David Goodman

David Goodman is an award-winning author of thriller and speculative fiction. His debut, A RELUCTANT SPY, won the 2025 McDermid Debut Award and Bloody Scotland Debut Prize. He lives in East Lothian, Scotland with his wife Valerie.

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Daynote - Mon 15 Sep

Three friends went to Bloody Scotland...

awards

A Reluctant Spy wins the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize

What a night.

A Reluctant Spy

One year as a published author

And what a year it's been.

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Daynote - Fri 12 Sep

And away we go to Stirling!

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Daynote - Thu 11 Sep

One more day to Bloody Scotland.

announcement

Asteroid Handling selected for Think Weirder anthology

Coming in October 2025.

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Daynote - Wed 10 Sep

Halfway to Stirling.

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Daynote - Tue 9 Sep

Oh, deer.

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Daynote - Mon 8 Sep

It's Bloody Scotland week!

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Daynote - Fri 5 Sep

Quick reviews and shortlist celebrations.

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Daynote - Thu 4 Sep

Making a plan, then changing that plan.

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Daynote - Wed 3 Sep

And SOLITARY AGENTS is handed in! Again!

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Daynote - Tue 2 Sep

Finishing off some pitches.

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Daynote - Mon 1 Sep

A day in Fife.

The Decrypt

The Decrypt - August 2025

A supposedly quiet month.

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Daynote - Fri 29 Aug

A bit of Friday pitchwriting.

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Daynote - Thu 28 Aug

And the next book's edits are DONE.

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Daynote - Wed 27 Aug

Four hundred posts later...

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Daynote - Tue 26 Aug

Glasgow, word counts and new tools.

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Daynote - Mon 25 Aug

A wee trip to Glasgow.

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Daynote - Fri 22 Aug

Three weeks to Bloody Scotland!

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Daynote - Thu 21 Aug

Chipping away at the manuscript.

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Daynote - Wed 20 Aug

Slicing and dicing.

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Daynote - Tue 19 Aug

Good news and misty mornings.

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Daynote - Mon 18 Aug

Back into the line edits.