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Read morePackaged up my entries for the Fish Unpublished Novel and the Co Durham Crossover novel competitions today, and despatched them off. What will happen next I wonder…? ~~~~~ Now, go forth and listen to this now! No really, you must!…
Continue readingI was really very nervous all day about going to my first Life Drawing class tonight. I ate a meal in the canteen at lunchtime and then worked late this evening and had my sandwiches for heading to the Oxford…
Continue readingMy art course starts tomorrow, so I’ll be staying in Oxford after work till the course starts at 6.30. I have my sketchpad and willow charcoal of various thicknesses. Other than that, I have absolutely no idea what to expect?…
Continue readingAttempting to strive further into chapter three after way to long a break, whilst watching some ABBA documentary on the tele… Hrmm…
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Continue readingBack to school today. Well, not school, but band is back in the diary for Thursday nights. It’s funny, but even though I haven’t picked up my flute since mid-July (slaps wrist!) I found that my breathing and tone were…
Continue readingYes, I attended my one-day grammar and language usage workshop. I’m not promising that my spelling and grammar abilities will dramatically change, or that I’ll be able to suddenly impress folk at parties with geeky grammatical insites, however I do…
Continue readingFox hunting with hounds will be banned and not before time. I’m sure that most of these violent protesters have about as much interest in the issues involved as thugs who cause trouble at football matches. Even so, they have…
Continue readingAlthough I promised that we would be able to let you know the outcome of your interview today, I’m afraid that some circumstances have changed in the last 24 hours that will mean that we cannot finalise our decision until…
Continue reading…and because I haven’t posted for a few days… name four bad habits you have: – staying up too late (on a ‘school night’) – chewing at my finger nails – not being as tolerant of others as I would…
Continue readingThursday + Six-thirty + Radio 4 + Jeremy Hardy = Very, very, very funny But if you missed it. Sit back, log on, and enjoy. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Continue readingWell, I think it went good. Apologies if that last sentence doesn’t make good grammar but I’ve been a bit bleeuurgghh all afternoon. Oddly I’ve been okay when doing work, but when I tried to send out an email about…
Continue readingThey don’t give me much notice do they?! I now have an interview for the Production Editor job in Science Division (Science? Really, me??) at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning! Eeek!! Wish me luck, won’t you…
Continue readingI now have synopses to for both Flyht and Blood & Fire, yay!! Together with the Appreciation of Diana Wynne Jones, and the 1000 and 5000 starters to their respective chapter ones’ I now have all I need to put…
Continue readingThat’s the number of lengths I did tonight in that many minutes – four blocks of ten, more or less non-stop – so I’m feeling pretty pleased with myself. I could probably have swam 50, but you know, one doesn’t…
Continue readingAfter yesterday’s cycle rides, today, which was even better: hotter and sunnier, I took myself off to Cliveden to attack and destroy some mean old envading laurel bushes with the local National Trust Volunteer group. After the whole day out…
Continue readingBecause I’m trying to write the synopsis for Flyht and it’s not going well, so I’m looking into who’s up and who’s down in the top commentator’s list (adjusted for same person, different journals). I’m surprised that mosskat55 is still…
Continue readingI drove to the Park’n’Ride at the north of Oxford today, from where I would cycle into town. On my way down, my route takes me past the edge of Kidlington where Virgin boss, Richard Branson lives. I passed several…
Continue reading…it’s time for bed. Good night, one and all. Sweet dreams, dear friends… ^__^
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