🌐 Website: https://meharker.com
✨ Other Socials: https://linktr.ee/meharker
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M.E. Harker @meharker.bsky.social · Mar 31
Still learning BSky, but I'm thrilled by how kind everyone has been so far! Wanted to introduce myself!

* I'm Maria!
* I write Sci-Fi & Fantasy
* I like coffee, but also tea, and smoothies, and cocktails — ok, just about any kind of fun drink!

Join me for tea! Tell me your favorite book or drink!
An image of a young woman in a park, sitting at a table holding a tea cup, looking wistful.
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Got my first video review! Charles is the star ⭐🥹

Thank you so much Emily for the review.
Check out her channel for more awesome books!!
Youtube: youtube.com/@IndieBookReviews
Instagram: @EmilyRSiems

#BookReview #BookReviews #BookSky #SFF #🪐📚 #📚💙

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpIw...
Indie Book Review - Just One Command by M.E. Harker
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November 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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A little belated but...
🎃🏃 Happy Halloween!! 👻🧊

Here's a sketch of Casey and Charles celebrating!
(The costume did not survive 👀)

Characters from: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTFLSTV7

#Sketches #AuthorArt #SFF #SciFi #SciFiNovel
A comical sketch A young woman is chasing after a robotic cleaning cube. The young woman is shouting: "Wait, Charles no! Don't vacuum your costume!!" To her right, Charles the cleaning cube is most certainly (and happily) vacuuming up his ghost sheet costume. Credit in the corner reads: meharker.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Hey y'all! Will be out of town until Nov 3rd!

Checking on socials will be slower, since wifi might not always be available! Much love! ❤
October 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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If you see this scroll past your feed
Let me know which version of sticker you like better!! 😆

(he's a lil robot from my book)

#Stickers #SFF #SciFi #🪐📚 #📚💙
#Cube #Charles #IveMadeTooManyStickers
Two stickers are shown. The one on the left has a star design primarily cut outside a cube figure. The one on the right has the star design inside the cube figure. The cube has a tiny flag on it, and the name "Charles Mark One" underneath.
October 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Made some bookmarks & keychains today! Honestly I'm still in love with the colors.

#AuthorLife #BookSwag #Giveaways #SFF #SciFiNovel #JustOneCommand #DefinitelyNotProcrastinating
Several bookmarks and keychains are laid out on top of a box. They feature space-themed designs with rocketships, and have the book title "JUST ONE COMMAND" on them.
October 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Hid some stickers inside books for an upcoming event 👀
A few lucky takers will get a lil extra bonus!

#SFF #SciFiBooks #SciFiWriting #Author #Stickers #OkayButTheyreReallyCute
The title reads "Hidden Stickers" and shows the back page of a book decorated with a celestial-themed sticker that has the name of the book title, which is "Just One Command" by M.E. Harker. A hand placing a spaceship sticker on a page. Picture of a celestial themed sticker. The text overtop reads "The designs are tricky to cut" and then has an ellipsis leading to another image. Picture of a celestial themed sticker. The text overtop reads "But so worth it"
October 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Spent six hours of research trying to find out if there should be lead in the water pipes of my fictional city.

(Then decided I didn't want everyone to have lead poisoning, so I changed that detail anyway 🤣)

#HistoricalWritingThoughts #MedievalFantasy #OkayActually1800sFantasy #ButStill
A black and white handdrawn comic. The artist is listed as Shami Stowall @GameOverStation. The comic shows a writer typing at a computer. The writer is considering adding the sentence: "He sat at his deck" to their story. Then the writer mumbles to themselves, "What kind of wood did they use to make furniture in 1200 Japan?" 6 Hours of Research Later. The writer updates the sentence to say "He sat at his CYPRESS desk" and then moves on to the next sentence.
September 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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While deleted scenes rarely emerge from my Drafts...this was a humorous part I really liked, that was cut due to ruining the tension of an early chapter.

Might not be in the final book, but in my heart, Casey still loves brownies 🍫

For context, they're attempting to escape a dangerous star ship:
“We don’t have time,” Dessian sighed. “Command the bot to get what you need. We have to go to the hangar now.” Slowly, Casey nodded in understanding. She pulled up her holographic wrist and linked into the Carrier’s controls, debating what she should bring. Dessian stole a glance at her holographic screen, seeing that ‘Seven boxes of Ultimate Brownies’ was one of the items near the top of Casey’s list. “Why…” Dessian stammered, “Why are you bringing brownies? We’re on the run for our lives!” “What?” Casey frowned. “Food printers can’t replicate copyrighted brand foods, you know! Who knows when I’ll get to eat Ultimate Brownies again?” [A few chapters later, after things are a bit more safe...] Casey navigated the room with her unstable dessert platters, reaching their table. The young woman put on her best airs. “Sirs, your order,” she said in a haughty voice. Even with her attempt to be formal, Casey fumbled the plates the moment she went to serve them. As Dessian and Yozin caught the plates, they noticed that Casey had brought them only one thing: Ultimate Brownies, and eight platters full of them.
August 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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All right, the @narratess.com Book Sale is ✨ LIVE! ✨

indiebook.sale 🌟 #🪐📚 #SFF #BookSale

300 eBooks, lots on Kindle, some direct download & available on Nook / Kobo / other eBook stores!

and now that I've got so many new books...

🌴 here's my plans for the weekend:
August 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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#BookSky crew! Are you all excited for August 23rd? 🎉

@narratess.com is hosting a HUGE #IndieAugust sale!
(over 300 books!!! I'm grabbing some myself!)

