Genetics researcher, SF/F author, and avid bowhunter. Author of SILVER QUEENDOM (Angry Robot) and DOMESTICATING DRAGONS (Baen). Rep'd by Brady McReynolds at Jabberwocky.https://bsky.app/profile/dankoboldt.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankoboldt.bsky.social/post/3mwwzaaqil224I'm not nearly as good of a photographer but agree that the sunset was adequate. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Oct 2026 04:08 +0000at://did:plc:uveskzoewqh7yipm45etbb6s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwzaaqil224https://bsky.app/profile/dankoboldt.bsky.social/post/3mwwamhzwpc2lNew blog post today on KidsGenomics (my work-related blog) about private biobanks and how they can hinder gene discovery for rare disease: http://kidsgenomics.org/private-biobanks-gene-discovery/02 Oct 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:uveskzoewqh7yipm45etbb6s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwamhzwpc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankoboldt.bsky.social/post/3mwqktf4djs2nSo we entered the 3D printing world recently with a Flashforge printer. Nothing fancy, but it has already printed some much-needed things, like the missing Robber piece for our Settlers of Catan set.30 Sep 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:uveskzoewqh7yipm45etbb6s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqktf4djs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankoboldt.bsky.social/post/3mwmuamygek2n"I wanted to see my name on the cover of a book. If your name is in the Library of Congress, you're immortal." -Tom Clancy29 Sep 2026 03:12 +0000at://did:plc:uveskzoewqh7yipm45etbb6s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmuamygek2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankoboldt.bsky.social/post/3mwkcgv4te22k"Q: You do not consider your statement a disloyal one?" "A: No, sir. Scientific truth is beyond loyalty and disloyalty." -Foundation by Isaac Asimov28 Sep 2026 02:48 +0000at://did:plc:uveskzoewqh7yipm45etbb6s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwkcgv4te22khttps://bsky.app/profile/dankoboldt.bsky.social/post/3mwf7yp5krs2gIgnore the flies and check out this awesome butterfly that helped itself to the hummingbird feeder.26 Sep 2026 02:21 +0000at://did:plc:uveskzoewqh7yipm45etbb6s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwf7yp5krs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dankoboldt.bsky.social/post/3mec3w5uoms2hSummer Olympics: Hey, save some energy during your run, you have a long swim and bike ride ahead. Winter Olympics: So, you've been skiing for several miles alone through the bitter cold. Here's your rifle. #Olympics #SunVsSnow https://media.tenor.com/9aZRd9r6oK4AAAAC/biathlon-ski.gif?hh=244&ww=45007 Feb 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:uveskzoewqh7yipm45etbb6s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mec3w5uoms2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankoboldt.bsky.social/post/3mddewgjvpk2bTen years ago I became a published SF/F author... in an epic post on the blog today, I share some of the highs, lows, and in-betweens of the last decade in publishing. Several lessons learned, even more snarky footnotes: http://dankoboldt.com/decade-published-sff-author/26 Jan 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:uveskzoewqh7yipm45etbb6s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddewgjvpk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankoboldt.bsky.social/post/3md2w7cgc7c2k"We just had a long talk. I was appalled to hear of the destructive influence you've had on her life *lo* these many years." -Kramer23 Jan 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:uveskzoewqh7yipm45etbb6s/app.bsky.feed.post/3md2w7cgc7c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/dankoboldt.bsky.social/post/3mcybbknyu227“If we choose someone with vision, someone with guts, someone with gravitas, who’s connected to other people’s lives and cares about making them better… if we choose someone who inspires us, then we’ll be able to face what comes our way.” -Aaron Sorkin, The West Wing22 Jan 2026 03:40 +0000at://did:plc:uveskzoewqh7yipm45etbb6s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcybbknyu227https://bsky.app/profile/dankoboldt.bsky.social/post/3mcj7xj4ngc2iGood news, Ohio's "January Thaw" is in full effect.16 Jan 2026 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:uveskzoewqh7yipm45etbb6s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcj7xj4ngc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dankoboldt.bsky.social/post/3mc6n64df2c2nAmong those I've recently tracked down are @koboldpress.com who I enjoy seeing in my feed, if only to have that moment of confusion... "Did I start my own press and forget the t?" Because that's absolutely something I would do.11 Jan 2026 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:uveskzoewqh7yipm45etbb6s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc6n64df2c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankoboldt.bsky.social/post/3mc6ltleadc2sI am slowly.... SLOWLY... finding and reconnecting with my friends from the platform that once was. It's a real slog, but worth it, every time I discover someone else who made it here.11 Jan 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:uveskzoewqh7yipm45etbb6s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc6ltleadc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/dankoboldt.bsky.social/post/3m7uz2yvi3s2rToday my editor Griffin Barber interviews me ON VIDEO about the Build-A-Dragon Sequence and my latest book in it, Dragons Gone Wild: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV7eVe2DKJk&vl=ar ... and apparently I looked like a nervous fangirl the whole time.13 Dec 2025 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:uveskzoewqh7yipm45etbb6s/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7uz2yvi3s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankoboldt.bsky.social/post/3m6znhzfsr22vNew blog post today, in which I share the story behind Dragons Gone Wild and how it went from idea to outline to completely-different story: http://dankoboldt.com/story-behind-dragons-gone-wild/02 Dec 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:uveskzoewqh7yipm45etbb6s/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6znhzfsr22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankoboldt.bsky.social/post/3m6zcbmajxc2vWhat dragon would you create if you could? Send your entry in the body of an email to contest@baen.com by December 20 and you could win all 3 books in the Build-A-Dragon Sequence from @baenbooks.bsky.social! Details here: www.baen.com/contests02 Dec 2025 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:uveskzoewqh7yipm45etbb6s/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6zcbmajxc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankoboldt.bsky.social/post/3m3acqzohss2tNow: listening to Kaitlin Samocha in the standing-room-only #ASHG25 session on advancing rare disease research through collaborative genomics. This needed a room twice as large.15 Oct 2025 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:uveskzoewqh7yipm45etbb6s/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3acqzohss2thttps://bsky.app/profile/dankoboldt.bsky.social/post/3m2l4km3rw22iHappy October, everyone!07 Oct 2025 02:50 +0000at://did:plc:uveskzoewqh7yipm45etbb6s/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2l4km3rw22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dankoboldt.bsky.social/post/3m2b5c3zm4k2iIt's October, the greatest month of the year, and the Halloween pseudonym has been chosen. https://media.tenor.com/VXXsIbN495gAAAAC/pumpkin.gif?hh=498&ww=49803 Oct 2025 03:36 +0000at://did:plc:uveskzoewqh7yipm45etbb6s/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2b5c3zm4k2i