My short story ('Fourth to the Right') has had some very positive early feedback on Amazon kindle from buyers.
To read the reviews go to:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fourth-to-the-Right-ebook
I welcome all feedback and reviews. I am very grateful to all those who have commented thus far both on Amazon and on my blogs.
A preview of 'Fourth to the Right' is available on my other blog jtadamstories.blogspot.co.uk
Thank you all so very much.
Teddy Adam
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Sunday, 20 January 2013
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Fourth to the Right
My other story 'Fourth to the Right' is now available to buy on kindle,
or for hard copies you can email me direct on teddyadam79@googlemail.com
Don't forget a preview of the story is available on my other blog www.jtadamstories.blogspot.co.uk
Enjoy!
or for hard copies you can email me direct on teddyadam79@googlemail.com
Don't forget a preview of the story is available on my other blog www.jtadamstories.blogspot.co.uk
Enjoy!
Thursday, 6 December 2012
Heads up!
Hello everyone,
News on The Story of Teddy Adam is pretty slim on the ground as I am still in the writing phase.
I have, however, got news on another story.
I'm publlishing, in time for christmas, a heart warming short story.
For more information on the story, and for publication dates, please visit my other blog:
www.jtadamstories.blogspot.co.uk
All the best.
News on The Story of Teddy Adam is pretty slim on the ground as I am still in the writing phase.
I have, however, got news on another story.
I'm publlishing, in time for christmas, a heart warming short story.
For more information on the story, and for publication dates, please visit my other blog:
www.jtadamstories.blogspot.co.uk
All the best.
Friday, 14 September 2012
Friday, 7 September 2012
I'm back!
Hi guys,
Sorry I've not posted in a while (it's a long story) but I'm back now.
Okay, about the feedback on the professional critique, it was alot better then predictided.
(I can't say who did the critique but I will hint at a very successfully publishing company)
Anyway, the general overview of the feedback goes like this:
That's all for now folks, I'll update again next Thursday.
Sorry I've not posted in a while (it's a long story) but I'm back now.
Okay, about the feedback on the professional critique, it was alot better then predictided.
(I can't say who did the critique but I will hint at a very successfully publishing company)
Anyway, the general overview of the feedback goes like this:
- "You have some lovely vivid descriptions that brought Trinidad alive and made it very visual for the reader." Direct quote from the feedback.
- Synopsis needs work.
- Use careful editing.
- Think about the shape of the story. And....
- Great opening story (with baby Teddy)!
That's all for now folks, I'll update again next Thursday.
Friday, 17 August 2012
Update
Hi all
Just an update on my books progress. I've recently submitted my draft for professional critique. I should be able to share the feedback with you by Thursday.
Many thanks to all those who left comments, they are very encouraging as I always wish to know what my readers think.
Thanks
Teddy.
Just an update on my books progress. I've recently submitted my draft for professional critique. I should be able to share the feedback with you by Thursday.
Many thanks to all those who left comments, they are very encouraging as I always wish to know what my readers think.
Thanks
Teddy.
Thursday, 9 August 2012
Preview
The
Story of Teddy Adam
The
Beginning Years
Teddy had a rucksack on his
back with two pairs of clothes, a towel, one block of soap, a pack of biscuits
and a gift he picked up along the way from the Almighty Himself. Having lost
his job, no money and been kicked out from home, Teddy walked along the street
aimlessly. He walked and walked for miles; eventually he reached a concrete
bridge where, underneath, he decided to sit and take a rest. Teddy slept all
through the afternoon. When he woke up late in the evening, just before the
sunset, he took out the pack of bourbon biscuits from his bag, which he had
bought for 50 cents. The pack had four round biscuits in it, chocolate with a crème
centre. He ate each biscuit slowly and drank water from a nearby street pipe.
He then returned to his place under the bridge. As night fell, Teddy sat back
and looked at his life, where he was and how he ended up there, on the streets,
underneath a concrete bridge. “Nineteen years of my life” He said aloud to
himself, as he gazed back over them.
The year was 1979, the date
May 5th. In the early morning young George was asleep in his small
bed which lay beside his parents’ bed. He was awakened when he felt something
touching his back, something warm and wet was lying in bed next to him. Blearily
he turned over to find a small, tiny, naked murmuring baby by his side. As the
baby contentedly gurgled to itself, George cried out in surprise “Baba! It’s a
baby!” Tired and eager to comfort the mumbling newborn, George quickly rushed for
the powder bottle as he had seen many mothers pamper their babies with it. The
bottle was white with blue writing; it was shaped almost as a cone with a twist
top for easy application. In his haste George opened the powder bottle, not by
simply twisting the screw top, but by removing the whole lid, he then promptly
emptied the bottle’s complete contents on his new born brother.
