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.
Here's an intro to our first five contestants for Team 1.21 Gigawatts in the 5th annual #SPSFC.
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November 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Here's an intro to our first five contestants for Team 1.21 Gigawatts in the 5th annual #SPSFC.
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Just one of those mornings where dream me somehow has cancer and is married to a feisty man. It’s possible I ate too much yesterday.
November 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Just one of those mornings where dream me somehow has cancer and is married to a feisty man. It’s possible I ate too much yesterday.
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The giveaway for today's challenge is The Glorious and Epic Tale of Lady Isovar by @davedobson.bsky.social featuring its amazing new cover art!
November 24, 2025 at 9:16 AM
The giveaway for today's challenge is The Glorious and Epic Tale of Lady Isovar by @davedobson.bsky.social featuring its amazing new cover art!
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The first post of the day is a review of Becoming a Druid by Mike Mollman as written by Dave @davedobson.bsky.social #AMoRsR
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November 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The first post of the day is a review of Becoming a Druid by Mike Mollman as written by Dave @davedobson.bsky.social #AMoRsR
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My review of Becoming a Druid by @mikemollman.bsky.social is up on ReadIndieFantasy!
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AMoRaR Book Review: Becoming a Druid – Read Indie Fantasy
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November 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
My review of Becoming a Druid by @mikemollman.bsky.social is up on ReadIndieFantasy!
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Hey, this is our team!!
Greetings Team Five! 😁
Excited to see what the @spsfc.bsky.social has gathered for us this year!
Best of luck to all authors who submitted, I hope I love everything, and you should all be proud!
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Excited to see what the @spsfc.bsky.social has gathered for us this year!
Best of luck to all authors who submitted, I hope I love everything, and you should all be proud!
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SPSFC 5! Let’s Meet The Team! Zombies and Pirates in Space!
Yes, our team is called ZAPS What is the SPSFC? It’s an annual competition for self published science fiction books, the Self Published Science Ficion Competition, where sci fi readers form t…
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November 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Hey, this is our team!!
I got a new cover made for #SPFBOX semifinalist The Glorious and Epic Tale of Lady Isovar. The artist is Laurent Reis. I couldn't be happier - I think it better expresses the silliness of the story.
The book is a humorous fantasy with an over-the-top lady knight and her long-suffering squire.
The book is a humorous fantasy with an over-the-top lady knight and her long-suffering squire.
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I got a new cover made for #SPFBOX semifinalist The Glorious and Epic Tale of Lady Isovar. The artist is Laurent Reis. I couldn't be happier - I think it better expresses the silliness of the story.
The book is a humorous fantasy with an over-the-top lady knight and her long-suffering squire.
The book is a humorous fantasy with an over-the-top lady knight and her long-suffering squire.
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I'm on judging team 1.21 Gigawatts for #SPSFC! This looks like a great group of books, and I'm excited to start reading. #SciFi #ScienceFiction
My judging group, Team 1.21 Gigawatts, has received their allotment for the 5th annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (#SPSFC). Very exciting, and looks like a great group of books.
November 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I'm on judging team 1.21 Gigawatts for #SPSFC! This looks like a great group of books, and I'm excited to start reading. #SciFi #ScienceFiction
My judging group, Team 1.21 Gigawatts, has received their allotment for the 5th annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (#SPSFC). Very exciting, and looks like a great group of books.
November 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
My judging group, Team 1.21 Gigawatts, has received their allotment for the 5th annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (#SPSFC). Very exciting, and looks like a great group of books.
I'll be on the excellent Bald and Balding show talking about worldbuilding in writing tonight at 7pm ET. Stop by and tell us how wrong we are.
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Building Your World
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November 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I'll be on the excellent Bald and Balding show talking about worldbuilding in writing tonight at 7pm ET. Stop by and tell us how wrong we are.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX24...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX24...
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.
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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.
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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:
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Read it here:
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Read Indie Fantasy – A curated collection of indie fantasy and sci-fi books
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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.
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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.
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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!