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 moreThe Integrated Arts Movement workshop. After extreme relaxation in various sleeping positions over the floor, and several hilarious rounds of Rudolf the Red Nosed Raindeer, we had to devise three balancing positions. Sally – being my partner, we practiced, and…
Continue readingIn a quiet evening, I let my inspiration flow from my veins like molten gold as I write the first seven minutes, that’s about one quarter of part part two, of my drama. At these types or rates, maybe within…
Continue readingAfter a blissful, restful day at home I had a nightmare of travelling home. God I hate travelling, ou feel so detached from the real worl, sas if you are travelling in a void, a world where things only run…
Continue readingMy first trip home since I’ve been away at college, and I find it difficult to realise that I have managed to cope without the home comforts – you know, all the little things in life that you don’t normally…
Continue readingWhat bliss it is to sleep in your own bed again – I mean I thought I was sleeping alright at college but I suppose I must have got used to it, because I have been suddenly able last night…
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Continue readingThe time stealer is at it again. I got up earlier than I have done previously and I still didn’t get as much done! Who is the time stealer? What is he? I think I’ll write a film about him…
Continue readingFinished planning, and stared writing The Dream Life, it’s all about a failed relationship – well what can be more failed than Edward committing suicide clutching a photo of the girl he loves to love, when the girl he loves…
Continue readingWhat is it that makes you miss the buss you want by just one minute … and why do you have to go and buy something else instead of waiting ¼ for the next one?! Why did they never do…
Continue readingOne o’clock is a perfectly reasonable time to leave a New Year Eve party … I mean, if you go to bed any later that two or three o’clock then you don’t wake up till sometime nearer to 11am, and…
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Continue readingI really don’t know I bother going to school on Wednesdays – nohing at all happened because of the General Studies trip. The only thing that livened up the day were the fantastic floods we had. It rally was exciting…
Continue readingIsn’t i funny how some days you just can’t think of anything good to write – well anyway I got thoroughly sick today when I saw last years sixth form art work at the Art College. The least about the…
Continue readingI spent the morning creating a picture of Cathy Oldman from my story, out of a model in a Barclaycard magazine, a picutre of Amy out of Honey I Shrunk the Kids and what I wanted her to look like.
Continue readingI spent the morning creating a picture of Cathy Oldman in my story, out of a model from a Barclaycard magazine, a picture of Amy out of Honey I Shrunk the Kids and what I wanted here to look like.
Continue readingI completed writing and correcting parts one and two of my novel. I have printed it out on the the laser printer at MAFF. It’s brilliant, frsh, clean, and professional.
Continue readingI’m confused. Rachel doesn’t seem to be spending so much time with Alex. She is always smiling at me, and confiding secrets in me. I’m sure that they have arguments about the relationship beteen between Rachel and Alex…
Continue readingRachel told me today that she loves my eye lashes and fancies me dearly. When I asked her she said that she didn’t notice Alex’s eyelashes. Seh obivously looks at me more closely than to Alex…
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