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 moreTonight, I passed the 50,000 mile mark of my novel. That’s 180 pages of pure shepline imaginationTM. Well, better stop yakking … I’ve got myself another 50,000 words to write… (see you on the other side *grins*)
Continue readingShorts and suntan lotion, and hot pools at midnight Day 13. 18 August 2002 Sunday. Our last working day. I wake after having a bitterly cold night, not helped by the fact that the zip on the sleeping bag broke…
Continue readingI’ve discovered that I never finished publishing the the tales of my adventures in the Jökulsárgljufur National Park [Iceland 2002]. So I’m going to start a short mini-series, serialising the last three chapters of the adventure (including northern lights, frontier…
Continue reading( The Land of the Midnight Sun ) The End of a Saga Day 10. 24 June 2004 Thursday. The journey home. I have slept very well, and indeed are rudely awoken from my sleep by my alarm clock. I…
Continue reading( The Land of the Midnight Sun ) The Blue Lagoon Day 9. 23 June 2004 Wednesday. Slept well, and had to be woken for my early start. I wash quickly and breakfast before heading out to catch the #115…
Continue reading[23:03] Thomas: What happened to your Gaby story? [23:03] Miss Rachel: about 20,000 words long… not finished tho [23:05] Thomas: it’s those last three words that you need to do something about 😉 [23:06] Miss Rachel: pots and kettles! 😛…
Continue readingI’m not sure I could do this with *everyone* on my FL, as I don’t know some of you as well as I would like, but if you’d like to play… I. Reply to this post, because I would like…
Continue reading( The Land of the Midnight Sun ) Reykjavik Subhurbs, Revolving Restaurants and Sneaking into the University Library Day 8. 22 June 2004 Tuesday. Another gorgeous dayof sunshine and 20°C temperatures. I breakfast leisurely, and head out shortly after 9…
Continue readingDuring my recent start on spring cleaning, I unearthed a spiral bound note book of diary entries and travelogue pieces from my five weeks in La Rochelle in 1994. I’m thinking that they should go up along with my Icelandic,…
Continue reading( The Land of the Midnight Sun ) The Longest Day and a City of Art Day 7. 21 June 2004 Monday. The longest day. A cultural day, and I want to make the most of it. I wake early…
Continue readingYou know who you are. You know what you have done. Thank you, indeed.
Continue reading( The Land of the Midnight Sun ) Snæfellsjökull and the Snæfellsnes Peninsular Day 6. 20 June 2004 Sunday. I am first to rise on this morning and at around eight-thirty I take my shower. I then venture out into…
Continue readingHis lunchtime adventures were something of a legend, and I’m pleased to see that they have finally found a home. Want to be entertained? ( step this way )
Continue readingwords for this words for that words for describing words for living words for speaking words for feeling words words words? which are the hardest words? the hardest words to write?
Continue reading( The Land of the Midnight Sun ) The Illusive Eider and the Old School Day 5. 19 June 2004 Saturday morning, I wake, and roll up the blinds onto another sunny day broken only by low cloud over the…
Continue readingI’ve just watched West Side Story, possibly for the first time. I say possibly, because it’s a musical that I know really well. I grew up listening to the original soundtrack that my parents have on record, and more latterly…
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Continue readingThis weekend has been both busy and relaxing, equally in good measure, at the same time. Yesterday, I began in earnest yesterday with my spring cleaning and ‘de-cluttering’ project – finishing sorting through my library of books and putting them…
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