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 moreI’m currently listening to Mike Oldfield’s album Islands – I’m getting a greater range of music at work now I have my iRiver – but it’s strange. Listening to it, I am thrown instantly back to the days when I…
Continue readingThe novel has shifted to a different dynamic with the end of chapter two and chapter three. Helen, Ben, and Hanna Katla are no longer alone in the wilds of Iceland with the threats and dangers that faces. They are…
Continue reading…on this day go to lekythen. Finally the day has arrived, and the NHS are ready to relieve her of her galstones. *hugs* and good wishes to you JJ – may you have the speediest of recoveries… ^__^
Continue readingRight words, wrong time. Right time, wrong words. Why am I finding writing so difficult today? It’s not even as if today has had the creative-sapping cold, grey, gloomy wet weather of yesterday. Today has been full of sun, of…
Continue reading(I think that just about says everything…) Have a good one!
Continue reading“Ask me 3 questions, no more & no less. Ask me anything you want.” (But it’s up to you whether or not you paste this into your own journal, k?)
Continue readingHaven’t written much this week, and I’m not sure why. Last week, it was going so well…?? Actually, I think I do know why. Last week I finished chapter two, and sent if off to siren_songs, as she had kindly…
Continue readingExperienced my first ever video-conference with the rest of my team up in Edinburgh this morning. Seemed to okay, and I think it was useful on all sides (if only to help with that new integration thing, but I do…
Continue readingI’ve now finished uploading all my soundtrack cds to my iRiver (which just leaves the remainder of my classical cds to go), and I now have 2242 songs to choose from and still well over 50% of the capacity free…
Continue readingI do hope the poor person who Asked Jeeves so innocently, had their question answered on shepline.com… After yesterday’s fun, here’s the complete chart rundown fro the year. It goes on … and on … and on… Enjoy!
Continue readingI noticed today that my friends page has had five google referrerals made to it in the last 24 hours (and recently it continues to get these. So, ever inquisitive I decided to find out what these people were looking…
Continue readingMy working day in music, as heard, no editing. This is what’s playing, ecletic as it is. Interesting maybe. Boring certainly. A little surprised it took The Beatles so long to make a show, and not so often. Certainly seem…
Continue readingRiver waters tumbling through my veins Cool— not cold.
Continue readingI’m back. My folks are back. I’ve had a good break. They’ve had a good holiday. Things are as they are.
Continue readingToday has been one of those days when not much has happened, but its been satisfying still. I’ve had a couple of nice walks with the dogs – I’m gonna miss Sam and Barney, and I think they’re gonna miss…
Continue readingI ended chapter two with ideas a-plenty and scenes unrolling ahead of me in my mind. For the most part these are still there, and I look forward to writing them, however for a while there, on finishing chapter two…
Continue readingThis morning I got up early-ish and made my breakfast (including, of course, hot cross buns) and *found* the Green & Blacks easter egg that my mum left for me at the back of the pantry. I had known about…
Continue readingDid you get your birfdy presents chocolate wrapped for added goodness?
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