mˈɑːɹk ʃˈɛpɚd hɐz ɐ bɹˈiːf kˈæmɪˌoʊ ɪn mɜːsˈeɪdiːz lˈækiz nˈɑːvəl dʒˈɪŋks hˈaɪ, æz ɐ stˈuːdənt ɐtˈɛndɪŋ ɐ kɹiːˈeɪɾɪv ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ klˈæs.
Mark Shepherd has a brief cameo in Mercedes Lackey's novel Jinx High, as a student attending a creative writing class.