I thought I should introduce myself to those who don't know me.​ I chose my pen name R.K.J. Adams not because I wanted to be JRR Tolkien or JK Rowling but because there was already a famous author Ruth Adams.
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I was born in Staffordshire in the early 1960s. For many years I lived in the West Midlands, then Derbyshire. From there I relocated to the northern Highlands and have lived here now for thirteen years with my long-suffering husband Mr Adams and our menagerie of pets. Currently, we have four rescue dogs, all as bonkers as their humans.
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My dreams of being an author began when I was really young. Books have always been in my world but I had no time to write. Working, as a teacher, then head teacher, kept me busy. In 2019 I made a momentous decision to retire early after a lifetime in primary education. My health had taken a downturn and I needed to recover.
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Less than six months later the world stopped because of Covid. Everything changed. I found the little girl who wanted to be an author again. In October 2021 I began to write. By early spring 2022 I had the bones of my first novel, 'Wasn't Me, Miss!' published in July 2022. Then came a poetry anthology 'Birth, Death and The Bits In Between'; a collection of poems written over the years about life published in December 2022.
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In February 2023 a local school approached me to take part in World Book Day as an author. With no children's book written by me, I set about quickly putting together something for the day which resulted in 'What shall I be?' It was published in March 2023. A second children's book, 'Who's That Snoring?' followed in July, and a third, 'It's Not Fair!' was published in November 2023.
Searching For Light', a second adult anthology of poems is due to be published in November 2024. My next writing venture has taken me to a murder set in the Highlands. It will hopefully be published soon.
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Life on the other side of retirement is cool! Apart from Mr A and the pets, my other passion is photography. I am an amateur but I love taking images. Living in the Highlands means there are plenty of opportunities for capturing nature's gems.
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Books are available from this website. Please visit my bookstore for more information.
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'A dream doesn't become a reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.'
Colin Powell
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