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I will be there with bells on.

Sonorous, eerie, disquieting bells.

Newsletter Hi, I'm Dave Goodman, an award-winning novelist and short story writer based in East Lothian, Scotland. I write spy thrillers, science fiction and more. The Decrypt is my writing-focused newsletter. ...

The finishing touches are done on my February newsletter, which comes out tomorrow at 10am. This week I'm talking events, NetGalley, drafting and, of course, dropping a lot of links on you.

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Daynote - Fri 27 Feb 2026 A very full Friday.

Daynote - Fri 27 Feb
A full calendar, RPG podcasts and making progress on the draft
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Hope you read this one ‘on location’ as well 👀

Thanks pal ❤️ hope you like it!

I really loved A Reluctant Spy, so I can't wait to get back to Jamie "I could totes be a spy, how hard can it be?" Tulloch, and find out what he's up to next.
Now on NetGalley!

I had a terrific time on the @bingereadingbooks.bsky.social podcast - Episode 14 now live! We're talking about Excession, by Iain M Banks.

If you inhaled A RELUCTANT SPY like I did, you will want to get on this one pronto

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Can't wait to see the first episode of @narrativedamagerpg.bsky.social - not least to find out if @marcorinaldi.bsky.social has managed to make our somewhat deranged exploration of late Victorian London make any sense.
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The cover of Solitary Agents with 'Now available to request on NetGalley' in yellow text above it.

Some exciting (and not at all nervewracking) news this morning! SOLITARY AGENTS from @headlinebooks.bsky.social is now available to request on NetGalley UK!

Request it here - www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...

Daynote - Thu 26 Feb 2026 It's NetGalley Time!

Daynote - Thu 26 Feb
Oh hey my book is on NetGalley?
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Admirable commitment to the bit here

I was lucky enough to beta read this phenomenal horror novel - believe me, you want to get yourself a copy. A visceral and deeply menacing debut.

Daynote - Wed 25 Feb 2026 Typing, typing, always typing.

Daynote - Wed 25 Feb
Progress, podcasts and links aplenty
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The Year in Review 2025 by A.C. Wise The Year in Review 2025 It’s hard to believe we’re at the end of another year, or at the beginning of a new one by the time this is published. Whatever else is going on in the world, reading contin…

Cheers @davegoodman.bsky.social for letting me know Shadow Jack got a shout out in @acwise.bsky.social's fiction round up of 2025.

I loved writing that story, and that's so e damn fine company it's in.

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Yes, I think you can store the KeePass file wherever you like (though iCloud is the default).

I like Strongbox on Mac/iOS, synced via iCloud. Works very well and uses KeePass file format. Good browser intergration, 2FA etc and no recurring subscription.

Daynote - Tue 24 Feb 2026 A hundred days to go!

Daynote - Tue 24 Feb
A hundred day countdown and assessing capacities
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The cover of Solitary Agents, with the text below '100 days to go! June 4th 2026'

Somewhat unbelievably, it's ONE HUNDRED DAYS to go until the release of SOLITARY AGENTS!

You can grab your copy using the pre-order links here:
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And you can book a ticket for the launch event in Edinburgh here:
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Yes, precisely.

I’ve been running a feature called Bookshelves of Scotland on Instagram. Writers of Scotland have shared their bookshelves.

This week my guest was Natalie Jayne Clark, the author of The Malt Whisky Murders.

#writersofscotland #bookshelves #bookshelfie #scottishwriters

Thank you!

Nearly in double figure days!

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Very, very excited to confirm the launch for my second novel, SOLITARY AGENTS from @headlinebooks.bsky.social, out June 4th (101 days to go!)

I'll be at Waterstones West End in Edinburgh at 7pm, speaking with my good friend @bingewriting.bsky.social!

Book here: www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...

Daynote - Mon 23 Feb 2026 Back to town again.

Daynote - Mon 23 Feb
Once more into Edinburgh, plus a very fast weekend read
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Can't wait!

That was my plan if this one didn't work out. But so far, fingers crossed, I seem to have got used to it.

But then today it just... feels fine? Either I've somehow broken it in or I've just got used to it. Either way I'm pleased, it would have been a bit of a waste of money either. I've had Aerons at work before, but never a Mirra. Very glad it's suddenly become usable.

I got a (refurbished 'like new' second hand, I'm not minted) Herman Miller Mirra office chair after my last office chair finally gave up the ghost and thought I'd made a huge mistake. Couldn't get comfy in it for at least a month, to the point I bought an extra seat pad off Amazon.