TheNovel – T E Shepherd https://shepline.com author | illustrator | digital designer Wed, 15 Apr 2020 16:55:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://shepline.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-shepline-white-on-green-square_512-32x32.jpg TheNovel – T E Shepherd https://shepline.com 32 32 Have made some progress… #TheNovel #MrTumnal3 #ForgottenFriends #ImaginaryFriends #amwriting https://shepline.com/2020/04/15/have-made-some-progress-thenovel-mrtumnal3-forgottenfriends-imaginaryfriends-amwriting/ https://shepline.com/2020/04/15/have-made-some-progress-thenovel-mrtumnal3-forgottenfriends-imaginaryfriends-amwriting/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2020 16:32:38 +0000 http://shepline.com/2020/04/15/have-made-some-progress-thenovel-mrtumnal3-forgottenfriends-imaginaryfriends-amwriting/ Have made some progress... #TheNovel #MrTumnal3 #ForgottenFriends #ImaginaryFriends #amwriting

Have made some progress... #TheNovel #MrTumnal3 #ForgottenFriends #ImaginaryFriends #amwriting

Have made some progress…
#TheNovel #MrTumnal3 #ForgottenFriends #ImaginaryFriends #amwriting

]]> https://shepline.com/2020/04/15/have-made-some-progress-thenovel-mrtumnal3-forgottenfriends-imaginaryfriends-amwriting/feed/ 0 That third part of the trilogy. It won’t write itself you know… #TheNovel #MrTumnal3 #ForgottenFriends #amwriting #tea #EasterBiscuit #TeaAndInspiration https://shepline.com/2020/04/13/that-third-part-of-the-trilogy-it-wont-write-itself-you-know-thenovel-mrtumnal3-forgottenfriends-amwriting-tea-easterbiscuit-teaandinspiration/ https://shepline.com/2020/04/13/that-third-part-of-the-trilogy-it-wont-write-itself-you-know-thenovel-mrtumnal3-forgottenfriends-amwriting-tea-easterbiscuit-teaandinspiration/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:31:06 +0000 http://shepline.com/2020/04/13/that-third-part-of-the-trilogy-it-wont-write-itself-you-know-thenovel-mrtumnal3-forgottenfriends-amwriting-tea-easterbiscuit-teaandinspiration/ That third part of the trilogy. It won't write itself you know... #TheNovel #MrTumnal3 #ForgottenFriends #amwriting #tea #EasterBiscuit #TeaAndInspiration

That third part of the trilogy. It won't write itself you know... #TheNovel #MrTumnal3 #ForgottenFriends #amwriting #tea #EasterBiscuit #TeaAndInspiration

That third part of the trilogy.
It won’t write itself you know… #TheNovel #MrTumnal3 #ForgottenFriends #amwriting #tea #EasterBiscuit #TeaAndInspiration

]]> https://shepline.com/2020/04/13/that-third-part-of-the-trilogy-it-wont-write-itself-you-know-thenovel-mrtumnal3-forgottenfriends-amwriting-tea-easterbiscuit-teaandinspiration/feed/ 0 Just like Chloë, writing essays never came easily to me. I love research, and pouring out pages of creative story, but essays… I really struggle we with them. What are you writing on #NationalWritingDay? #amwriting #ImaginaryFriends #MrTumnal #TheNovel https://shepline.com/2019/10/20/just-like-chloe-writing-essays-never-came-easily-to-me-i-love-research-and-pouring-out-pages-of-creative-story-but-essays-i-really-struggle-we-with-them-what-are-you-writing-on-nationalwriti/ https://shepline.com/2019/10/20/just-like-chloe-writing-essays-never-came-easily-to-me-i-love-research-and-pouring-out-pages-of-creative-story-but-essays-i-really-struggle-we-with-them-what-are-you-writing-on-nationalwriti/#respond Sun, 20 Oct 2019 16:14:28 +0000 http://shepline.com/2019/10/20/just-like-chloe-writing-essays-never-came-easily-to-me-i-love-research-and-pouring-out-pages-of-creative-story-but-essays-i-really-struggle-we-with-them-what-are-you-writing-on-nationalwriti/ Just like Chloë, writing essays never came easily to me. I love research, and pouring out pages of creative story, but essays... I really struggle we with them. What are you writing on #NationalWritingDay? #amwriting #ImaginaryFriends #MrTumnal #TheNovel

Just like Chloë, writing essays never came easily to me. I love research, and pouring out pages of creative story, but essays… I really struggle we with them.
What are you writing on #NationalWritingDay?
#amwriting #ImaginaryFriends #MrTumnal #TheNovel

