Dave Dobson
@davedobson
He/him. Author, game designer, improv guy, geologist, tubist, waster of far too much time. Greatest Hits: Snood, Flames Over Frosthelm, Dr. Esker's Notebook, Daros, Kenai, Guilford Geology.
My novel, Unwelcome Matt (part cozy mystery, part thriller) is on sale for $0.99 this week. It's a story about a librarian who comes home ready to evict her deadbeat housemate but instead finds a dead body on her couch and the housemate vanished. Get a copy here: books2read.com/unwelcomematt
Our book, Best, is free as an ebook until August 11. Grab a copy on us and enjoy this funny, romantic tale of two professors forced to work together who might just be able to set aside a decade of mutual distaste for each other. Maybe. Get it here: books2read.com/bestbook
Congratulations to the SPSFC #5 finalists! It was a tough competition to get to this final round, and I look forward to reading the three new ones on my plate.
We thought we should choose the truck side of the rest area with our U-Haul, because it's a truck after all, but I don't think we measure up.
Hit a cool milestone with the 500th written review of one of my books on Goodreads.
My most-rated book, my mystery What Grows From the Dead, is free on Amazon July 20-24 PDT as an ebook. It's also available in not-free paperback and audiobook editions. It's garnered a 4.5 average over 764 ratings on Amazon, and it's been a book club book for two different book clubs.
I bought an ebook copy of Best, to give to somebody, but it turns out they already have the book. Rather than return it, I'll give it to a random person who responds to this post before next Friday. US Amazon code. Best, is a romantic comedy set on a small college campus. Great reviews so far!
Holy cow! On a panel with one of my favorite authors at Congregate this weekend.
Released on June 30th: Best, an enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy about two professors who uncover a mystery at their small college and learn they can stand being in the same room. Sometimes. www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXTFCLKT
It's release day! My new novel is a rom-com starring two quirky, flawed protagonists who need to set aside years of enmity to solve a mystery at their small college. Along the way, they realize that they can actually stand each other. At least, some of the time.
A friend and I were talking about languages spoken in the US, and we discovered the Languages of the United States Wikipedia page. It has a table of primary languages over time compiled from various sources, and it was really interesting to see the various immigrant communities change over time.
The Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC) announces its semifinalists for year #5! Congrats to those still in the running and thanks to everyone who takes part.
A cool milestone - Kenai reached 500 reviews on Amazon. Interestingly, it is my most-lauded (SPSFC winner) and lowest-rated (4.2) book. I think the sci-fi premise is dense, which makes it a bit of a challenge to get that fifth star.
I've had a couple of the new BookBub Featured Free deals, but I've never had this kind of result. Over 8,000 free copies downloaded for Got Trouble in under 24 hours. Compare my earlier free features this month - one a BB Featured Deal, the other just newsletters.
Hey, Snood's still culturally relevant. Albeit for being irrelevant, but I'll take it. 🤠
My cozy mystery/thriller Got Trouble is 100% free until June 2. Enjoy the story of a down-on-her-luck gas station night manager who rapidly find out things can get worse. A lot worse. Full of quirky characters, humor, an unfolding mystery, and harrowing action. Grab a copy on me and enjoy!
The performers at the Great American State Fair. Young MC sneaks in from somewhere in 1989 with a single single in 2024.
My amateur sleuth mystery, Unwelcome Matt, is free as an ebook until May 18th. Amy comes home to find her housemate gone and a dead body in his place, and things only get worse from there. Have a copy on me and enjoy! books2read.com/unwelcomematt
My award-winning sci fi book, Kenai, is free as an ebook through May 9. Get a copy on me and enjoy this mind-bending military sci-fi novel. A tranquil, remote planet, once home to an alien race. A world still holding on to its secrets.
A fun milestone seven years into my indie author career - three million pages of my books read on Kindle Unlimited. That's the equivalent of 5,000-6,000 copies read, and it represents about $12,000 of revenue. Just under half is my Inquisitor's Guild series; about a quarter is sci fi. Pretty neat.
Team 1.21 Gigawatts announces their quarterfinalists for SPSFC #5. Some great books here. More at: davedobsonbooks.com/team-1-21-gi...
The three fantasy detective novels of my Inquisitors' Guild series are free until March 19th. Grab a copy of these beloved mysteries today, on me. Adventure, swordplay, magic scheming nobles, and valiant detectives abound. books2read.com/inquisitorsg...