As they closed the gap, angling to fire their cannons, they hoisted a black flag depicting a skull over crossed bones atop an hourglass, all in white. “Pirates!” declared Captain Garrett. “As if we needed the confirmation.” – The Day the Pirates Went Mad, Chapter … Continue readingBehind the Line – A Black Flag
Read up on the New Adventure, including the plans for the main & berthing decks! Find out details about the New Adventure including its origin, recent voyages, and dimensions & armaments. You can also read excerpts from the book and see sketches from Emma’s journal … Continue readingDetails of the New Adventure
“My compliments, Mr. Bellows!” declared the sandy-haired man, his voice cultured and smooth. “Ye have seen to our supplies most efficiently. Will we be down the Avon in time to catch the evening tide?” – The Day the Pirates Went Mad, Chapter 3: Decision Made, … Continue readingBehind the Line – Down the Avon
Check out the first four character profiles for the ship’s crew! Eventually, we’ll have short profiles for Emma & each of her shipmates from the New Adventure, highlighting a bit of their background & motivations that may or may not be in the story. Along … Continue readingFirst Character Profiles
We will soon begin adding some character profiles of the ship’s crew on the Behind the Scenes pages soon. With that in mind, we wanted to share an article I had written over a year ago that speaks to the type of information I capture … Continue readingCapturing Your Character
Clearing the desks, actually! I had to clear the room (and my mind!) to be able to plan what’s coming next. So many piles of paper! Some time back, I estimated my hardcopy printouts for revising and editing (I can’t work on the screen) would … Continue readingClearing the Decks
Just posted over on PlayGames2Learn.com about how the completion of #TDTPiratesWentMad is the fourth of the four big projects that prompted us to launch PlayGames2Learn.com and Silverpath Publishing two-and-a-half years ago! This endeavour was, and is, grounded on the idea to learn how we can … Continue readingFour Projects in Two Years
Thanks so much to everyone who came out to our book launch, and to those who have bought a copy of the book – It’s been so rewarding to hear the feedback from those of you who have read it already! We took a little … Continue readingPost Book Launch Break
Follow our event on Facebook to receive the Zoom info. Join us on May 1st at 2:00pm (PDT) for the official launch of The Day the Pirates Went Mad, my debut middle-grade historical novel! I’ll be reading a few excerpts from Emma Sharpe’s adventures and … Continue readingBook Launch – May 1st!
The ebook edition of The Day the Pirates Went Mad is now available on Amazon AND that kicks-off our early release event! Novel Bug Hunt & Giveaway (April 3 to April 18) There are three (3) parts to this event: The Discount – the ebook … Continue readingEbook Now Available