Mr Tumnal

Everyone has an idea of their ideal family. Not everyone’s become real

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About me

Derbyshire born. Suffolk bred. Lives in the shires.

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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  The Imaginary Wife

The Imaginary Wife

How would you feel if you discovered you were the imaginary creation of your best friend?

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Not as useful as first thought

There actually appears to be precious few sites on the when it comes trolls, elves and icelandic folklore. It seems that it’s either not as useful as it first looks, or it’s nothing more than pages and pages of bibliography…

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Research: A vicious circle? Discuss.

Just trolling (excuse the dreadful pun) around on the internet for more information on trolls and icelandic fairytale, and as a first port of call I tapped it into google… ( try it for yourself ) All well and good,…

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Birthday Wishes to lekythen

Have a stupendously fabulously Happy Birthday JJ! Hope you are feeling good on this most important of days … and watch this space for some form of card later on… *grins*

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An interesting article – please read…

Power driven In Iceland, work has already begun on a colossal $1bn dam which, when it opens in 2007, will cover a highland wilderness – and all to drive one US smelter. Environmentalists are furious, but the government appears determined…

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Cold and bothered

Well, hurray! it seems that my problems over heating are not over. Last week the heater resister pack went boom in my car and I had to have a new one… now it seems there’s something wrong with my panel…

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Mobile update

So ttfn i am off now to see what I can do to my novel – as I recall Helen had just arrived at the council of the trolls…

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Me!

My journal says I’m 65% masculine. What does your LJ writing style say about your gender?UsernameCommunity LJ Gender Tool by hutta

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Lit Idol?!

Lit Idol seeks new writing talent Aspiring novelists will compete for the chance to win a lucrative publishing contract in a Pop-Idol style literary talent search. Lit Idol has been organised by London Book Fair to uncover untapped talent in…

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