Ted Dunphy
- Feb 22, 2018
- 2 min
Burrowing in a warm place
Something has borrowed under the patio at the back of my house. I don't how long the tunnel has been there or if it is active. I haven’t...
Ted Dunphy
- Feb 10, 2018
- 2 min
Barbican Station Epiphany
I was being lifted by the force of bodies onto a Tube train at Barbican station on the London Underground last Friday. It was rush hour....
Ted Dunphy
- Nov 20, 2017
- 2 min
Ten Habits of Writers on the Fringe of the Big Time
Now that you are about to be famous you need to build habits to carry you through to your days of glory. Align your strategies now before...
Ted Dunphy
- Nov 18, 2017
- 3 min
Ten New Ways to Promote Your Book
Your family, workmates and an elderly neighbour have bought your book. Next step? Maybe, pay an organisation to promote and sell for you?...
Ted Dunphy
- Nov 16, 2017
- 3 min
Five Pages Only Writers Read
Page 1. I stand in Waterstones and read the opening sentence and paragraph in their top ten best selling novels. How good are these best...
Ted Dunphy
- Oct 24, 2017
- 2 min
What strikes five out of six new teachers at the half term break?
The first half term break is like an oasis. By sheer luck you did not bring home any marking. You have slept over eighteen hours on three...
Ted Dunphy
- Oct 11, 2017
- 3 min
Mental Health in Schools
Three pupils in every class in secondary schools in England suffer from diagnosable mental health problems. Last evening I attended the...