Mr Tumnal

Everyone has an idea of their ideal family. Not everyone’s become real

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About me

Derbyshire born. Suffolk bred. Lives in the shires.

T E Shepherd is an author/illustrator. He writes magic realism set in our, or closely-related, worlds. His debut novel, The End Of All Worlds, was released in 2012. His second novel, and the first in the Imaginary Friends trilogy, Mr Tumnal, was published in 2014. The second in the series, The Imaginary Wife, was published in 2018, and he's currently working on the final instalment, Forgotten Friends. He is also a landscape artist, and is currently working on a project with Erica Smith aka. the Bookshop Blogger to illustrate his way round the country to produce The Booklover's Guide to Bookshops. You can find out about upcoming releases by following on Twitter, liking on Facebook, or by joining the mailing list.

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The Imaginary Wife

How would you feel if you discovered you were the imaginary creation of your best friend?

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Sun, 22:51: Safety in numbers: my day at #IndieReCon http://t.co/UzxfS0ZPcC @indie_recon @IndieAuthorALLI #Authors4Bookstores

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Safety in numbers

On Friday I headed into London to take part in the Live In London fringe event to the IndieRecon 2015 conference. IndieReCon, now in its third year is a free, online, conference for Indie Authors. I remember chancing on it…

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Sat, 15:39: Why should selfpublishing protect & promote the full range of diverse voices in writing? Because by @agnieszkasshoes https://t.co/pYnKcAYRMG Sat, 21:05: I scored 4 out of 7 on the BBC 7 days 7 questions Quiz http://t.co/dLciyQTja8

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Fri, 12:26: I’m terrible at names and faces but I think I might actually be sat next to the inspirational @thecreativepenn at #indierecon! #authorgeek Fri, 12:44: “Author impressarios can follow the life of the book” #indierecon @indie_recon Fri, 12:46: RT…

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Thu, 17:52: I’m a writer. I just can’t stop myself. #AuthorsAnonymous #IndieReCon @indie_recon @IndieAuthorALLI Thu, 18:11: Interesting article by @_samanthawarren about #IndieSerials at #IndieRecon http://t.co/a7QKJJ9ZIY Maybe a future for serialised #MrTumnal? Thu, 22:46: Hrmm, this should be interesting seeing. Walked…

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Wed, 18:42: I just entered to win an Online Lecture from @davidfarland at #IndieReCon http://t.co/E77SLQtJLu via @bibliocrunch Wed, 18:46: I just entered to win 1 FREE year from @bublishme at #IndieReCon http://t.co/TTMmSpC3Uj via @bibliocrunch Thu, 05:58: Really hope that pouring…

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Mon, 18:49: 4 of 5 stars to Vixen by Rosie Garland https://t.co/O6IbSxMUQz Mon, 18:55: A tale of delirium and disillusionment: #review of Vixen by Rosie Garland http://t.co/mF6dZXAWrS #amreading #books #covers

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Sun, 21:17: The downside of holidays is the going back to work at the end of them. Of course the silver lining tonight is that is only for a 4-day week! Sun, 21:19: Because on Friday I’ll be attending the…

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Fri, 12:58: A lovely image here, to reference in the future I think… #amwriting “a double-act called Mooney and Spooney … http://t.co/IQGEb5StpU Fri, 17:17: #amwriting fuelled by oxford_brookes Celebration #Tea… @brookes_at_150 https://t.co/Fe35Hg96Xj Fri, 17:19: First pages of a novel… #amwriting…

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Writing Week: Day 4

The day has been a little more overcast today than it has been, but no less pleasant. I busied myself with jobs this morning, getting the house all cleaned (in the full knowledge that with seven pesky cats, at least…

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Thu, 13:20: RT @brookes_hums: Emeritus Prof of History Mary Chamberlain was talking on @BBCRadio4‘s Midweek about her lifetime of of research http://t.… Thu, 15:37: And such is the life of #TheImaginaryWife after #MrTumnal is gone… “When the Caterpillar in Wonderland…

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Writing Week: Day 3

I have certainly picked a good week to have off, with another day of glorious sunshine and outside living, and another day giving my shorts an airing. I didn’t feel like the words have been burning quite as fiercely today…

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Wed, 16:35: Writing a new story of like discovering that you have a new friend to play with. 🙂 #amwriting #MrTumnal2 Wed, 16:49: Nowhere other than in Wren Hoe is their something as marvelous as Porter’s Magic & the fondness…

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Writing Week: Day 2

Took myself off on a bike ride today into town to stock up on ink cartridges to fuel my week’s writing and to pick up some more soft fruit and daffodils. I also planted our new plants and dug a…

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Tue, 15:55: Jobs done, sun’s out, time for #amreading good books and #amwriting new ones… #EasterBreak… https://t.co/L1TuwqZSJr Tue, 16:53: Shadows of #amwriting. I’ve always thought the shadow from a fountain pen looks a bit like a wasp’s… https://t.co/ooOrE0O6XQ Tue, 17:57:…

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Writing Week: Day 1

After the Easter Break, my plan was to devote some serious time to my writing. Today is that weird and wonderful day that sits between Easter hols and annual leave – the random extra day that those of us are…

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Sun, 09:05: Random! http://t.co/oeQPO8S2KR http://t.co/2IU5Jynfbr

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Sat, 11:02: Eeek! I’ve just made an offer to a narrator for the #audiobook version of #MrTumnal… #Exciting!

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