Welcome to my blog!

This is James McCreath writing, and I am the author of the novel RENALDO.

This book is my first attempt at writing serious fiction, although I have written reams of business documents in my other life, which involved commercial real estate.

I consider myself to be a self published author in the truest sense of the word. I started writing with no idea at all about how make the many pages of paper I had written into a real book.

The internet was in its infancy in those days and email seemed to be used primarily for business. I was fortunate that I just seemed to find the right people at the right time to move those pieces of paper to the next step. Nevertheless, each and every decision, as well the expenses, were mine, and mine alone to make.

If you fast forward to the present day, even though RENALDO has now been published by Amazon affiliate Booksurge Publications, the decision making process for production, sales and marketing, and distribution all still remain squarely on my shoulders.

It has been nearly eighteen years since I started to write RENALDO. Over that time I have acquired a great deal of insight into the strange and fascinating world of authors, agents and publishers.

Initially, my reason for writing fiction was to find an oasis, a place where my mind could free itself from the reality of my life.

I drew on my passion for sport, specifically soccer, my extensive interest in history, and the experiences I had garnered during my world travels to come up with the historical fiction tale I wanted to tell.

RENALDO is a novel of hope. The hopes and dreams of an entire nation, as wells as its individual characters. Politics, terrorism, romance and the greatest sporting event in the world, the World Cup of soccer, form the backdrop of my story.

As it turned out, my faith, hope, and passion for life inspired me to continue this exploration into the publishing industry through to fruition.

It is this story that I would like to reveal to you in future postings. I want to meet people who are passionate about books and writing, and share my knowledge and experiences in a reciprocal way. I hope to hear from you soon.

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