DannisWrites

Well, I went and did it! It's The Wattys 2026 and I had 8 books eligible, which blew my mind! So I was going to enter 4 and ended up with 5.
          Adia, Scientist
          
          Adia, a brain-injured young scientist hunted by saboteurs, has to turn an explosive compound into escape fuel in order to save her civilization from a planet-harvesting fleet.
          
          Entered in 2024, 2026
          
          
          Azure, Timelord
          
          Azure, 16, an orphan girl haunted by a voice in her head, has to master a dangerous time-traveling weapon in order to defeat an intergalactic warlord and protect her technology level from higher tech.
          
          Entered in 2026
          
          
          Becky's Gift
          
          Becky, a long-COVID survivor with a rare time-shifting Gift, has to cripple an enemy warship in order to free a colony's leaders from neural slavery and save her husband.
          
          Entered in 2024 and 2026
          
          
          Ella's Saga
          
          Ella, a stressed student coder, has to uncover hidden poisons and destroy a weapons facility in order to save lives, stop a warlord, and save her husband.
          
          Entered in 2024, 2026
          
          
          Bess' Plants
          
          Bess, a Papua New Guinean immigrant with plant skills, has to carry living hope across galaxies in order to heal a dying kingdom, stop a war, and claim love. Plants don't fight, they grow.
          
          Entered in 2026
          I have 4 books for FREE in the Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale 2026, too.
          
          Did you enter the Wattys yet? I wish everyone good luck!

Well, I went and did it! It's The Wattys 2026 and I had 8 books eligible, which blew my mind! So I was going to enter 4 and ended up with 5.
          Adia, Scientist
          
          Adia, a brain-injured young scientist hunted by saboteurs, has to turn an explosive compound into escape fuel in order to save her civilization from a planet-harvesting fleet.
          
          Entered in 2024, 2026
          
          
          Azure, Timelord
          
          Azure, 16, an orphan girl haunted by a voice in her head, has to master a dangerous time-traveling weapon in order to defeat an intergalactic warlord and protect her technology level from higher tech.
          
          Entered in 2026
          
          
          Becky's Gift
          
          Becky, a long-COVID survivor with a rare time-shifting Gift, has to cripple an enemy warship in order to free a colony's leaders from neural slavery and save her husband.
          
          Entered in 2024 and 2026
          
          
          Ella's Saga
          
          Ella, a stressed student coder, has to uncover hidden poisons and destroy a weapons facility in order to save lives, stop a warlord, and save her husband.
          
          Entered in 2024, 2026
          
          
          Bess' Plants
          
          Bess, a Papua New Guinean immigrant with plant skills, has to carry living hope across galaxies in order to heal a dying kingdom, stop a war, and claim love. Plants don't fight, they grow.
          
          Entered in 2026
          I have 4 books for FREE in the Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale 2026, too. #SWSale2026 #Smashwords
          
          Did you enter the Wattys yet? I wish everyone good luck!

I'm turning into a grouch, I swear! I'll be growing green fur and go live in a garbage can, just wait! What am I grouchy about this time? I just started a new story for #30DC and I can't put these labels on my story: space opera, first contact, intergalactic war. These are standard science fiction categories. If it was a romance, there are a gazillion categories, but I get zombies, pandemic and -- I write space opera! There's no category!! Really?? And I can't put a two word tag?! I really feel that green fur growing!! Really!

Dannis her is the link. It takes you straight to the page to report. 
          
          
          https://reportcontent.google.com/forms/dmca_search

Thank you, @AprilJester for alerting us to the scammers posting our work on Google Books! My daughter already found one. Because of my heart problem, I'm letting her handle it. 
          If you're worried, go to  https://www.wattpad.com/1634861053-images-of-how-my-pirated-stolen-book-looks-06-12/page/2/comment/1634861053__1780967377_29e0a2e85b/replies/1634861053__1780967377_29e0a2e85b_1781409806_b308bf5503?utm_source=social_feed?utm_source=social_feed?utm_source=social_feed?utm_source=social_feed
          @AprilJester posted into on how to check it. Let's give these scammers holy heck, shall we? You can also complain on behalf of someone you know.
          I sure didn't need this tonight. I'm trying to get Adia, Scientist ready to enter in the Wattys again, and planning to write, probably, Deb, Midwife in July, one of my 30DC projects. I'm trying to cope with my switch to Linux, and I have 3 working hard drives. One is formatted for Linux, but the other two need to have the files copied to another drive while I format them ext4 from NTFS. They will work just fine in Linux and I already use LibreOffice, which is Linux-native. The problem is,   I use DAZ Studio and VUE to make my book covers, and those are Windows-only software. This is why I'm having to bother with the hard drive migration. I've been working on this problem since April.
          Sorry for the long rant, but  I wanted to share that link and warn you. I found it on my feed tonight.

Hello 

I did it!! I finished my book! Didn't finish it in April as I planned, but I suppose May 4th is a good day to finish. I also finished the Royal Road Writathon, so I'm happy. Bess' Plants will be complete on May 9 here, chapters are all scheduled here and on RR. May the Fourth Be With You, all my fellow Star Wars fans!

Windows 11 finally got my goat! I put off updates for a week. I was having disappearing files and empty folders on my hard drive. Several posts online about this week's Windows Update being a drive-killer spooked me! So I decided it might be a good time to move to Linux. But, after the Writathon!! Then, that fateful night, I shut down my computer only to confront The Wheel Of Death!! Yikes! Windows ignored my deferral and Started Windows Update Anyway!! So, that was the last straw. Hard drive problems and a drive killer update? Not me, Buddy! I had already installed Linux Mint Cinnamon on a flash drive. No more will I be blasted by ads and my privacy breached, at least in my home. I did it! I installed Linux! And, what's more, I'm enjoying the quiet. No address bar on my toolbar for me to accidentally type in or have messages distract me. No more disappearing files!! Just an operating system that works. LibreOffice? Native Linux. Works as if I never left Windows. GIMP that I use to layer my book covers? Linux native. Chrome browser? I can even use that and get Gemini to help me search, with sources. Note that you have to get Chrome from their website. Chromium doesn't have Gemini and I rather like it. One of the few AIs that gives you sources that you can click on and read more. Yeah.  The downside? I won't finish this book this month. I might, however, finish the Writathon in time if I hustle. I have until May 5! So, wish me luck, and good luck to all of you doing 30DC or 8CC or Royal Road Writathon. Now all I have to do is set up my VM so I can run Windows programs I can't do without like DAZ Studio or VUE 2024. Stay tuned for updates on Too Many Channels on Substack. Link in my bio. Take care!

Well, Folks, beware! AI has hit Wattpad with a vengeance. I'm now getting flattering comments on my work, only to engage with these bots and then they hit me up with personal contact and requests for me to let them 'improve my work' or create artwork, get me reviews, whatever. For a price. I'm totally disgusted. Our platform has been hijacked. Got any ideas how to thwart these bots?! Honestly, I'm upset!

Bess' Plants
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          Wattpad @JustWriteIt 30 Day Challenge 30DC https://www.wattpad.com/story/365928995-30daychallenge
          Bronze 5k	2026-04-02
          Silver 8k		2026-04-03
          Gold 12k Reading List
          Platinum 20k
          Diamond 30k
          
          About to post my next 2 chapters so
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