“No!” Cried Jasmine, his
elder sister, in shocked confusion as she entered the room. “What are you
doing?”
“It’s a baby.” George
explained. “I’m putting power on him to comfort him.”
“You don’t need to do that.” Jasmine laughed,
as she took the now empty powder bottle from her young brother’s hands. “We
need some cloth. Go get me some quick as quick and I’ll clean up the powder
before Mum wakes and sees it.” George did as he was bade and watched as his
sister cleaned the baby, wiping away all the excess powder before wrapping him
in a toweling cloth from his muzzy head to his tiny toes. George gazed in
wonderment as the now warm and comfortable baby made strange cooing sounds. “This
is amazing,” thought George. “All of this and all before breakfast.”
“This is a day to remember.”
Said George to his little big sister Sofia when she ambled out of bed a short
time later. “We’ve got a new little brother.”
“Not another hothead.” Mumbled
Sofia while George ran about the house shouting merrily, “Baby, baby, we’ve got
a new baby!”
“Time to eat your breakfast
and get ready for school.” Jasmine declared as she swiftly grabbed George who
was making another giddy round of the kitchen. As Dad prepared for work, Jasmine
got George and Sofia ready for school. At twelve Jasmine was the oldest child
in the house, she helped Mum out the most and looked after her younger
siblings. Sofia was less inclined to join in family scenarios and kept pretty
much to herself because of a long standing rift between the two sisters prior
to George’s arrival. While George was more of a wild card, he was mischievous,
playful and quite the dare devil. Not long after Dad left for work, Jasmine
sends her two school age siblings on the short walk to their school. She chose
to remain at home for the day so as to help her exhausted Mum and care for the
new born baby. At school George was hyperactive with joy and pleasure. He would
talk of nothing else all day of his new brother, he told his school mates and the
teachers of the new arrival. “I’ve got a baby brother!” He would say each time
he spoke to someone new. “And he’s .....!” Words would often fail young George
at this point, so he would take a huge sigh and finish with a joyful smile.
Meanwhile mother and
daughter spent the day happily chatting and thinking of possible baby names.
They ran through many names, Mum thought of names like Rahim, John, Arthur, Marcus
and Abraham, whereas Jasmine suggested Daniel, Henry, Philip and many others
beside. Both were filled with joy and spent several jolly hours trying to find
the right name for their new charge. By the time that mother and the four
children were sat at the dinner table that evening, the only topic for
discussion was the new baby’s name. Jasmine rocked him softly in her lap while
George bounced on the seat next to her and Sofia helped herself to the food
their mother had just served. The table respectfully quieten as Dad entered the
home after a long day at work. Slowly, calmly, he walked up to Jasmine and
looked at the sleeping baby on her lap. “He’s chubby.” Dad said with a hint of
a smile on his lips. An old fashioned man, Tony was not taught to display
emotions; he did however feel them. As he watched his daughter rocking his
youngest son, he was reminded forcefully of when Jasmine was George’s age. How
she would play with a small teddy bear that she was given by her Aunty, that
teddy bear was a pale brownish colour, had chubby cheeks and a fuzzy head just
like the new baby. “He looks quite like a teddy bear.” Dad shared aloud. “Like
your old teddy bear.” He directed at Jasmine. Everyone at the table laughed and
agreed with their father’s assessment. Carefully Dad lifted his new baby, holding
him at eye level. After a moment’s pause Dad said: “That is it then, he’ll be known
as Teddy.”
Friday, 3 August 2012
Thursday, 2 August 2012
The Story of Teddy Adam
Synopsis
Teddy Adam was born in the early hours of May 1979, in
the tropical Island of Trinidad, West Indies. From his first day in the world
Teddy was surrounded by the sights, sounds and thrills of life.
Based on real life experiences, Teddy’s story unfolds
with hilarity, action, trials and joys.
"The Beginning Years" focuses on the first seven years of
Teddy’s jam-packed life, while he moves through his early years and into early
childhood. Transitioning from naive innocence into a young boy with an adult-like
understanding of the world.
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