David Shepherd | July 12, 2009
This is going to sound like a terrible cliche, but writing a book really is a journey. You begin with the idea, start to flesh out a few plot lines and tentatively begin to put the meat on the bones. Before you know it you are writing, forging ahead with imperfect passages but getting the [...]
David Shepherd | July 4, 2009
I wait with baited breath for the paperback version of A Shadow Falls to land on my doorstep. The first copy of the book has been printed by on-line publishers lulu.com and is winging its way to Song Of The Elves HQ from the United States. After I’ve proofed the book it will be made [...]
David Shepherd | June 26, 2009
After spending the weekend inputting the new ‘creature’ feature to the website, I had a day of getting close to the ‘beasts’ of my garden whilst repairing the back fence. Our cats Bob and Alf have seen off the local squirrel population, but the outdoor catbowl seems to be attracting a whole new set of [...]
David Shepherd | June 17, 2009
Now that I’ve completed the final draft of A Shadow Falls, I’m taking a short break from editing the next installment of Song of the Elves while the SOTE technical team prepares Book One for paperback release. As a result I’ve got time on my hands, which I aim to use to expand the content [...]
David Shepherd | June 14, 2009
Finally, its done – the final ammendments to A Shadow Falls are complete. After an extensive scrutiny and partial re-write I feel that I’ve finally got the mauscript to the level of quality and excitement that I originally envisaged. At Song of the Elves HQ we will now begin the task of making it available [...]
David Shepherd | June 3, 2009
The final draft of A Shadow Falls is coming along nicely – only two chapters left to check and then we will begin the process of putting the book out for sale as a paperback. Fingers crossed, it will be available to buy in time for the summer holidays. The novel will also include an [...]
David Shepherd | May 28, 2009
Hi folks – I hope you are all enjoying the half-term break. The sun has been shining on Song of the Elves HQ for most of the week. Apologies for the delay in news updates – I’ve been busy with the final draft of A Shadow Falls. I’m about a week away now from completing [...]
Nick Peirson | May 17, 2009
To make it even easier to spread the word about “The Song of the Elves”, I’ve added an RSS feed for the news articles and added “Share” links to all the news articles and downloads to let you share them on sites such as Facebook, Myspace, Digg, etc. If you’re not familiar with RSS feeds, [...]
David Shepherd | May 16, 2009
Final preparations are being made for the release of A Shadow Falls as a paperback. In order to make this book as perfect and special as possible for my loyal readers I am currently undertaking a final revision of the manuscript. Scenes are being tightened, plot lines strengthened and every care is being taken to [...]
David Shepherd | May 4, 2009
I had such a vivid dream last night that I have to share it with you… I was rambling in the Lakes with friends and fell into step beside none other than J.R.R. Tolkien – he looked like himself from the pictures I’ve seen, but was tall like Gandalf. We talked about nature and the [...]