]]> https://shepline.com/2019/10/20/just-like-chloe-writing-essays-never-came-easily-to-me-i-love-research-and-pouring-out-pages-of-creative-story-but-essays-i-really-struggle-we-with-them-what-are-you-writing-on-nationalwriti/feed/ 0 I’ve been reading @philippullmanofficial’s #SecretCommonwealth and with its descriptions of a not-quite Oxford I’ve been wanting to get back to my novel. I’ve typed up everything I’ve written to dat and its pleasingly near to 14k words… #ForgottenFriends #ImaginaryFriends #TheNovel #amwriting https://shepline.com/2019/10/13/ive-been-reading-philippullmanofficials-secretcommonwealth-and-with-its-descriptions-of-a-not-quite-oxford-ive-been-wanting-to-get-back-to-my-novel-ive-typed-up-everything-ive-written-to/ https://shepline.com/2019/10/13/ive-been-reading-philippullmanofficials-secretcommonwealth-and-with-its-descriptions-of-a-not-quite-oxford-ive-been-wanting-to-get-back-to-my-novel-ive-typed-up-everything-ive-written-to/#respond Sun, 13 Oct 2019 22:10:59 +0000 http://shepline.com/2019/10/13/ive-been-reading-philippullmanofficials-secretcommonwealth-and-with-its-descriptions-of-a-not-quite-oxford-ive-been-wanting-to-get-back-to-my-novel-ive-typed-up-everything-ive-written-to/ I've been reading @philippullmanofficial's #SecretCommonwealth and with its descriptions of a not-quite Oxford I've been wanting to get back to my novel. I've typed up everything I've written to dat and its pleasingly near to 14k words... #ForgottenFriends #ImaginaryFriends #TheNovel #amwriting

I’ve been reading @philippullmanofficial’s #SecretCommonwealth and with its descriptions of a not-quite Oxford I’ve been wanting to get back to my novel. I’ve typed up everything I’ve written to dat and its pleasingly near to 14k words… #ForgottenFriends #ImaginaryFriends #TheNovel #amwriting

]]> https://shepline.com/2019/10/13/ive-been-reading-philippullmanofficials-secretcommonwealth-and-with-its-descriptions-of-a-not-quite-oxford-ive-been-wanting-to-get-back-to-my-novel-ive-typed-up-everything-ive-written-to/feed/ 0 Creativity and Me https://shepline.com/2018/01/02/just-working-my-way-through-some-fairy-spells-as-you-do-on-tuesday-night-amwriting-thenovel-mrtumnal-theimaginarywife/ https://shepline.com/2018/01/02/just-working-my-way-through-some-fairy-spells-as-you-do-on-tuesday-night-amwriting-thenovel-mrtumnal-theimaginarywife/#respond Tue, 02 Jan 2018 22:53:22 +0000 http://shepline.com/2018/01/02/just-working-my-way-through-some-fairy-spells-as-you-do-on-tuesday-night-amwriting-thenovel-mrtumnal-theimaginarywife/ I’ve reached the point in my novel where the story is reaching it’s conclusion, and the Fairy Queen must be reborn and thus I must dovetail my writing with revision of the ballads of Tam Lin and Thomas The Rhymer – the major source material for the Mr Tumnal trilogy of stories. A slice of Christmas Cake and a cup of tea beside the tree and the pretend fire, and the inspiration starts to come. That’s the way that it works for me; an armchair, a couple of notebooks, and a couple of (different) fountain pens, with a Kindle on the side, and I am in the position to distill pages of creativity.

A couple of hours later, and I’ve written about five pages and a truly magical scene. I love it when that happens!

Just working my way through some #fairy #spells... as you do on Tuesday night. #amwriting #TheNovel #MrTumnal #TheImaginaryWife

Just working my way through some #fairy #spells… as you do on Tuesday night. #amwriting #TheNovel #MrTumnal #TheImaginaryWife

 

]]> https://shepline.com/2018/01/02/just-working-my-way-through-some-fairy-spells-as-you-do-on-tuesday-night-amwriting-thenovel-mrtumnal-theimaginarywife/feed/ 0 “the night pulsed with the booming soundtrack of other people’s fun” #TheNovel #amwriting #authorsofinstsgram #writersofinstagram https://shepline.com/2017/09/29/the-night-pulsed-with-the-booming-soundtrack-of-other-peoples-fun-thenovel-amwriting-authorsofinstsgram-writersofinstagram/ https://shepline.com/2017/09/29/the-night-pulsed-with-the-booming-soundtrack-of-other-peoples-fun-thenovel-amwriting-authorsofinstsgram-writersofinstagram/#respond Fri, 29 Sep 2017 14:35:50 +0000 http://shepline.com/2017/09/29/the-night-pulsed-with-the-booming-soundtrack-of-other-peoples-fun-thenovel-amwriting-authorsofinstsgram-writersofinstagram/ "the night pulsed with the booming soundtrack of other people's fun" #TheNovel #amwriting #authorsofinstsgram #writersofinstagram

“the night pulsed with the booming soundtrack of other people’s fun” #TheNovel #amwriting #authorsofinstsgram #writersofinstagram

