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davegoodman.bsky.social
Bestselling thriller and SF novelist/short fiction writer | A RELUCTANT SPY from @headlinebooks.bsky.social & in development with Carnival Films | SF at Clarkesworld & Analog | Rep: @harryillingworth.bsky.social | https://www.davidgoodman.net/links/
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Excellent Reddit thread of trad publishing-focused podcasts - www.reddit.com/r/PubTips/co...

The UK government are attempting to force a fundamental change to copyright law with a hamfisted, deeply biased, incredibly long consultation that takes mass-scraping and opt-outs as a given. This is an excellent guide to completing it. The deadline is midnight tonight - please complete if you can.

Daynote - Tue 25 Feb www.davidgoodman.net/daynote-tue-...

My favorite books of the year so far: -A Reluctant Spy by David Goodman -The Betrayal of Thomas True by AJ West -The Mercy Chair by MW Craven -Conviction by Jack Jordan -The Puppet Show by MW Craven -The City of Stardust by Georgia Summers What about you? #booksky

Last day for the Waterstones pre-order sale!!

The Capital Crime board will finalise the @capitalcrime.bsky.social 2025 festival program this evening, and I am so excited about this year. It will be the best year yet! Grab your tickets here: capicalcrime.org

Eight hour mix of 'Music to Refine To' inspired by Severance? Don't mind if I do. That's the week's writing music sorted. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRnD...

Daynote - Mon 24 Feb www.davidgoodman.net/daynote-mon-...

This month, we've interviewed the best selling author, M. R. Carey. Mike explains how his comic writing career proved to benefit his novel writing, why his latest novel was actually a form of procrastination, and the one element of his process many other writers would consider psychopathic. Link 👇🏻

Very cool origin story of (the return of) sprayed edges in books!

7 Days left to enter the Killer Twist Pitch Prize! If you’re an un-agented crime/ thriller writer, why not enter? While some contests charge $30 for AI to read your book, this has free entry & no catch. 🥇 wins a trip to Harrogate for Theakston’s Crime! See 📌 for details.

Daynote - Fri 21 Feb www.davidgoodman.net/daynote-fri-...

This is a really great episode - Annabel is a friend so I saw her journey to publication firsthand, but it was fascinating to hear it all recounted with the benefit of hindsight. Plus she’s hilarious.

People are always intrigued when I say the Theakston's Crime Writing Festival – @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social – changed my life. So I thought I'd write about it. You can read about it on my Blog. (PS: Feel free to ask any questions 🙂) tinyurl.com/yc5btj4w

I recently spoke to the students at @arcadiaabroad.bsky.social in Edinburgh about my novel, my writing and publishing. Dr Hamish Thompson has written a very kind blog post about my visit and posted the video of my talk and the Q&A afterwards studyabroad.arcadia.edu/blogs/arcadi...

Daynote - Thu 20 Feb www.davidgoodman.net/daynote-thu-...

Huge congratulations to my friend and critique partner Lia, who has signed with an amazing agent 🥳

Daynote - Wed 19 Feb www.davidgoodman.net/daynote-wed-...

Beautiful final copies of #TheMidnightKing by @tariqashkanani.bsky.social are in the @viperbooks.bsky.social lair! Such a stunning novel, so proud to be publishing this in April 💙💙💙

More Burgh

Delighted that @goldsborobooks.bsky.social has been shortlisted for best Independent Book Shop regional and country finalist London. We are grateful to our brilliant customers and the amazing authors and publishers who continue to support us. We appreciate it. #britishbookawards #Nibbies

You wait ages for a Vague Post and then two turn up in one day. Just got some *extremely* exciting news. More hopefully soon.

An excellent thread on something I'd been struggling to articulate. The journey (whether finding something out or writing something) is the point.

Been a while since I did a Vague Post. But I have signed A Thing. Very chuffed. More to follow, hopefully soon.

Phenomenal episode, I spent nearly all of it nodding until my head just about fell off.

Daynote - Tue 18 Feb www.davidgoodman.net/daynote-tue-...

New episode of my podcast, @theconversation.bsky.social out now! 🎧 I chat with acclaimed author @dominicnolan.bsky.social (Vine Street, White City) about his writing journey, plotting vs. pantsing, & the wild world of publishing. You know what to do 🎧 Links in Bio

Catch up with our last episode and listen to (or watch!) the brilliant @delilahsdawson.bsky.social talking about letting go how each book is different and the idea of writing a perfect book can be a hinderance. All the ways to watch/listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone #booksky #podcast

Daynote - Mon 17 Feb www.davidgoodman.net/daynote-mon-...

I had cause to recommend this excellent compendium of resources for writers again today, so I thought I'd post it here again. Thanks to @julesarbeaux.bsky.social for compiling it - resourcesforwriters.carrd.co

Was reminded I made some Needfire valentines last year - feel free to send to your loved ones - or y'know, the people you hold a bloody vendetta against 😆

Fantastic interview with an inspiring, prolific (and inspiringly prolific) author. Recommended.

Daynote - Fri 14 Feb www.davidgoodman.net/daynote-fri-...

A fantastic achievement, congratulations Richard!

Daynote - Thu 13 Feb www.davidgoodman.net/daynote-thu-...

About to do an author talk for the students at @arcadiaabroad.bsky.social in Edinburgh - wish me luck!

Huge congratulations to @richardswanauthor.bsky.social who is heading into interstellar space for his next adventure. Also, what a pitch!

Gorgeous cover for 'The Iron Road' - the final part of Dave's trilogy. Check it out!

Love this quote from Dom, which is exactly what I try and do (with much less skill) when I write my historical stories