Dave Dobson
@davedobson.bsky.social
He/him. Author, game designer, improv guy, geologist, tubist, waster of far too much time.
https://davedobsonbooks.com
https://planktongames.com
Greatest Hits: Snood, Flames Over Frosthelm, Dr. Esker's Notebook, Daros, Kenai, Guilford Geology.
https://davedobsonbooks.com
https://planktongames.com
Greatest Hits: Snood, Flames Over Frosthelm, Dr. Esker's Notebook, Daros, Kenai, Guilford Geology.
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The fifth #SPSFC is about to close for entries and we're looking for a few more judges:
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Come for the free books. Stay for the Discord community full of self-published authors and avid science fiction readers.
spsfc.space/2025/11/07/l...
Come for the free books. Stay for the Discord community full of self-published authors and avid science fiction readers.
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The fifth #SPSFC is about to close for entries and we're looking for a few more judges:
spsfc.space/2025/11/07/l...
Come for the free books. Stay for the Discord community full of self-published authors and avid science fiction readers.
spsfc.space/2025/11/07/l...
Come for the free books. Stay for the Discord community full of self-published authors and avid science fiction readers.
These questions were really fun!
It's Friday afternoon in A Month of Rain & Reads, and after a foggy morning, it's time for an interview.
This time, we hear from author and game creator Dave Dobson (@davedobson.bsky.social) about the challenges of writing bios.
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#AMoRaR #BookSky
This time, we hear from author and game creator Dave Dobson (@davedobson.bsky.social) about the challenges of writing bios.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
November 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
These questions were really fun!
I did an interview as part of a month-long celebration of indie authors over at ReadIndieFantasy.com. The questions were fun!
Read it here:
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
Read it here:
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
Read Indie Fantasy – A curated collection of indie fantasy and sci-fi books
ReadIndieFantasy.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I did an interview as part of a month-long celebration of indie authors over at ReadIndieFantasy.com. The questions were fun!
Read it here:
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
Read it here:
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
An unexpected danger of making your little kids pancakes in shapes they request (dinosaur! robot!) is that at 28, they ask for mass spectrometer.
I went more schematic than photorealistic. Sample at the top, magnetized plates on the sides, collector at the bottom, an ion or two heading down.
I went more schematic than photorealistic. Sample at the top, magnetized plates on the sides, collector at the bottom, an ion or two heading down.
November 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
An unexpected danger of making your little kids pancakes in shapes they request (dinosaur! robot!) is that at 28, they ask for mass spectrometer.
I went more schematic than photorealistic. Sample at the top, magnetized plates on the sides, collector at the bottom, an ion or two heading down.
I went more schematic than photorealistic. Sample at the top, magnetized plates on the sides, collector at the bottom, an ion or two heading down.
Sometimes I think the book marketing scammers must actually be comedians.
October 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Sometimes I think the book marketing scammers must actually be comedians.
Another milestone - my first book to reach 700 ratings on Amazon. Thanks to all who followed Morris' story (and don't forget Vampire Steve). Available in print, ebook, and audio.
books2read.com/b/b6YKw0
books2read.com/b/b6YKw0
October 23, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Another milestone - my first book to reach 700 ratings on Amazon. Thanks to all who followed Morris' story (and don't forget Vampire Steve). Available in print, ebook, and audio.
books2read.com/b/b6YKw0
books2read.com/b/b6YKw0
An odometer milestone: 200 ratings for Lady Isovar. Thanks to all who've spent time with Chevson and Izzy!
October 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
An odometer milestone: 200 ratings for Lady Isovar. Thanks to all who've spent time with Chevson and Izzy!
Trying to imagine the boardrooms of the inflatable costume companies, who could not imagine their ship coming in in quite this way.
October 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Trying to imagine the boardrooms of the inflatable costume companies, who could not imagine their ship coming in in quite this way.
The fifth annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition is ready to go! I've entered twice, and it's been a wonderful experience and a great community of authors and book enthusiasts. I'll be judging this year for the second time.
spsfc.space/2025/10/13/h...
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How to Enter SPSFC 5
The fifth Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC) has begun taking entries. The authors who’ve been asking us when SPSFC 5 will begin as they get their manuscripts ready can be giv…
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October 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The fifth annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition is ready to go! I've entered twice, and it's been a wonderful experience and a great community of authors and book enthusiasts. I'll be judging this year for the second time.
spsfc.space/2025/10/13/h...
spsfc.space/2025/10/13/h...
Four hundred ratings for Daros. So many thanks to everybody who's spent time with Brecca, Frim, and Lyra. Y'all rock.
October 12, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Four hundred ratings for Daros. So many thanks to everybody who's spent time with Brecca, Frim, and Lyra. Y'all rock.
My mysteries are looking sharp now that they have matching covers from Abigail Blanchard.
October 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
My mysteries are looking sharp now that they have matching covers from Abigail Blanchard.