So excited to take part! The eBook of "Just One Command" will be on sale for $1.99, alongside a ton of other free & discounted SFF titles! #📚🪐
Banner for the Narratess Indie Book Sale. Graphic features multiple novels that will be in the sale. (Including "Just One Command" by M.E. Harker) The text reads: Indie Book Sale https://indiebook.sale Fantasy, Sci Fi, & Horror August 23 - 25 Indie Book Sale banner designed by Arden Powell. Covers are copyright their respective owners.
August 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Charity hit their goal!! 🎇

Worked with a friend earlier in the year to create a "Date with a Book" gift basket. Basket was auctioned at the Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD) program at USF.

My friend just emailed saying they reached their funding goals! So happy to have taken part!
July 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Creating the ⭐Deliberately Terrible Drink⭐ from my book.

One of the characters, Millie, uses this drink as a code word. She unironically enjoys it.

After drinking it myself...well, uh...
Recipe in comments to spread my regret ✨

#JustOneCommand #SFF #🪐📚 #TequilaAndHypercoffee #BookSky
July 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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All right! Last day to grab the book FREE on Kindle :) ✨
meharker.com/get/just-one...

* Sci-Fi Action Adventure
* Found friendship on a ragtag starship
* A Heist to Steal Back the Evidence

Audiobook launch's been amazing! Response from readers & listeners has me floored!! Thank you everyone 🥹❤️
Just One Command by M.E. Harker | Book & Audiobook Available at Your Favorite Store!
Get the book 'Just One Command' by author M.E. Harker. Available in eBook, Print, and Audio!
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July 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Tried my hand at turning Cover Art into 🌟 Nail Art 🌟

Honestly I feel quite girlish doing this 🤣 but I'm so pleased how they turned out!
(Removed right after, because nope, I cannot wear this to my day job 😆)

#BookSky #NailArt #MagneticNailPolish #🪐📚
Features the book "Just One Command" by M.E. Harker. Overtop the book is a hand holding it, with a thumb nail painted with a space-themed design. A detail shot of a space-themed painted nail. It features a rocket ship over a sparkly, outer-space background. A hand show-casing a space-themed manicure on all nails. An index finger with a rocket-ship themed nail polish design on it sits on top of a book. The book has a similar rocket ship on its cover.
July 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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very cool, very professional trailer for my audiobook
💯✨

definitely not made with random objects I panic-found around the apartment. nope.

#BookSky #SFF #🪐📚 #OnlyTheFinestContent
July 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Sharing some of my favourite voice clips from the Audiobook! Gill did an amazing job capturing the absolute sass, tension, and hopeful feelings of the novel ⭐

👉 audio on for this one!!
My subtitles don't do it justice

#Audiobook #Quotes #Booksky #🪐📚 (Is there an #AudioBookSky ? 😆)
July 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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HUGE Shout-out to anyone who is an Advanced Listener!
Your reviews help books get FOUND! Thank you so much for your time and effort!!

Some of my ALC listeners got a goodie box put into the post today :) 💖 This one went to my narrator a few weeks earlier! #BookSky #ALC #Audiobook #Reviewers
Promotional box for the book "Just One Command" by M.E. Harker. The box contains a copy of the book, a CD version of the audiobook, a keychain, and a jewelry set themed around the book's cover art. Text above the image reads: "Thank You Advanced Listener Team."
July 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Audiobook is LIVE!! ✨
meharker.com/get/just-one...
To celebrate, the eBook is also FREE **Today July 17th!!**
(For US/UK, find it in the link!)

Launch into space with us and leave behind summer heat 🚀🌴 (ps. we have fun robots!)
#BookSky #Audiobook #🪐📚 #AudiobookRelease #AuthorSilentlyScreaming #📚💙
July 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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y'all. I just noticed my book's sale bio had the word "publically" instead of "publicly" 🥲 This typo passed by 20+ people (including myself) in the proofing of press kit content.

my daily reminder that I'm human 🤣 really glad the typo was only digital store info, not in print! #BookSky #Whoops
July 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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By request, here's the return drawing I did!!
Characters are Angela and Vikas from a WIP Romantasy by AnnaLeitensdorfer.com - This was part of an art trade between us!

(Yes, I drew this 🤣 I'll have more original art up soon!)

#IndieAuthors #ArtTrade #BookSky #📚💙 #FanArt #Romantasy
Digital painting of a woman leaning her head against a dragon, in a gentle and loving way.
July 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Fan Art of my main character, Casey Cassandra, drawn by the AMAZING @valkyrie_hero (find her on Insta and TikTok!) Part of an art trade we did together! 🫶
I'm still excitedly screaming about this!!!

#JustOneCommand #FanArt #BookSky #SFF #SciFi #🪐📚
Digital drawing of a female character named Casey Cassandra from the novel JUST ONE COMMAND by M. E. Harker. The character is a young woman posing in a gray jump suit.
June 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Reposted by M.E. Harker
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Writing fantasy is just a constant cycle of coming up with a name for a minor character on the spot, googling it, and discovering it's a Swedish telecommunications company.
May 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Quick shout-out to another indie sci-fi author, his book is up free on Google Books right now!!! #AuthorSupport #IndieAuthors
June 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Official launch date!! I'm so excited!

Advanced copies are rolling out starting first of July ✨ And YES there are some official promo CDs and goodie baskets (that I'll be posting here soon!)

#Audiobook #Audiobooks #ReleaseDate #Author #BookSky #FreakingOutALittleBit #MostlyExcited
A colorful image of a CD Case and Headphones. The text on the image reads: "Audiobook Launches July 17th" for the novel JUST ONE COMMAND by M.E. Harker.
June 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM