Dannis Cole

So sorry I haven't been here, but our Albania move is about to happen! Daughter sold her house, the closing date is in weeks and we'll know soon what day, and then we'll leave for our big adventure! Once we arrive in Albania, I plan to write 3 books in 2026. One in April, one in July, and one in Nov. I also plan to livestream them on my Substack at Too Many Channels, which might get renamed soon, but for right now, I have sections there for all my ventures, including 6+ YouTube channels. So, I have a lot planned, including working on my Roblox game based on Adia, Scientist. But first, we have to get money, rent a temporary AirBNB, find a place to rent for a year in Albania, and Maggie has to find a job! Life is just a bit too exciting right now, but our dream is happening.

I've been really depressed because Corene, our 12-year old tortie, got sick and we had to put her to sleep on Sep 19th. I'm putting the poem I wrote for her in Song Of Winds.
             On a more positive note, I'm building a game on Roblox based on Adia, Scientist. I'm using the Roblox AI to help me with scripts [the programming kind]. I'm learning how things work. If you want to see it, go to Roblox and look for Adia, Scientist [under construction]. I'm putting up videos and livestreams of my progress on my Adiamaea YouTube account and I revived my Adiamaea Twitch account. If any of you have dreamed of making your story into a game, stay tuned!

I updated the cover on Wattpad Adventures. Have been writing, but not on the book I need to get written. At least my daughter's van resale value went up. I'm hoping to get things up and running soon. I now have 5 YouTube channels and my daughter started a gaming channel on Twitch called TassaeQuest. She streams MWF 9-11 pm and sometimes I do a joint stream on DannisWrites on my Twitch. We create new characters on free accounts and explain everything for new players. It's a lot of fun but keeping up with my channels is insane!
          DannisWrites is of course about writing and I'm making videos based on Wattpad Adventures but generally about getting motivated and how to self-publish.
          DannisTeachesAI is where I show you how to put a personal AI that won't blab your data on your computer with only 4 GB of RAM or your phone with 2. 
          DannisPetChannel is mostly about our 3 cats
          Adiamaea is my gaming channel and I have lots of livestream videos from character creation in DAZ Studio to writing software to discussion of living with various handicaps to World Of Warcraft, Horizon 5 with my car paint designs, Star Wars The Old Republic, and Slime Rancher.
          The last one is IndigentExpat, where I talk about moving to Europe on a shoestring budget with 3 cats. This is the one I can't really promote because I haven't told my sister we're moving.
          I'm planning Fourthwall stores for Adiamaea and DannisTeachesAI and have some more ideas for T-shirt designs.
          Also, I want to create  a Patreon for Adiamaea. I use Patreon's free tier to offer free downloads on countries I talk about on IndigentExpat and AI stuff on DannisTeachesAI.
          Hoping y'all get some ideas from this. I used AI to help me think of ways to branch out with my businesses.
          I also created a DannisCole channel on YouTube and plan to put some videos up about jobs I've had and talk about my skills for prospective employers. I took a free course from ShaneHummus on YouTube and I'm using a lot of his ideas, including the latest one.

Wow, I have so many Notifications, I'm hopelessly behind! A lot has been happening.
          I'm using AI to help me try to grow 3 YouTube channels. And, today, I finally got Persona to recognize me so I can get my Fiverr profile up and a gig. AI tells me this is my best chance to make money right now. $5 book covers. So, I'm officially hanging out my shingle. I also started 3 Fourthwall shops for the 3 YT channels. No sales yet.
          
          I'm really feeling the pressure to replace my $1000 Social Security income. Because of the Big Stupefyingly Awful Bill that passed, if the house doesn't sell soon, my daughter and I will be homeless. When they take Medicaid away, she stops getting paid to care for me. My SocSec won't even pay the house payment. Our realtor suggested we come down on the price $15000, which means we won't have as much of a buffer for Europe. I feel so guilty if I take a couple hours to watch YouTube. I don't sleep well. I feel like we have big red targets painted on our backs. We are both disabled persons. When Trump runs out of immigrants, I think he'll be after us. We have to leave the US by the end of August, I'm pretty sure. Y'all, please pray for us.
          
          Usually, every July, I'm writing a book in a month. I haven't been able to write for about 2 months. Just can't get my act together.
          
          So, I'm very sorry I haven't been keeping up with y'all. It's not that I don't care. I'm just more overwhelmed than I've ever been in my 66 years of life. But, I think we're going to make it. I won't give up!
          
          When my daughter's job ends, then she can look for work. Medicaid rules won't let her even take a college course or get a certification. I'll be so glad to leave this country and go someplace with sane leadership. They don't have to be good, just sane, you know?

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 3rd 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 in the running. NEVER. GIVE. UP. Believe in your story, even when no one else does!

Hey, I just wanted to jump in and say thank you, since you’re my only reader for Bill and the Whistling Death. Bill is now a Paid story over on Inkspired, after six years of trying to get something for my writing, and it’s all thanks to you. Your support means the world and finally got me here, so thank you, and good luck with your own writing! :)

Hey, y'all, I have an Instagram account with 1200 followers. If I read your book and enjoy it, I'm happy to promote it there if you send me graphics I can upload. IM me there with a link to your book. Please give me a chance to look at it, and I'll tell you if your book is something I don't like to read. I want to make sure if I can't finish it [I have some triggers I'm not willing to go past] that I let you know so you can try to find someone else. Let me know. I'll try to be better about checking my IMs.

I Did It!  Royal Road Apr 2025 Writathon
          11:21 PM 16-Apr-25	Ch 37	1798 Words
          Writathon Progress	Azure, Timelord	
          https://www.wattpad.com/1533844041-azure-timelord-chapter-37-mama-and-daddy
          
          Words Written 55,820	100.0%
          909th participant of 1431 in the challenge to write 55555 words in 5 weeks, and I did it in 12 days!
          
          I will be finishing the novel by Apr 30 so I can get my enteries in for @JustWriteit's 8 Chapter Challenge for Mar-Apr and 30 Day Challenge for a special sticker if I finish it by then. I'm pretty near the end, so it'll be soon.
          
          Good luck to those also doing NanoWriMo, Writathon, 30DC and 8CC!

Y'all get ready for severe weather! RyanHallYall is a good YouTube channel for this. weather.gov is going to degrade as staff cuts happen. Check out ready[yourstate].gov and redcross.com for prep info. If you're prepared, you don't have to be scared [maybe]. Y'all take care!

JayBird42 added Adia, Scientist to Jay Reading List last Sunday at 7:47 PM--Thank you very much!