@sumeyawrites
I apologize for not being on here as much, but - as some of you know - I’m in my last year of university. I go to UCLA, studying History and African American studies. Once school slows down, I definitely wanna come back on here and post some of the stuff I’ve been working on while off this site. Be sure to follow me on instagram for info on my writing journey. (Same username as my wattpad, TikTok, and everything else tbh)
The paperback of Disarming Dakota should be available now. Sorry for the delay!
heyyyy, i bought the book on amazon kindle and just wanted to know if the ending changed? i dont remember much from the ending when it was on wattpad so going to reread it was fun. but, the ending was very abrupt, it felt like something was missing? i dont know if thats amazon or what but it ends mid conversation with pierson and hanan talking about sylvia and dakota with senior salute. we dont know whos targetung sylvia and then it goes into the books acknowledgements. its so jarring because it cuts right at mid convo. now im a bit hazy but i feel like we knew more in the wattpad book about everything. but if not you can ignore this. im just really curious cause it feels like i paid money for something that was... unfinished.
but that feels wrong because i feel like we had the answers when it was on wattpad! so im just super duper confused and don't know if you know. but hope you can clarify! anyways great book! enjoyed myself been one of my favorites since middle school. have a good day! :)
@sadkyoto hi! The ending is actually the same as it was on wattpad when I wrote it at 17. If anything, the published version when it was on Amazon as a self published book had a different ending and maybe that’s what you recall? Not too sure. I was told to keep this version of the ending because there will be a second book, and they stated that the way it was before simply gave too much away. I deeply apologize for the way you feel. Dismissing Dakota is still on wattpad, and that does start with who did the senior salute towards Sylvia in the first 5 chapters. Once more, I am sorry that you feel like you didn’t finish a complete story.
Disarming Dakota can be bought here, distributed by Penguin Random House, and published by Wattpad Books: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788261/disarming-dakota-by-sumeya-abdi-ali/
@sumeyawrites cannot wait to buy this. I remember reading this for the first time 4/5 years ago. I have so many memories with it
Hi, I’m Richard Jean So, a professor of English at McGill University in Canada. I study online platforms and digital culture and have been researching Wattpad for a few years. I’ve really enjoyed reading your stories (like the Rejects of Richmond University) and would love to chat with you about your experiences writing and connecting with readers here.
Would you be open to a quick 15–30 minute Zoom call? Or, if you prefer, I can email you some questions. Feel free to check out my professional website (https://richardjeanso.wixsite.com/mysite) to learn more about me.
Thanks, please email me at richard.so@mcgill.ca if you’d like to connect.
Richard
Half of Disarming Dakota is up. I may bring it back temporarily. Still debating on that.
Would we be able to get the disarming Dakota on kindle?
Disarming Dakota is removed because it’s being published this May by wattpad books. Depending on a few factors, I may or may not return the book.
Hello! I'm reading dismissing Dakota and I was wondering on chapter 17 it says the rest of the book is in inkkitt and that there is a separate mature book with segments from the Wattpad book in it. I couldn't find your separate mature book and was wondering if the rest of the book published in Wattpad is the same one published to inkett? Also congrats on it becoming a published Wattpad story, what will that change from what's happening now?
@just_4_reads and the wattpad version is going to be its own thing - with new scenes and chapters/twists
@just_4_reads wattpad ended up removing the mature chapters book. so i'll have to re-add the mature scenes. and thank you for reading my books!
"only if she stayed" has been updated :) chapter 25 is up
