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.
Doesn't have to be the end, dude. We'll make more anytime.
November 13, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Doesn't have to be the end, dude. We'll make more anytime.
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!
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!
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!
books2read.com/b/unwelcomem...
books2read.com/b/unwelcomem...
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...
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!
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.
It's always a thrill to have a book become a real thing in the world.
August 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It's always a thrill to have a book become a real thing in the world.
In celebration of both my birthday and the recent release of Unwelcome Matt, you can get two of my funny, quirky mysteries for free until August 30. Enjoy!
Reposts and shares welcome - thanks!
Reposts and shares welcome - thanks!
August 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
In celebration of both my birthday and the recent release of Unwelcome Matt, you can get two of my funny, quirky mysteries for free until August 30. Enjoy!
Reposts and shares welcome - thanks!
Reposts and shares welcome - thanks!
It's release day! My new mystery novel Unwelcome Matt is out in ebook with paperback coming soon. Amy is about to evict her housemate, but he's disappeared, and now there's a body on her couch and a bunch of shadowy players at work.
books2read.com/unwelcomematt
books2read.com/unwelcomematt
August 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
It's release day! My new mystery novel Unwelcome Matt is out in ebook with paperback coming soon. Amy is about to evict her housemate, but he's disappeared, and now there's a body on her couch and a bunch of shadowy players at work.
books2read.com/unwelcomematt
books2read.com/unwelcomematt
My tenth novel, Unwelcome Matt, will be out next week. I always have silly jokey chapter titles in my books. Here are the ones for this book:
August 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
My tenth novel, Unwelcome Matt, will be out next week. I always have silly jokey chapter titles in my books. Here are the ones for this book:
The dubiousness of hiring a guy named Mike Kuntz aside, I'm definitely not hiring this guy as an editor. He's fake anyway, but still.
August 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
The dubiousness of hiring a guy named Mike Kuntz aside, I'm definitely not hiring this guy as an editor. He's fake anyway, but still.
I've been thinking about setting up a site where indie authors could enter their sales and productivity data and then get a sense of their position relative to other indies. It might produce graphs like this. Would you be (1) interested in this, and (2) willing to enter your data?
August 19, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I've been thinking about setting up a site where indie authors could enter their sales and productivity data and then get a sense of their position relative to other indies. It might produce graphs like this. Would you be (1) interested in this, and (2) willing to enter your data?
Another cool WorldCon panel, this one about adapting books to TV and movies.
From L to R:
Luke Elliott, moderator
Caitlin Rozakis: Leah's Perfect Gift
Matt Ruff: Lovecraft Country
Leigh Bardugo: Shadow and Bone
Holly Black: Spiderwick Chronicles
Nicholas Binge: Ascension
From L to R:
Luke Elliott, moderator
Caitlin Rozakis: Leah's Perfect Gift
Matt Ruff: Lovecraft Country
Leigh Bardugo: Shadow and Bone
Holly Black: Spiderwick Chronicles
Nicholas Binge: Ascension
August 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Another cool WorldCon panel, this one about adapting books to TV and movies.
From L to R:
Luke Elliott, moderator
Caitlin Rozakis: Leah's Perfect Gift
Matt Ruff: Lovecraft Country
Leigh Bardugo: Shadow and Bone
Holly Black: Spiderwick Chronicles
Nicholas Binge: Ascension
From L to R:
Luke Elliott, moderator
Caitlin Rozakis: Leah's Perfect Gift
Matt Ruff: Lovecraft Country
Leigh Bardugo: Shadow and Bone
Holly Black: Spiderwick Chronicles
Nicholas Binge: Ascension
Wow. Some legends of my youth up there. From left to right: G.R. Theron, Robin Hobb, Fonda Lee, Larry Niven, Peter Orullian,Terry Brooks, Stephen R. Donaldson.
August 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Wow. Some legends of my youth up there. From left to right: G.R. Theron, Robin Hobb, Fonda Lee, Larry Niven, Peter Orullian,Terry Brooks, Stephen R. Donaldson.