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 moreSat, 18:03: On page 333 of 528 of Runemarks, by Joanne Harris http://t.co/QyDcUSo5 Sun, 11:38: thinks that @janerawson should take advantage of the #Kindle #singles to publish The Hyacinth Girl
Continue readingFri, 18:35: Snowmen in the morning; snowmen in the evening! http://t.co/KTcCDOiU #snow #snowmen #winter Sat, 11:45: Clay by Melissa Harrison – review http://t.co/XsmmMlWG \via @guardian <– This debut novel sounds interesting…
Continue readingThis morning I had a nice surprise when I drew back the curtains. The snowfairy had been in the middle of the night and delivered me this cheerful chappy during the night. I found out later that emej had been…
Continue readingThu, 17:38: On page 303 of 528 of Runemarks, by Joanne Harris http://t.co/EBroEdqL Thu, 23:03: Still can’t quite believe that our conductor told 7 flutes to play louder tonight… Should’ve got it in writing! Fri, 11:00: On page 314 of…
Continue readingWed, 19:52: feels good to have bits of my story constantly flying round and occupying my brain. It’s good to be back! #amwriting #MrTumnal Wed, 21:59: Always on my mind http://t.co/g5xfaPec #creativity #imagination #MrTumnal #stories #amwriting
Continue readingI’m enjoying being back with my story. I love it when my characters invade my every waking moment with their stories as they are doing at the moment. Of course it can be a slight problem in that I want…
Continue readingToday I got to see the inside of the new content management system. Powered by Ektron the new system goes live to replace the main site at work and then I shall move my sites over after to it so…
Continue readingMon, 18:04: On page 210 of 320 of Reflections, by Diana Wynne Jones http://t.co/qzaSR3Is Mon, 18:48: On page 292 of 528 of Runemarks, by Joanne Harris http://t.co/w1ZiZmPB Mon, 22:44: Tempting (reading) fate http://t.co/MKg6MX8Y #reading #resolutions #writing
Continue readingI’m loving that, for once, my New Year’s resolution to read more is going well. Only a few days after the middle of January and I might not have read one book but I have read the equivalent of one…
Continue readingSun, 17:05: On page 203 of 320 of Reflections, by Diana Wynne Jones http://t.co/Oh4gTfdJ Sun, 17:23: wonders why cats feel compelled to scent Mark books…? #amreading #tryingtoread #hardwhenyouhaveacatrubbingitselfonyourbook Sun, 17:47: “Oracle predicted your birth, long before Ragnar
Continue readingSat, 15:38: 2 of 5 stars to The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter http://t.co/NaPvDR8G Sat, 16:08: Sorry! The English and Their Manners by Henry Hitchings – review http://t.co/c3PHFVzi via @guardian Sat, 16:10: Alys Fowler: manure http://t.co/LFkjQHLw via…
Continue readingFri, 12:18: Snowed it? Hate snowballs? Perfect opportunity to snuggle inside & read that #ya #fantasy with a touch of climate sci http://t.co/4tsjkGkq Fri, 22:47: And then the snow came http://t.co/4DvnyICC #snow #winter #work Sat, 11:05: Dreaming Red… http://t.co/UDFZnlKP #creativity…
Continue readingI haven’t had as many story dreams in recent times as I used to – historically some of my most creative stories from dreams and sometimes from my serial dreams. Last night I had a brilliant dream, the prospect of…
Continue readingToday’s snowfall has been much-publicised, so much so that both Kirsty and I arranged yesterday to work from our respective homes. When it came to this morning there was just the lightest of dustings left on the ground from yesterday…
Continue readingThu, 19:13: Right, no @abingdonconcert band tonight due to snow. What to do with an evening off? @BBCWinterwatch definitely, and #writing… Thu, 22:36: RT @dgShannon: “Severe Weather Warning” for snow in parts of the UK, which when people were allowed…
Continue readingWed, 23:11: On page 241 of 528 of Runemarks, by Joanne Harris http://t.co/FNsdqf1V Thu, 11:24: Popcorn in the office. Oh Yes! Thank you @grazedotcom… @ Oxford Brookes Gibbs Building http://t.co/PutvERJq Thu, 11:24: Photo: Popcorn in the office. Oh Yes! Thank…
Continue readingTue, 12:17: 2012 was the first year I earnt a 3-figure sum from my writing 🙂 #amwriting #makinghistory #smallbeginnings Tue, 13:31: The paperback of #TheEndOfAllWorlds is currently ranked #991,689 out of over 6,397,000 books on @AmazonUK http://t.co/GfajpKWl #ya #fantasy Tue,…
Continue readingI finished going though my royalty figures for last year today. It means that 2012 was the first year that I learnt a three-figure sum from my writing. Admittedly it’s been a pretty low three-figure sum but hey, I’ve never…
Continue readingMon, 13:53: On page 203 of 528 of Runemarks, by Joanne Harris http://t.co/6xpNT0Lp Mon, 15:02: Facebook: a word about privacy http://t.co/Sjy3DjvE #facebook #privacy #socialnetworking Mon, 18:24: RT @GuardianBooks: Poetry competition winner exposed as plagiarist http://t.co/qoJ3BEsi #books Mon, 22:16: #Aspergers Syndrome…
Continue readingEvery week or so another meme circulates Facebook in a scaremongering type way that alarms folk into reposting the scare story/warning. Privacy and security on Facebook is actually better than people realise, you just need to take a moment to…
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