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DannisWrites #merch At #fourthwall #sciencefiction #tshirt #mugs #design

I signed up at Fourthwall! My first product line is Feel Like An Alien but I'll be adding a lot more soon.

#merch, #fourthwall, #storeStorehttp://danniswrites-shop.fourthwall.com

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Cho's Bestie and Aliens earned Hidden Gem Sticker! #wattpad #teenfix #yo...

Open Novella Contest 2025

I entered the ONC on April 13, 2025 and made it onto the Round 1 Qualifier List. And didn't make it onto the Round 2 Qualifier List. But, I did enter into the Guess The ONC Book Challenge. So glad I did!

If you want to find something good to read, check out the lists under

https://www.wattpad.com/user/OpenNovellaContest

I'm not on any of them yet. But, I'm so excited! I got an ONC 2025 Hidden Gem sticker and got asked to fill an interview form! I have the sticker on Cho's Bestie and Aliens, and I'm announcing this on all my social medias! So excited! Thank you @TeenFix !

Here's the letter they sent me: Hello, Dannis!

We at Teen Fix want to thank you for participating in our Guess the ONC Book challenge. “Cho’s Bestie and Aliens” was a truly fun experience and it deserved the Hidden Gem feature.

For completing your novella for ONC, we are offering to feature an interview about your novella in our interview book, Voices Unveiled.

So, that's my news! I was sooo depressed about not making it into the 2nd round, but this is proof that it ain't over 'til it's over, right? Hoping to encourage all y'all who also didn't make it to a list. NEVER. GIVE. UP. Believe in your story, even when no one else does!

Cho's Bestie and Aliens now has the Hidden Gem sticker!

Ava was rude, then ended their friendship the night before the aliens came.

Cho’s Bestie and Aliens - Dannis Cole - Wattpad

My Wattpad profile is DannisWrites. I’ve been on it since 2021.

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Wattpad Adventures 1 Finding Time To Write #writingadvice #time #newwriter

Wattpad Adventures 1 Finding Time To Write #writingadvice #time #newwriter #findingtime #prepared I write YA Science Fiction. I've been writing since 2009 on a self-published basis, but before then, I was a closet writer. I sent off lots of science fiction short stories and books to traditional publishers. If I did it, as a kid in school, as a young mother, as a single mom, as a full-time worker--you can do it, too! Just make use of that 'wasted time' in waiting rooms and lines, etc. Have an app on your phone so you can write quietly, or dictate in your car!

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Angel and Molly's Bike Ride #friends #fictionbooks #youngadultbooks #sci...

Angel and Molly's Bike Ride It's Sunday. Angel rides bicycles with Molly on Sunday afternoon. They don't know aliens are coming to Earth Wednesday! Molly's in for a huge surprise that will change the lives of many people on Earth.

Molly's Miracle Colonies is on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Mollys-Miracle-Colonies-Dannis-Cole-ebook/dp/B0DBSPN6S2/ Also available to libraries free in ebook form. Video by Kelly on Pexels.com Made in Canva, Da Vinci Resolve 20, and Clipchamp. Voice acting by Dannis Cole and her daughter Maggie Cole. Animation made in DAZ Studio by Dannis Cole.

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Aki Time To Work 

So many times, we went to a place to eat and he sat under the table. No one ever knew he was there but for us. Such a good boy!

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Writing Adventures - 3 Things To Get You Started #writing #writingcommun...

You can get started writing! 3 Things to think about.

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DannisWrites Reviews: Bill and the Whistling Death #koreanwar #contempor...

Bill and the Whistling Death, by Viktoria Fyodorova, @croodsgirl on #Wattpad, is a must-read!

https://www.wattpad.com/story/385886325-bill-and-the-whistling-death

A troubled veteran attempts to forget the past by volunteering at Patriots' Point Naval and Maritime Museum, but it proves difficult when he's close to the plane that changed his life forever--the Corsair.

It is the well-written story of Bill and his struggle with his disabilities long after the war ended. I cried at many points in the book, which is a testimony of this talented author's way with words!

Bill works at Patriot's Point Naval Museum, which I visited and loved many years ago. https://www.patriotspoint.org

Both my parents served in WWII in the Navy, so this story had a lot of meaning for me, though Bill flew his Corsair during the Korean War.

