Best is here! Welcome, new folks! Hi, there. I’ve had a number of people join the mailing list recently. I want to make sure everybody gets their free Frosthelm book, Traitors Unseen. If you haven’t gotten it, you can get it free from many sources he...

My mailing service went through an update and is being weird, so there’s no public-facing copy of the newsletter. I recreated it here just so there’s a record – hopefully they’ll fix that issue before next time. Welcome, new folks! Hi, there. I’ve ha...

I’ve been doing some PR for another team in the 5th annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition, and they’re ready to announce their semifinalists. Team Jake. Their quarterfinalists, selected from their original allotment of 24, were as follows...

Got Trouble is free today only!Enjoy the story of a down-on-her-luck gas station night manager who rapidly finds out things can get worse. A lot worse. Full of quirky characters, humor, an unfolding mystery, and harrowing action, Got Trouble has earn...

For more team updates, check out our team page here. The process We began the competition with 25 books. At least two judges sampled each of these, often three or all four of us. We conferred and discussed, and we settled on six Quarterfinalists. The...

This is my fourth review of a full read for Team 1.21 Gigawatts for the first round of SPSFC#5. For more information about the team and our progress, please go to the team update page here. The book is The Final Season by Andrew Gillsmith. The book i...

I made this a couple years back with help from some community suggestions, and it was a lot of fun. I hope you enjoy. How many points do you have? The Indie Author Achievements List By Dave Dobson (https://davedobsonbooks.com) with contributions from...

Unwelcome Matt is free right now!You can grab a free copy of Unwelcome Matt, my cozy amateur sleuth mystery about a librarian who arrives home to find her feckless housemate vanished and a dead body on her couch. It's free as an ebook until May 18th,...

This is my third review of a full read for Team 1.21 Gigawatts for the first round of SPSFC#5. For more information about the team and our progress, please go to the team update page here. The book is Gamer by Belinda Crawford. The book is available...

My momMy deep thanks to the many of you who wrote with condolences when I mentioned my mother's passing on April 15. I didn't respond to all of you, because I was a little overwhelmed with all of it, but I really appreciated hearing from you and read...

This is my second review of a full read for Team 1.21 Gigawatts for the first round of SPSFC#5. For more information about the team and our progress, please go to the team update page here. The book is The Triangle Age by David Aumelas. The book is a...

Here is a quarterfinalist review for a full read for Team 1.21 Gigawatts for the first round of SPSFC#5 by team judge Archie Kregear. For more information about the team and our progress, please go to the team update page here. Blurb When a robot bui...

Here is a quarterfinalist review for a full read for Team 1.21 Gigawatts for the first round of SPSFC#5 by team judge Archie Kregear. For more information about the team and our progress, please go to the team update page here. Blurb It’s one thing t...

In memoriamI lost my mother, Cynthia Dobson, this morning. She had a brief stay in hospice care after a massive stroke a week ago. She was a smart, caring woman, a wonderful mother, and a perfect partner of 62 years to my father. I owe much of my lov...

Welcome, new folks!Hi, there. If you've joined the mailing list recently, I want to make sure you get your free Frosthelm book, Traitors Unseen. If you haven't gotten it, you can get it free here (the site will ask you to sign up for t...