TORY'S WORLD

Want to see what Tory's world actually looks like?


Trim your sails for my new board for The Witch From the Sea on Pinterest!


Okay, it's true, Tory, Jack, Captain Hart, Nada, and all the rest are fictional characters. (As far as I know...)


But  the West Indies of the 1820s was, of course, a real place, full of danger, adventure, social ferment, and the siren song of opportunity—legal and otherwise.


On my Pinterest board, you'll find maps, vintage illustrations, and a selection of objects from the period.

Pulp novel, ca. 1930

Also, take a look at some of my favorite female pirates, both historical and fictional.


(Like the 19th Century engraving of the notorious Mary Read, above, who allegedly bared her breast to prove her gender to the surprised opponent she'd just mortally wounded in a duel.)


Also, check out some wild items of female pirate ephemera, from pulp book covers to cigarette cards to fashion, that I've discovered while cruising around the Interwebs.


Every generation has its own ideal vision of a pirate lass!


My mission is to find and post as many as I can! Stay tuned...

THE BLOG (HOP) GOES ON!

I'm thrilled today to join the den of thieves over at Rogue's Nest to blather on about the art of writing pirate fiction, as part of our ongoing Here There Be Pirates Blog Hop.

And btw, isn't this a cool thing? It's my own personal pirate flag, designed by J. M. Aucoin, admiral of our buccaneer brigade on the Here There Be Pirated Blog Hop. 

Pirates of old liked to feature the tools of their trade on their flags, so I thought a quill pen would be atmospheric—dripping blood!

HERE THERE BE PIRATES

Ahoy, me hearties!

September is pirate month. For one thing, International Talk Like A Pirate Day falls on September 19 (so you'll want to brush up on your "Aarrrghs", "Ayes," and "avasts").

And in honor of this year's festivities, you, the Reading Public, have a chance to score some loot just the way we pirates like it—free!

A half dozen other swashbuckling authors have invited me to join them in a voyage of plunder—oops, I mean a Blog Hop and Book Giveaway with the catchy title, Here There Be Pirates. Each of the seven of us will be giving away a copy of one of our pirate novels to seven lucky winners.

Free books—what's not to love?

Me? I'll be giving away a rare copy of The Witch!

Read all the gory details right here!