

Ted Dunphy
Aug 24, 20172 min read
How to Write a Book (3) Characters
Skull Murgatroyd lives at the other end of the village. He is hailed as a ‘real character’ by those who live at this end of the village....


Ted Dunphy
Aug 8, 20172 min read
How to write a book (2) - Genres
Someone asked me if I write erotic novels. I said, ‘No. What would my grandchildren say?’ When I started writing, I wrote stories. It was...


Ted Dunphy
Aug 3, 20172 min read
How to write a book (1)
A grand uncle of mine was killed three hours after WW1 ended. He died in an accident on a RAF airfield in France. I came across that fact...


Ted Dunphy
Jul 28, 20172 min read
Ardmore Festival
Ardmore Pattern Festival in county Waterford, Ireland, is in full swing this week finishing on Sunday 30th July which is the feast day of...


Ted Dunphy
Jul 26, 20172 min read
Waterford and Visitors
Waterford city welcomes visitors. They have been doing it since the Vikings sailed up the river Suir in the 9th century and the first...


Ted Dunphy
Jul 24, 20172 min read
Going Home
Most people have heard of Waterford crystal. The imagination, skill and ability of its craftsmen to turn liquid glass into amazing...