David Shepherd | February 14, 2009
After a doing little digging, I now have the facts on the sad demise of the Sandbach town cat. The Colonel, as he was named by the folk who work and live on and around the cobbles, was only five years old when he succumbed to health problems, which had ‘dogged’ him since kittenhood. Attempts [...]
David Shepherd | February 7, 2009
A few weeks back I paid tribute to the Sandbach town cat gone missing presumed dead – or is he? The other night, following a few delightful hours amongst great company in the L.C., I set off back into the biting cold night and as I left the cobbles saw a familiar shape emerging from [...]
David Shepherd | February 1, 2009
I am currently re-drafting the beginning of my latest novel, The Mirror of His Soul. The action opens in Cheshire, and I’ve been spending a lot of time in the market towns along the Staffordshire border researching the various locations and venues for early scenes in the novel. The Roman, Saxon and Civil War history [...]
David Shepherd | January 28, 2009
a warm welcome to my new readers. I appreciate your support. If you’re not familiar with the website you’ll find here short stories connected to A Shadow Falls, news of current developments with book two, and soon you’ll be able to get hold of extracts from my new novel The Mirror of His Soul. i’d [...]
David Shepherd | January 23, 2009
In Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury, a young man and an old lady find a kind of gentle love for each other based on shared company, coffee and cake. Each separately wonders about what might have been if God hadn’t been so cruel to put them on the earth decades apart. At least they coincide [...]
David Shepherd | January 19, 2009
I was lucky enough to take part in a workshop with poet Cliff Yates recently and would like to thank Cliff for encouraging my students in their writing and inspiring us all with his poetry and group activities. Some of the work produced in the session has left me with ideas for future stories. I [...]
David Shepherd | January 4, 2009
Happy New Year! I hope its a good one for you. Why not beat the credit crunch by starting 2009 with a free book? Download A Shadow Falls for free from this website now! News on part two of The Song of the Elves, The King’s Blades, to follow soon…
David Shepherd | December 30, 2008
Many thanks to all my readers for your support during 2008. Getting the website off the ground was a major achievement and is hopefully just the begining of the journey for Song of the Elves. Happy New Year! See you in 2009 for more exciting developments…
David Shepherd | December 15, 2008
If you’ve just reached the end of A Shadow Falls and want to know what happens next, fear not, the next part is on its way. Having recently completed the final edit of A Shadow Falls, I am now turning my attention to Book Two, The King’s Blades. This originally had a working title of [...]
David Shepherd | December 1, 2008
As Dave is busy decorating, having talked himself into it, he’s asked me to post a quick note letting you all know that the next three chapters of A Shadow Falls are now available to download. I’m sure all you regulars (you know who you are) already knew that! If you’re enjoying the book, don’t [...]
