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 moreFrom my walk in the woods this morning, you can see the seeds of new life bursting out of winter… …and what a spring it’s going to be. You can see from the carpet of bluebells bursting forth it’s going…
Continue readingAfter the distress of having to hear me sing, Pepper seems to enjoy posing for the camera – maybe he was intrigued by, and wondering as to where the lens had got to – still he looks relaxed, no? Pin-hole…
Continue readingAfter the distress of having to hear me sing, Pepper seems to enjoy posing for the camera – maybe he was intrigued by, and wondering as to where the lens had got to – still he looks relaxed, no? Pin-hole…
Continue reading…c’est trés marvellous! J’adore Trois Colours Rouge! I love that film, car lights on the road, the fruit machine, the pan across the back of the chairs in the bowling alley, to the packet of cigarettes and the half empty,…
Continue readingI have spent more much money than I really should’ve. But I have an excuse: I needed to cheer myself up after a morning spending money on new front tyres for my car and having my friendly neighbourhood electrician over…
Continue readingEach year, my work sponsor places on personal development programmes for men and women, and these called Navigator and Springboard respectively. They consist of four day long sessions at a location, away from work, spread over four months – and…
Continue reading…and Pepper didn’t seem to like it either. Just tried recording myself singing Earth In Me – I had thought of posting the results here – but I figure it’s just too damn embarrassing. It’s hilarious! You’d all laugh at…
Continue reading…this is the one of the songs that has inspired the character of Hanna Katla. Edit: Listen to Open Your Heart (Ogg File Format) [ Download and unzip the file, you will also need to have a music player that…
Continue readingOkay, here’s for the real test. It sounded good with chlorine filled ears earlier tonight in the swimming pool – and I’m saying it’s finished, but here it is. The question is, am I learning anything?
Continue readingI did manage my thirty lengths tonight, but it took me a little longer than usual. Not because I was swimming badly or slowly, or taking lots of rests, but because I kept creating new lines in a new Hanna…
Continue readingOkay, I’m trying to write Hanna Katla’s songs – she’s Icelandic, she sings in English and Icelandic, in a guitar rock-pop band a bit like these guys: ( Írafár ) – but I’m crap at writing songs! I need help!…
Continue readingSo what has 1st March brought me. Well, I missed my target to finish chapter two by the end of February, the novel is going well and standing at impressive 31,000 plus words. This morning was the most beautiful of…
Continue readingThe rules are simple. This is my bookshelf, now show me yours. No rearranging allowed, just go straight in at random with one shot.
Continue readingcurrently writing: chapter two (of six) current page: 116 saturday’s wordcount: 520 current total: 31,276 Am I keeping just ahead of you, siren_songs? >_<
Continue readingMy first attempts at pin-hole photography are, err … interesting (and can be seen here… This one was taken on platform two of Bicester railway station – I think for about 15 seconds directly into the light. I think it…
Continue readingMy first attempts at pin-hole photography are, err … interesting (and can be seen here… This one was taken on platform two of Bicester railway station – I think for about 15 seconds directly into the light. I think it…
Continue readingWith my first film complete and developed the results … they are interesting. If a little unconventionally out of focus
Continue readingVery apt… “It [government] treats people as goods and then gets upset when they arrive in containers on the back of lorries.” —Jeremy Hardy
Continue readingI haven’t been writing as much as I would have hoped, but I have been writing, so… currently writing: chapter two (of six) current page: 114 this week’s wordcount: 729 current total: 30,756
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