I love history, but this family-friendly story is for anyone who loved a grandparent. The interaction between Bill, his grown #adopted #daughter, and the #dog they happened to find as a stray will probably remind you of someone. The emotional journey is intense and real.

I'll be thinking about this story for a long time, and look forward to the sequel!

IG #koreanwar #aircraft #nautical #history #fictionbooks #review #bookstagram #novel #emotional #lovethisbook #selfdiscovery #ptsdawarness #veteran #southcarolina @patriots_point #militaryaviation

YT Thanks to @internetarchive_,  ⁨@PeriscopeFilms⁩   and livingwarbirds.com #koreanwar #aircraft #nautical #history #fictionbooks #review #bookstagram #novel #emotional #lovethisbook #selfdiscovery #ptsdawarness #veteran #southcarolina  ⁨@CV10atPatriotsPoint⁩   #militaryaviation

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Honest Impression of Albania - 10 Shocking Facts (Travel,Prices,Crime,Si...

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I'm #Building and #Training My Own #AI

I'm building and training a personal hashtag#AI, using a hashtag#software called hashtag#AnythingLLM. With it, I can download any free, hashtag#opensource model I like, hashtag#nocoding required. I'm using hashtag#Chroma, a free database with good capacity. Now I can load my 650+ stories into Chroma, a process called embedding, and I can ask my AI questions about my characters, settings, and more. Since it's hosted on my PC, I don't have to worry about my data getting read by online AIs or chunks of my stories showing up in someone's AI answer.

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Stop paying for ChatGPT with these two tools | LMStudio x AnythingLLM

I did this and I’m very happy! Right now, I’m putting all my 650+ stories in my private AI so I can ask it questions like, which documents have x character? Finally, a way to get info on my characters and settings!

There is a learning curve involved, but I am getting up to speed with AI at the same time, which will, hopefully, help my computer skills and make me more employable for our move overseas. It’s also great fun! Do read some articles on prompting. As you work with the AI, you will learn what it can and can’t do.

Remember, a chatbot can’t read your docs and answer questions about them. An agent can. An agent can surf the web and find sources for your research. This allows you to fact-check the answers you get because any model can hallucinate. You can minimize that by learning how to prompt. The best way to learn to prompt is, get in there and use your models! I suggest downloading many and see which ones are better for what purpose.

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My characters are never recognizably real people I've known. They are always from an idea. Perhaps a line of dialogue that made me think of something else. Or a mannerism I liked. They spring forth anew with a bit of deep reflection. Some are people I'd really love to know and find it hard to let them go to write another book!

Original characters are really just a random assortment of personality traits and physical features taken from myself, from people I saw on the street, and from my favourite characters from other people.

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ENGGERSPA Intro

I’m using #Duolingo to learn #German and #Spanish at the same time.

See my DannisWrites account there.

I’m also using the Duolingo curriculum to teach #English.

https://linktr.ee/DannisEnglish

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ENGGERSPA Intro

#English-speaker Dannis learns #German and #Spanish at the same time using #Duolingo. Join her there on DannisWrites.

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#Planning Our #Exit: Things To #Think About 1

Some things to think about:

 #Why leave? 

#Student #Visa? 

Remote #work? 

If you are traveling with someone else, you may need 2 different kinds of visas. Going from the US to another country, most can allow you to stay 6 months on a #tourist visa that you don't have to apply to get. But, they may not want you to work during your stay. 

For that, you may need a visa, and most countries want you to apply for that before you go! Always check the #government site of the #country you're planning to go to. Always!

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How Long Before This Administration Comes After Disabled People?

I made this video in March. More people are getting ‘disappeared’, and some of those are now US citizens. This is not okay!

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DannisReacts Intro

This is my new YouTube channel where I talk about how the headlines are affecting me as a 66 year old disabled lady. My daughter is 34 and cares for me because of a Medicaid program. We both expect our checks to stop soon, so I am job-hunting. Not that I feel able to work! This is my vlog of life in the US for us low-income folk.

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The Indigent Expat Intro

The Indigent Expat is my new YouTube channel about moving from the US to Europe. I’m 66 and disabled, my daughter is 34 and wants to go back to school, and we have 3 cats. We’re also very low-income.