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Simon Stephenson @TheSimonBot

Scottish writer in California: The Snowman Code, Sometimes People Die, Set My Heart To Five, Let Not the Waves of the Sea. Some movies too.

Joined April 2020
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Simon Stephenson@TheSimonBot
11 Oct 2024
#TheSnowmanCode is out in the UK this week and I was lucky enough to strike gold with it twice. Working with the world class team @HarperCollinsCh has been an absolute joy and the art by @reggiebrownart is simply beyond anything I could have dreamed of - I mean, just look at it!
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Okay, nature, you’ve made your point.
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20 Aug 2023
I've always been fascinated by what previous generations did in the same buildings we live in today. This is what my friend @TheSimonBot found out... theguardian.com/us-news/2023…

A neighbour said: ‘We didn’t want to scare you’ – how I became obsessed with the dark past of my...

When I moved to LA, I discovered my house had been the scene of a notorious 1920s crime involving a leading lady, her vaudeville star husband and an actor with matinee idol looks …

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Following @NOAA like all good nerds here in LA, and loving how relaxed experts can be. A tornado or two indeed. #HurricaneHilary
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Hanoverian propaganda! The lad who was born to be King was brought up in Italy, so no way was he as pale as the rest of us. #Scotland
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Okay dear friends, many of you have been kind enough to read my book and I am grateful. HOWEVER! The wonderful Aline has reset the bar and you all now have to read it twice too. Thank you.
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6 Aug 2023
Standby Mode fixes everything. - (Jared, Set my heart to 5 ) Simon Stephenson @TheSimonBot
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Classic studio buffoonery to combine two incompatible storylines: winter will end when bosses emerge from yachts and see their own shadows BUT also vampires don’t cast shadows. So, it continues. #wga deadline.com/2023/08/writers…

WGA & AMPTP Can’t Agree To Resume Negotiations; Strike To Go On Indefinitely

Meeting for the first time in more than three months, the Writers Guild and the AMPTP on Friday failed to reach an agreement to resume contract negotiations.

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My scout troop did an entire year of fundraising to send four boys who were not me to a jamboree in South Korea. Nothing but sympathy for today's youngsters, but if this had happened in 1990 I would definitely have been getting my schadenfreude badge. theguardian.com/world/2023/a…

‘A bit horrific’: Scouts at jamboree in South Korea on campsite conditions

UK Scouts are being moved to Seoul hotels after heatwave caused chaos and medical issues

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The real tell today will be if the AMPTP validate the WGA negotiators’ parking. #WGA variety.com/2023/biz/news/wg… via @variety

WGA Lowers Expectations for Studio Meeting: ‘We Have Been Down This Road Before’

The WGA sought to lower expectations for Friday's meeting with the major studios.

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What is the German word for the specific sorrow you feel when the local team you support sell one of their best players to your hometown team’s rival?
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@LAFC
3 Aug 2023
Part of our History. 📝 #LAFC transfers midfielder José Cifuentes to @RangersFC of the Scottish Premiership.
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Today is my birthday and I've decided to finally take my therapist's advice and start journalling in order to build a more positive mindset. First entry below.
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31 Jul 2023
Thank you @harperfictionpr @BoroughPress for sending me a copy of #SometimesPeopleDie by @TheSimonBot. Sounded great on #BetweentheCovers so am looking forward to it! It’s out on 31st August.
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Nina Pottell@Matineegirl
29 Jul 2023
Fabulous to see the #BetweenTheCovers logo printed on the paperback cover of #SometimesPeopleDie by @TheSimonBot which was one of our series five picks. Highly recommend a read!
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When I worked in a well-known London hospital we’d frequently X-ray patients returning from overseas and discover all of their internal organs had been stolen and replaced with styrofoam. It’s a wonder any of them made it onto the plane!
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17 Jul 2023
I know of two British women in a well known London hospital who came back from Turkey with no kidneys. Their organs were literally stolen while the women were under anesthetic. The deals luring Brits to Istanbul for cosmetic surgery mol.im/a/12151565 via @MailOnline
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In real life, Barbie was actually hugely conflicted about her contribution to the Manhattan Project. I hope this new biopic makes that clear.
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None of you told me this was happening and now I have to call the police on every single one of you. bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-hig…

Hundreds of golden retrievers gather in Highlands

The dogs and their owners are marking 155 years since the breed's first litter was born.

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Can somebody please write a movie where the character everybody hopes is going to save the day turns out to be one of the main villains? I would do it but I’m on strike. #WGA #SAGAFTRA variety.com/2023/tv/news/bob… via @variety

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Spoiler alert but there is some groundbreaking medicine on display in tonight’s episode of #Hijack where being stabbed in the abdomen causes a tension pneumothorax, the treatment for which is to slam a biro into the left atrium of the heart. #medtwitter
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