David Shepherd | May 30, 2013
Its true – I’ve fallen in love with ‘The Dwarves’ – not only the band leading the way in The Hobbit, but Tungdil and his companions from the remarkable series by Markus Heitz. I am just reaching the climax of book 1, a rip-roaring page turner that manages to combine humour with pathos. Markus has [...]
David Shepherd | May 13, 2013
Not much to report on the writing front this week – my day job has kept the Wolf from the pen, to adapt an old metaphor. Instead I’ve taken comfort in the wealth of creative material emerging from favourite musical influences. Ozzy’s return to Sabbath is well documented, but I didn’t realise Zeppelin sound-a-likes Kingdom Come [...]
David Shepherd | May 4, 2013
It could be the fact that out of the sun, the wind bites with bitter intent, or maybe its down to the proliferation of gloom from the doom-sayers that proclaim we will have to get used to English winters that last for 7 months – whatever the root cause, I am definitely in the right mood to [...]
