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 more09:09 listening to the melody of micro-blogging: student has turned the daily blizzard of tweets into music bbc.in/qt19wn \via @BBCr4today # 20:11 is it good or bad that I’m getting properly scared as I read/type up my own novel…? #writing…
Continue reading‘So he does exist then? Louis…’ said Charlotte. ‘Well he’s not my imaginary friend, if that’s what you’re asking.’ Kathryn laughed. 55797 / 80000 words. 70% done!
Continue readingWhat follows presupposes that at some before I die I have written lots of book which make, if in a small way, some kind of impact. This being the case, if, at some point in the future, either me or…
Continue reading14:24 Carrot tops! They are not just for bunnies… fb.me/15fQbDxSt \via @AlysFowler @PermacultureMag # 17:59 didn’t do any lay-by writing today, but did indulge in a couple of sentences of #driveway #writing before coming in… # 20:18 has just eaten…
Continue reading22:33 writes about writing (for a change)… http://shepline.livejournal.com/893524.html #writing #progress #MrTumnal 19:40 is waiting for this famous thunderstorm that all my Oxford friends keep talking about. It’s not fair, we never get thunderstorms… 12:57 for anyone wondering how I respond…
Continue readingIn fact, I’ve been writing lots. After a bit of a hiatus, I got back to writing just before my holiday in June, spending a good portion of the drive down to Cornwall reading my own novel on the motorway…
Continue readingKathryn remained at the bar, patiently waiting her turn and looking at the range of real cask ales and traditional ciders. Ever since the days when there had been an actual press at The Press and this was the daily…
Continue reading19:20 considers that it is really about time I stop writing in the garden and go and make syn-free quiche… #writing #responsibilities # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter
Continue reading11:14 Yes, yes they are different from the one’s that were sent last week. That’s why the first line of today’s email said UPDATED! # 18:54 having read the kindle sample, have just bought @rhi_lassiter’s Ghost of a Chance #books…
Continue reading18:56 might’ve finished band for the summer but that doesn’t stop some of the flutes from continuing… #flutes #duets # 23:06 has had a very nice evening of flute duets with Rachel Turner. Thank you for putting up with my…
Continue reading21:42 is cold and goosebumpy and wrapped in a blankie… # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter
Continue reading12:29 is very impressed with how the sequel to the infamous viral video is coming along. It’s gonna be good… 🙂 # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter
Continue reading20:35 wonders whether its too much to hope that Cameron may soon enter the record books as one of the shortest serving PMs of recent years? #notw # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter
Continue reading16:09 is proper pooped. Have decorated the d/stairs toilet & cleaned out chickens & rabbits. Emma also tire after working long morn. Sleepy house. # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter
Continue reading09:38 #novelsforcats The Church Mouse (more of an illustrated book for kittens…) # 09:39 #novelsforcats Cat Expectations by Charles Dickens # 09:56 #novelsforcats The Cat Whisper, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof # 10:35 #novelsforcats The Shipping Mews # 10:56…
Continue reading23:44 Sounds a bit like my last novel: Lost Tourist Found by Glacier after Hours of Searching t.co/R9cPcUR \via @icelandreview # 06:25 is very disconcerted to wake up to find #BBCR4Today not on. What’s happened? # 10:21 wonders wheher Google+…
Continue reading21:07 both love and hate it when inspiration strikes at inconvenient times. Had to rush into house this eve to get words down #writinginoddplaces # 21:12 remembers the times when imagination has struck at awkward of times. A34 laybys can…
Continue reading08:37 : a little bit of ABBA in the morning always there to part the clouds of gloom and inspire you. # 15:50 Sign the petition urging Cameron & Hunt to ensure a “fit and proper” test of #Murdoch’s media….
Continue reading23:54 has had a Bohemian evening – sitting and writing whilst around me people sketch and draw whilst others sing at the Harcourt Arms in Jericho # 09:33 Tell your MP to vote to stop Murdoch BSkyB powergrab. Crunch vote…
Continue reading12:34 is watching all my friends turn up to the big Google+ party, but I don’t have an invite. It’s bit like school all over again… # 16:46 is now on Google+ for what it’s worth. Now what…? When does…
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