]]> https://shepline.com/2017/09/29/the-night-pulsed-with-the-booming-soundtrack-of-other-peoples-fun-thenovel-amwriting-authorsofinstsgram-writersofinstagram/feed/ 0 And I’m back! Not for me noise-cancelling headphones, single-cell offices, and dedicated workspaces… #amwriting #snatchedmoments #TheNovel #progress https://shepline.com/2017/09/21/and-im-back-not-for-me-noise-cancelling-headphones-single-cell-offices-and-dedicated-workspaces-amwriting-snatchedmoments-thenovel-progress/ https://shepline.com/2017/09/21/and-im-back-not-for-me-noise-cancelling-headphones-single-cell-offices-and-dedicated-workspaces-amwriting-snatchedmoments-thenovel-progress/#respond Thu, 21 Sep 2017 12:14:59 +0000 http://shepline.com/2017/09/21/and-im-back-not-for-me-noise-cancelling-headphones-single-cell-offices-and-dedicated-workspaces-amwriting-snatchedmoments-thenovel-progress/ And I'm back! Not for me noise-cancelling headphones, single-cell offices, and dedicated workspaces... #amwriting #snatchedmoments #TheNovel #progress

And I’m back! Not for me noise-cancelling headphones, single-cell offices, and dedicated workspaces… #amwriting #snatchedmoments #TheNovel #progress

]]> https://shepline.com/2017/09/21/and-im-back-not-for-me-noise-cancelling-headphones-single-cell-offices-and-dedicated-workspaces-amwriting-snatchedmoments-thenovel-progress/feed/ 0 Post-work #amwriting, fuelled by nuts and sherry and summer sunshine… #cashews #pistachios #sherry #mrtumnal2 #thenovel #theotherjob https://shepline.com/2017/07/17/post-work-amwriting-fuelled-by-nuts-and-sherry-and-summer-sunshine-cashews-pistachios-sherry-mrtumnal2-thenovel-theotherjob/ https://shepline.com/2017/07/17/post-work-amwriting-fuelled-by-nuts-and-sherry-and-summer-sunshine-cashews-pistachios-sherry-mrtumnal2-thenovel-theotherjob/#respond Mon, 17 Jul 2017 18:58:02 +0000 http://shepline.com/2017/07/17/post-work-amwriting-fuelled-by-nuts-and-sherry-and-summer-sunshine-cashews-pistachios-sherry-mrtumnal2-thenovel-theotherjob/ Post-work #amwriting, fuelled by nuts and sherry and summer sunshine... #cashews #pistachios #sherry #mrtumnal2 #thenovel #theotherjob

Post-work #amwriting, fuelled by nuts and sherry and summer sunshine… #cashews #pistachios #sherry #mrtumnal2 #thenovel #theotherjob

]]> https://shepline.com/2017/07/17/post-work-amwriting-fuelled-by-nuts-and-sherry-and-summer-sunshine-cashews-pistachios-sherry-mrtumnal2-thenovel-theotherjob/feed/ 0 Moved on from #amreading to #amwriting as #TheNovel makes slow and stilted progress. Need to get back on the routine… https://shepline.com/2017/06/18/moved-on-from-amreading-to-amwriting-as-thenovel-makes-slow-and-stilted-progress-need-to-get-back-on-the-routine/ https://shepline.com/2017/06/18/moved-on-from-amreading-to-amwriting-as-thenovel-makes-slow-and-stilted-progress-need-to-get-back-on-the-routine/#respond Sun, 18 Jun 2017 19:21:34 +0000 http://shepline.com/2017/06/18/moved-on-from-amreading-to-amwriting-as-thenovel-makes-slow-and-stilted-progress-need-to-get-back-on-the-routine/ Moved on from #amreading to #amwriting as #TheNovel makes slow and stilted progress. Need to get back on the routine...

Moved on from #amreading to #amwriting as #TheNovel makes slow and stilted progress. Need to get back on the routine…

]]> https://shepline.com/2017/06/18/moved-on-from-amreading-to-amwriting-as-thenovel-makes-slow-and-stilted-progress-need-to-get-back-on-the-routine/feed/ 0 I’m back and I #amwriting! https://shepline.com/2017/02/01/im-back-and-i-amwriting/ https://shepline.com/2017/02/01/im-back-and-i-amwriting/#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2017 22:14:40 +0000 http://shepline.com/2017/02/01/im-back-and-i-amwriting-600words-progress-mrtumnal-thenovel/ I'm back and I #amwriting! #600words #progress #MrTumnal #TheNovel

I’m back and I #amwriting!
#600words #progress #MrTumnal #TheNovel

]]> https://shepline.com/2017/02/01/im-back-and-i-amwriting/feed/ 0 #SlowGin to see out a successful day at #work https://shepline.com/2017/02/01/slowgin-to-see-out-a-successful-day-at-work/ https://shepline.com/2017/02/01/slowgin-to-see-out-a-successful-day-at-work/#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2017 20:21:05 +0000 http://shepline.com/2017/02/01/slowgin-to-see-out-a-successful-day-at-work-now-back-to-the-novel-where-in-wonderland-did-i-leave-miss-amanda-jonesamwriting-work-thenovel/ #SlowGin to see out a successful day at #work. Now, back to the novel. Where in wonderland did I leave Miss Amanda Jones? #amwriting #work #TheNovel

#SlowGin to see out a successful day at #work.
Now, back to the novel. Where in wonderland did I leave Miss Amanda Jones?

#amwriting #work #TheNovel

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