James has been writing fiction for only the last three years. Prior he has written many books and articles but all of a technical nature. He's been in the IT industry since 1978 and written on a wide range of IT subjects as well as writing many hundreds of training manuals.He turned his attention to fiction during the summer of 2009. Armed with an A4 pad and ballpoint pen he unleashed a stream of consciousness - some 40,000 words before he drew a breath. The writing experience with such unbridled passion was new to him. A far cry from technical authoring. The excitement of not knowing where it was going but having an evolving story with a host of characters spurred him on. The Hole… Opportunity is the product of his imagination and the first in a series of titles to be completed. Born in Oxfordshire in 1952 he draws on his local knowledge to provide inspiration and settings for his characters, locations for his plots and the mid-twentieth century for his historic anchors. More information on James and his other writing projects is available on his website at www.jamesminter.com, or you can follow him on his blog. Any comments on The Hole Opportunity or other writing matters are welcome. He's contactable on: james@jamesminter.com.