My latest is off to a good start on Goodreads.
October 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
My latest is off to a good start on Goodreads.
Ready to sling some books with @mikemollman.bsky.social at Big Lick Comicon in Greensboro! Tomorrow and Sunday!
October 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Ready to sling some books with @mikemollman.bsky.social at Big Lick Comicon in Greensboro! Tomorrow and Sunday!
Kenai is free until Friday! Grab a copy of my award-winning space opera story of a disgraced former marine on a lonely planet.
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Kenai
Kenai - Kindle edition by Dobson, Dave. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Kenai.
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September 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Kenai is free until Friday! Grab a copy of my award-winning space opera story of a disgraced former marine on a lonely planet.
www.amazon.com/Kenai-Dave-D...
www.amazon.com/Kenai-Dave-D...
13 ChatGPT-generated fake book marketers in 24 hours, some of them writing multiple times. "The vast potential of AI," they keep telling us.
September 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
13 ChatGPT-generated fake book marketers in 24 hours, some of them writing multiple times. "The vast potential of AI," they keep telling us.
The ebook for my mystery, Unwelcome Matt, is free until Wednesday. A librarian finds her housemate vanished and a dead body on her couch, and that's not even the worst day she's in for. Grab a copy on me!
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September 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The ebook for my mystery, Unwelcome Matt, is free until Wednesday. A librarian finds her housemate vanished and a dead body on her couch, and that's not even the worst day she's in for. Grab a copy on me!
books2read.com/b/unwelcomem...
books2read.com/b/unwelcomem...
The Expanding Universe Vol. 11 is out, and I've got a story in it. Over 700 pages of sci-fi stories by 26 authors. Free for Kindle Unlimited users, and only $4.99 for the ebook.
geni.us/TEU11
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September 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The Expanding Universe Vol. 11 is out, and I've got a story in it. Over 700 pages of sci-fi stories by 26 authors. Free for Kindle Unlimited users, and only $4.99 for the ebook.
geni.us/TEU11
geni.us/TEU11
I got interviewed about my book Daros by SFFWorld. Some great questions to ponder.
www.sffworld.com/2025/09/inte...
www.sffworld.com/2025/09/inte...
September 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I got interviewed about my book Daros by SFFWorld. Some great questions to ponder.
www.sffworld.com/2025/09/inte...
www.sffworld.com/2025/09/inte...
A week's worth of book marketer scams, all fake people with throwaway gmail accounts, all messages written by AI.
September 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A week's worth of book marketer scams, all fake people with throwaway gmail accounts, all messages written by AI.
Just got my copy of The Expanding Universe 11, a monster of an anthology of military sci fi, and home to one of my stories. The book officially releases on the 15th, but I got one early. 648 pages of space adventures!
September 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Just got my copy of The Expanding Universe 11, a monster of an anthology of military sci fi, and home to one of my stories. The book officially releases on the 15th, but I got one early. 648 pages of space adventures!
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Still can’t believe my book, SAINT ELSPETH, won the SPSFC4. Thank you! Special thanks to @davedobson.bsky.social @spsfc.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Still can’t believe my book, SAINT ELSPETH, won the SPSFC4. Thank you! Special thanks to @davedobson.bsky.social @spsfc.bsky.social
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Reading ‘Unwelcome Matt’ by one of my favourite indie writers, @davedobson.bsky.social - fast-paced thriller with cool librarian vibes - and there’s this perfect description of new books -
‘like little ambassadors of goodwill’
And I just LOVE that
#BookSky #bookreviews #indieauthor
💙📚
‘like little ambassadors of goodwill’
And I just LOVE that
#BookSky #bookreviews #indieauthor
💙📚
September 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Reading ‘Unwelcome Matt’ by one of my favourite indie writers, @davedobson.bsky.social - fast-paced thriller with cool librarian vibes - and there’s this perfect description of new books -
‘like little ambassadors of goodwill’
And I just LOVE that
#BookSky #bookreviews #indieauthor
💙📚
‘like little ambassadors of goodwill’
And I just LOVE that
#BookSky #bookreviews #indieauthor
💙📚
I've commissioned new cover art for Got Trouble. It's by Abby Blanchard, and now my three North Carolina mysteries all have Abby's art, which is really cool. If you haven't checked out Glynnis' adventures, you're in for a treat, and the other two are great fun as well.
September 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I've commissioned new cover art for Got Trouble. It's by Abby Blanchard, and now my three North Carolina mysteries all have Abby's art, which is really cool. If you haven't checked out Glynnis' adventures, you're in for a treat, and the other two are great fun as well.
The absolute best thing about creating stuff is when somebody likes what you made.
September 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The absolute best thing about creating stuff is when somebody likes what you made.
I hit a cool odometer milestone on GoodReads today - 2000 ratings by readers. Very neat.
August 31, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I hit a cool odometer milestone on GoodReads today - 2000 ratings by readers. Very neat.