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Sam Copeland
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Sam Copeland
@stubbleagent
Literary Agent @ RCW. Gorgeous father to 3 proud kids. Award-winning author of no.1 bestselling children's books.
- Replying to @WaterstonesI was a bookseller for 3 years, wrapped about a million books, and I did not know this. I feel embarrassed and ashamed.
- Possibly one of the most special moments in my whole publishing journey so far - a child holding my first children's novel in braille. ❤️
- Youngest child, brushing her hair: who invented the hair brush? Me: a German man called Herr Brush YC, eyes wide: Really? Me: No. And that is why my children have trust issues.
- Just finished a school event and an over-excited kid at the end shouted out 'Hope you're still alive when I'm an adult!' 💀
- In something of a surprising turn in my life, I have been asked to judge a best-dressed potato competition.
- Average novel = 90000 words & average tweet is 15 words =every 6000 tweets you've written a novel, mostly about weather & celebrities dying.
- So this just happened: Interviewer: It says in your bio you are a chicken-whisperer. How did you start doing that? Me: Err that's a joke. I'm not actually a chicken-whisperer. Interviewer, crestfallen, scribbling on pad: Oh. That's very disappointing.
- I know one shouldn't talk abt reviews but... a 3 star review for 1 of my books saying 'children will adore it but I found it childish' is an interesting take for a CHILDREN'S BOOK. What next? 'I thoroughly enjoyed this adult novel but it was completely unsuitable for my 8 yr old'
- If Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos gave every Amazon worker a $105,000 pandemic bonus, he’d still be as rich as he was at the start of Coronavirus. Don't get your books from Amazon this Christmas. Shop Independent. Shop bookshop.org. Shop @waterstones.
- Been invited by Penguin to speak at a conference. Arrive to be greeted by this sign
- My new book Greta and the Ghost Hunters (my 5th book! 😮) is out TODAY! It’s a book VERY close to my heart for lots of reasons and I really hope you buy it 😊 Waterstones - waterstones.com/book/greta-and… Your local Indie hive.co.uk/Product/Sam-Co… Amazon amazon.co.uk/Greta-Ghost-Hu…
- Why not to do school events, no.27: Question from kid in audience: How old are you? Me: Guess! Kid: 64?
