Pirate King
2 for 1 countdown
One week to pub date, which makes this a bonus day: I also have a post over at the Poisoned Pen Bookstore’s blog, talking about Russell & Holmes, Gilbert & Sullivan, and hitting a series’ reset button. Join me here.
Read MoreI must go down to the sea again (or: researching Pirate King)
You know, research is tough. I don’t know a lot about boats. They go in the water, sure, and sometimes they’re the only way to get from one place to another, especially in 1924. But sailboats? Um, no. I do have People (or, a Person) who know from boats, the sorts of people who can…
Read MoreEight days
The countdown to Pirate King‘s launch continues, with a video by a gentleman who, instead of spending NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) working on his novel, decided to craft a paean to Gilbert & Sullivan. Thus the (decidedly self-published) “I am the Very Model of a Wrimo Individual”: To pre-order a signed copy of the…
Read MorePaiKu!
The Pirate Way was democratic–everyone voted, everyone shared. And although I can’t share out a prize among all of you (half a page each?) I can ask you to choose a leader. A PaiKu leader, that is. Who wrote the very best example of Pirate haiku? Click here, and vote (once!) for your three favorite…
Read MoreTen days
As the countdown to Pirate King continues–ten days to go–today’s musical link finds the too-smart-to-succeed Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip tackling the Major-General’s song. I simply can’t imagine why this show failed… (Skip to the 30 second mark.) To pre-order a signed copy of Pirate King, go here.
Read MoreGetting medieval
Today I’m over at the Medieval Bookworm, writing about how I met Sherlock Holmes.
Read MoreMore Major General
The countdown to Pirate King continues–eleven days now–with our book tour’s theme tune of the Major General’s song. Now that you’ve sung along with the video, try it at the proper speed: And to order a signed copy of Pirate King, try here.
Read MoreCountdown continues
The countdown to Pirate King continues–twelve days now–with our book tour’s theme tune of the Major General’s song. If the words of the earlier versions I’ve posted fly by too fast for you to catch, try this one with subtitles: To pre-order a signed copy of Pirate King, just pop over here.
Read MoreThe Major-General, explained (sic)
Since not all of us have survived a proper Victorian public school education, here is the quick explanation of the Major General’s song. It helps to have had several cups of coffee before watching it:
Read MoreCountdown!
Two weeks until Pirate King sets sail! And to help you get ready for the singalong that starts all the events, (The Major-Criminal’s Song, which is on the Laurie ARrrgh! King page, here) I’m posting an assortment of Variations on a Theme of the Major-General’s Song. The first is Major General Grievous, the very model…
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