I’m very happy and thankful to announce “The Day the Pirates Went Mad” is the winner of the 2025 Whistler Independent Book Awards (WIBA) children’s books category at this year’s Whistler Writers Festival! 🥳🥳🥳 Jointly administered by the Whistler Writing Society, Canadian Authors and Vivalogue … Continue readingWinner of 2025 Whistler Indie Book Awards
Over the summer, I entered some local writing contests: some for short works and also for both books from Emma Sharpe’s Adventures. In the latter case, I picked contests that would (1) get a lot of people reading the books and (2) provide feedback of … Continue readingSummer of Writing Contests
“Tomorrow, we search this island from one end to the other. They have to have a camp somewhere. In the meantime,” she (Emma) continued, hefting a rodent by its skewer, “I wonder how fat rat tastes?”– Back to the New Adventure, Chapter 6: Exploring Samana, … Continue readingBehind the Line – Fat Rat
“The Day the Pirates Went Mad” is a finalist for the 2025 Whistler Independent Book Awards! 🥳🥳🥳 Check out the full list at https://independentbookawards.ca/wiba-2025-finalists-announced/ 🙂 Winners will be announced at the Whistler Writers Festival (Oct 30 – Nov 2) 🙂 ⭐️ Emma Sharpe’s Adventures are … Continue readingWhistler Independent Book Awards finalist!
It’s the 4th BOOKversary of The Day the Pirates Went Mad! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 To celebrate – from March 31 to April 4 – you can get that eBook for FREE! But that’s not all! At the same time, you can also get 35% off the eBook … Continue reading4th BOOKversary of #TDTPiratesWentMad
The Teacher’s Guide for Book 2 of Emma Sharpe’s Adventures, Back to the New Adventure, is now available. Check out this Teacher’s Guide for your classroom, homeschooler, or distance learner. Extend the educational value of the book by delving into its events, characters, and connections … Continue readingBook 2 Teacher’s Guide
When cleaning up all the printouts from making Back to the New Adventure, I thought I’d do a comparison to The Day the Pirates Went Mad. I measured the amount of printouts for Book 1 back in 2021 and the height reached about 30cm, including … Continue readingPacking up Book 2 Printouts
The paperback for Back to the New Adventure is out now! The Novel Bug Hunt for Book #2 is over Thank you to everyone who took the time to check out my new historical novel during this event! A few issues were found – all … Continue readingThe Paperback is DONE!
It’s (a)Live! The “Back to the New Adventure” #eBook is available now!🏴☠️🌴😬 Get the Book 2 ebook for only $0.99 & participate in our “Novel” Bug Hunt & Giveaway until November 28th. BACK TO THE NEW ADVENTURE is an early 18th century historical fiction. Follow … Continue readingBook 2 eBook available now!
It’s almost the big day! Here’s the book blurb to tell you what “Back to the New Adventure” is all about! Subscribe to get the early release discount for the eBook and to also participate in our “Novel” Bug Hunt & Giveaway. As mentioned in … Continue readingBook Blurb: Back to the New Adventure