Song of the Elves

Epic fantasy novels and short stories by David Charles Shepherd

Mission Accomplished

| August 31, 2009

I am pleased to report that at long last I’ve finished work on the revisions of A Shadow Falls.  It feels like a major milestone has been reached and I can’t wait to bring you the finished product.  Work will now begin on putting the paperback together.  We are still on schedule for a release [...]

Ray of Light

| August 24, 2009

It occurred to me during the course of this week, just how important it is for the reader to find the pages of a novel turning by themselves, with a minimum of effort required to maintain engagement with the plot. As I make my way through the final amendments of the last chapter, agonising over [...]

Back in the groove

| August 18, 2009

Hi, I’m back, well rested but the only man in the 90 degree heat of Kalkan who managed to pick up a stinking cold – back to the lemsips for me! Thanks to Nick for manning the helm of the good ship S.O.T.E. while I was relaxing…err I mean researching  the next part of the [...]

Holidays

| August 9, 2009

With Dave mid holidays, he’s left the site in my capable hands. I’m sure, under the pretence of holidaying, he’s furiously gathering inspiration to weave into future works. Either that, or he’s asleep on a beach! With the ever nearing release of the first book, Dave’s been putting in a lot of work on it [...]