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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How would you feel if you discovered you were the imaginary creation of your best friend?
Read moreFri, 12:18: Yes! And another rowing gold for #TeamGB! #graingerwatkins Fri, 18:03: On page 171 of 538 of The Mulberry Empire, by Philip Hensher: “Any book may be read in a day if its reader is think… http://t.co/FwcTsSgX Fri, 19:15:…
Continue readingThu, 13:57: Marked as to-read: Castles in the Sand by Emily Mah Tippetts http://t.co/ferzpKJy
Continue readingTue, 14:09: On page 158 of 538 of The Mulberry Empire, by Philip Hensher http://t.co/S4QueGeb Tue, 14:21: Is Superstition or Ritual Part of Your Creative Process? http://t.co/g4Ro9T7Q \via @scifiwritermom Tue, 17:45: Oh goody, Bill Oddie’s back in the commentating box…
Continue readingMon, 21:41: wonders if anyone else thinks that the man commentating on the #Gymnastics sounds like Bill Oddie? #Olympics
Continue readingMon, 10:00: is alone in the office again. Another day with the iPod on speakers then, I think… #work #rediscoveringMikeOldfield Mon, 10:21: 8
Continue readingSat, 12:56: is cooking Herman… #friendshipcake Sat, 13:29: …not too unhealthy… 🙂 http://t.co/JpMDmjLn Sat, 17:24: Eating Herman… #friendshipcake http://t.co/X64MB2bo Sat, 21:10: Summer in a bowl… http://t.co/0QTykzVZ
Continue readingFri, 12:03: heard @CarolineVerdon use the word #spectaculated on the radio. I love this word. I wonder if we can make her the source in the @OEDonline? Fri, 21:16: I liked the green and pleasant land. Can we go back…
Continue readingThu, 18:38: loves it when I realise how the evil that must be defeated *does it*. Scared now by my own creation… #amwriting #MrTumnal Thu, 18:52: http://t.co/mVl8M0KW #Kindle Thu, 19:02: has a request for my musically-minded friends… I need an…
Continue readingMon, 22:25: The view might be good from @BBCNews this week but the sound is dreadful! They better fix that sharpish! #badsound Tue, 10:03: has found some water in the building and I’m wondering how long I can make it…
Continue readingSat, 16:37: An afternoon in the garden: scanning, writing, and planning a holiday. Who says new can’t multitasking…? http://t.co/PpO1xcBI Sat, 19:45: Just posted a photo http://t.co/YXBpGgJ6 Sun, 00:16: Toy town band… http://t.co/CYXiJlM2 Sun, 08:40: http://t.co/wKsR9IZK #Kindle Sun, 09:28: …once again…
Continue readingFri, 19:20: RT @bigbangox: Big Bang Opening Soon – RT & Follow for chance to win tickets to VIP Opening Party http://t.co/17fvVpgW Fri, 19:32: RT @BigBangPopup: Here we go folks, in time for a late #ff bonanza – RT &…
Continue readingWed, 18:10: Clearly the fates are with me. BIG splat of bird poo on the windscreen as drive home. Had the sunroof open. Could have been nasty. Wed, 22:46: revisits the first notes on the story: http://t.co/Th2lalGN #TheEndOfAllWorlds #ya #fantasy
Continue readingAfter yesterday’s ramblings about the small seeds of bigger stories, today I found my old writing notebooks with the early sketches of plotting and characters. It’s interesting to look back – especially having seen how The End Of All Worlds…
Continue readingTue, 15:26: Want a book to “sink your teeth into-the science of global warming & weather patterns combine with Icelandic folk lore” http://t.co/3bCLRjIW Tue, 22:31: Quirky and wonky: the seeds of stories… http://t.co/wXbdjBDr #writing #stories #ideas Wed, 09:19: The original…
Continue readingClaire and I were talking at work today about how ideas for stories come about. She was telling me (and I hope she doesn’t mind me mentioning it here) about an sketchy idea that she had that might make a…
Continue readingMon, 22:45: “a book you curl up with on a comfy chair & immerse yourself fully into” #TheEndOfAllWorlds receives another 5* review http://t.co/3bCLRjIW
Continue readingSat, 16:17: To snack’n’scan… http://t.co/0xRh9dEh Sat, 19:07: can’t quite believe that I used to go on a two-week holiday and only come back with 1x 36 film of pictures… #confessionsofaphotoholic Sat, 20:17: Is there a song that features wren song…
Continue readingFri, 14:46: eBooks are nice but real books are nicer! Making books… http://t.co/Ay7SQRbn \via @aeroplanegirl Fri, 17:35: Patriotic enough for an @abingdonconcert band #jubilee concert…? http://t.co/lXSmldAp Fri, 18:58: seems to have finally got the old negative/slide scanner working! 🙂 #FridayGeek
Continue readingThu, 12:09: http://t.co/d1UGrzFf Thu, 15:51: is being good. I am defying my urge to go and buy and consume chocolate… #hard
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