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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)
@golgaloth.bsky.social
Rich, fascinating stories, board game designs, and random thoughts, graciously provided by David Dawkins.
#Writer #Writing #BoardGames #Fantasy #SciFi
Books! The second novella in the Desolation series is now up and on sale, Amazon, Barnes&Noble, Booktopia. Hunt them down!
#SelfPromo #books #BookSky #reading #SelfPromoSunday #ArtShare
November 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Remember, not everything in your world will be finished. Perhaps there is a reason construction was stopped. Perhaps they've only just started.

(Gundelon Castle in France, being hand built using only traditional techniques.)

#WorldBuilding #writing #AmWriting #ttrpg #dnd #games
November 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Drop some robots 🤖🤖🤖
November 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
It's dangerous in this modern world to abandon the idea of competent baddies. Instead, I've opted to write calculating, brutal baddies using very dumb puppets appearing to be in charge.
#WritingTips #WritingPrompt #AmWriting #writing #trump #usPol
November 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Book promo is weird when you're a self-published author. I'm working on book four, book three is back from my editor, but it's time to start promoting book two.

But two is fun and exciting, as you'll be hearing from me in the lead up to xmas.
#books #reading #WritingCommunity #writing
November 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
A scene from a homebrew RPG involving flying up into the heavens to meet the goddess of winds.
November 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I'm at that part of the story where I get to mention food. What do you think my characters should have for desert? They deserve a little treat, after all. You can pick two if you like, as there are two of them.

#food #cake #writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #treats
November 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Yay! Funds released for my Kickstarter. I can get on with my fulfilment, and should have my book out to backers by #Xmas. I can't wait for them to read the new book.

The rest of you will have to wait until the new year.

#Books #reading #writing #Desolation
November 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Waiting on #Kickstarter to release the funds for my next #Desolation book so I can get it to my backers by #Christmas like:

#money #xmas #books #reading #Writing #WritingCommunity
November 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
In case you're wondering what #music to listen to today:
Jimmy Cliff, Reggae Pioneer and Star of ‘The Harder They Come,' Dies at 81
www.msn.com/en-us/music/...

#JimmyCliff #reggae
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
87% of the world's population in the Northern hemisphere: "Winter is coming!"

Meanwhile, in #Australia:

#weather #winter #GameOfThrones
November 24, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Context is everything. Especially who's asking the question.

#werewolf #polls #WritingTips #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
November 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I need Murderbot season 2. Stat. ...and not because I need more Murderbot...

#murderbot #SanctuaryMoon #SciFi #TV #Entertainment #books #reading
November 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Multiple heroes, all on bizarre and unique journeys is a strange world. #bookvember #books #reading
November 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Headline test. How old are you?

I mean, inside.

#astronomy #Uranus #nasa #humour
November 22, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Another 1500 words today. This story is just flowing out of me.

#writing #AmWriting #books #WritingCommunity #humour
November 22, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I am a fifty-something year old, straight, white male, and I fucking love Huntrix. These people really need to go stick their head in a blender.
#religion #Kpop #KPopDemonHunters #music
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Reskeet with a time you looked cool.
(I used to be an actor, so this is slightly unfair...)
November 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
A step in the right direction, or too little, too late?
New Zealand’s top book award disqualifies two prominent authors over #AI artwork

www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

#books #reading #writing #WritingCommunity #BookSky
November 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Got this back from my editor, full of notes and also praise for delivering chaos so simply. You can jump along to the Kickstarter page and hit the Notify Me On Launch to keep up with the release of the next Desolation book>
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dha...
#books #reading #BookSky
November 18, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Then you decided what type of character you were going to play. And In Traveller, you could die during character generation.

#dnd #ttrpg #OldSchool #gaming #games #TabletopGames
November 18, 2025 at 5:14 AM
It's a Boris Groh kind of day.

#WritersLife #AmWriting #writing #art
November 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy…
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Have you ever kept a typo? I tried to type ballroom and it came out Brawl Room. My autocorrect knows me too well. That was the start of the Desolation series and made for a fascinating opening to the first book.

#writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #books #reading
November 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Waiting on the money from my latest #Kickstarter. Trying to organise things so I can start the fulfil as soon as it comes. Meanwhile trying to relax and enjoy life as normal.

#WritersLife #writing
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM