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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Read moreWhenever I start a new notebook to jot down my writing notes there comes first a period where I have to transcribe bits and pieces across from the old to the new. I have quite a collection of truly interesting story…
Continue readingWhenever I start a new notebook to jot down my writing notes there comes first a period where I have to transcribe bits and pieces across from the old to the new. I have quite a collection of truly interesting story…
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Continue readingWed, 18:51: @hantom1 A Veterinary Nurse on a half day does 4,811 steps. And that’s commuting by car door to door. We in the wrong job for steps… Wed, 20:43: #100HappyDays Day 176: I’m getting used to seeing these guys…
Continue readingTue, 19:00: #100HappyDays Day 175: Today’s harvest! 🙂 #1HappyYear @ Southwold, Bicester http://t.co/Wpdlp1PHHU Tue, 21:40: #100HappyDays Day 175b: Happiness is starting a new notebook to write down by writings and other… http://t.co/MFZJw7qfIY
Continue readingMon, 21:11: #100HappyDays Day 174: Thanks in the form of a custard tart. Not strictly necessary, as why wouldn’t I… http://t.co/jwye49FW31 Mon, 21:19: You know you are getting old when all the the players you used to enjoy watching are…
Continue readingSun, 17:24: I’m enjoying #amwriting this story, but being 1st person young female narrator, it’s going to be interesting to find out if it’s poo or not? Sun, 19:04: #100HappyDays Day 173: I love the eclecticism of our wedding playlist,…
Continue readingSat, 15:12: 5 of 5 stars to The Vietnamese Market Cookbook by Van Tran http://t.co/lpp30GIjU7 Sat, 18:18: #100HappyDays Day 172: It’s not a new novel but it is new writing – my medieval blacksmith story that… http://t.co/VXCUnYa8N7
Continue readingFri, 21:37: #100HappyDays Day 171: I’m in that awkward place between books as I wait to hear back from publishers… http://t.co/9QnvFEVJ15 Fri, 22:15: Trying to unpick the #semiotics of @lilyallen, dancing Labradors, and baby bottles…. @GlastoFest #GlastonburyFestival #weird
Continue readingThu, 15:35: RT @brookes_socsci: Dr Helen Walkington explains in 1 minute the Conservation & Heritage Management module at @oxford_brookes http://t.co/X… Thu, 17:09: #100HappyDays Day 170: Today’s random office banter consisted of which instruments were played in the… http://t.co/EVpxGwpaAb Thu, 20:49:…
Continue readingWed, 16:56: #100HappyDays Day 169: Loving the new office dynamics with random office conversations about the… http://t.co/LD12kLLBEA Wed, 17:39: I feel blessed that I’ve never had to earn a living dressed as an oversized pizza box… #Dominoes #marketing Wed, 18:48:…
Continue readingTue, 12:32: The SU shop no longer sells Divine Chocolate. 🙁 #woe Tue, 22:00: #100HappyDays Day 168: Today has definitely been one of those days when it’s been a bit of a challenge… http://t.co/VNGsL7FEBY
Continue readingMon, 21:53: #100HappyDays Day 167: All but 10 o’clock and still light #summernights #1HappyYear @ Southwold, Bicester http://t.co/ksoDkuc5lq Tue, 09:59: RT @The_RHS: It was a great weekend at @RHS_Rosemoor with the Rose Weekend exciting everyone – we’d love to see…
Continue readingSun, 12:15: Cycled to the butcher and back. That’s my exercise for the day… #hotSunday Sun, 17:04: 5 of 5 stars to The Gospel of Loki by Joanne Harris http://t.co/54QFGjm9ht Sun, 17:12: New runes will come to Odin’s heirs: #review…
Continue readingThe Gospel of Loki by Joanne Harris I loved what Joanne Harris has done with the character of the Norse God Loki in her earlier books, Runemarks, and Runelight, and so the prospect of the story of the Norse world…
Continue readingThe Gospel of Loki by Joanne Harris I loved what Joanne Harris has done with the character of the Norse God Loki in her earlier books, Runemarks, and Runelight, and so the prospect of the story of the Norse world…
Continue readingSat, 17:27: Barely 2 hours back & unpacked, 2nd load washing on, 1st on line, bread on, cleaning started, third cup of tea… #teamwork @EmmaEShepherd Sat, 21:51: #100HappyDays Day 165: From strawberries that we thought were past it earlier in…
Continue readingFri, 18:18: #100HappyDays Day 164: Holidays were made for reading, sketching, and plotting new story ideas…… http://t.co/fKoEvLfaBx Fri, 19:26: Me and my friend, Fizzy. 🙂 http://t.co/s4fAUxS3gY
Continue readingThu, 17:12: #100HappyDays Day 163: A quiet day around the farm sketching and drawing… #1HappyYear http://t.co/QHAG2yQArX Fri, 11:31: I scored 6 out of 7 on the BBC News Quiz. Clearly, being on holiday is good for my news skillz… http://t.co/DLyGUjkXTu
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