Blackbeard Quick Fact #3 – Fun with hemp
In this third fact about Blackbeard, I tell you how the pirate made his enemies believe he was a demon.
Blackbeard Quick Fact #2 – The Body Count
This is the second fact I have to tell you about Blackbeard in the lead up to the release Blackbeard’s Lost Treasure, and this one really surprised me.
Blackbeard Quick Fact #1: What is Blackbeard’s real name?
In the days leading up to the release of Blackbeard’s Lost Treasure (April 28,2016 – Black Rose Writing), I am going to give my readers–or anyone with interest in the legendary pirate–some of the notes I took as part of my research for the novel.
Deleted Scene from Blackbeard’s Lost Treasure
This was my original opening chapter of the novel. In it, I tell readers what event kicked off the Golden Age of Piracy. This is where the vast amount of treasure (gold, silver, jewels) that drove piracy during the early 1700’s. In my book, the events described in this scene is what leads to Blackbeard receiving his Lost Treasure.
Blackbeard’s Lost Treasure gets a release date!
Caleb is excited to announce that his latest work, Blackbeard’s Lost Treasure, is set to release on April 28th, 2016. It will be published by Black Rose Writing.
I Know What You Did – A Short Story
Why does this keep happening? Every day, when I arrive at my desk in the cubicle farm on the twentieth floor of the Prudential building in Uptown Charlotte, there is a Post-It note stuck to the middle of my computer screen that reads: “I Know What You did”
Insight into an a writer’s mind from Arthur C. Clarke
“There is no way of demonstrating that a writer is neglecting his job; even his snores are deafening, his subconscious may be hard at work.” – Sir Arthur C. Clarke
How a quarter led to the worst beating I ever got
My mom had a reputation around the neighborhood as my brother and I were growing up as being the “Dragon Lady.” She was a strict disciplinarian and any violation of her rules ended in being yelled at for five minutes or being spanked with her hand, belt, switch, paddle, etc. That discipline extended to our visiting friends as well.
Caleb Wygal reissues A Murder in Concord on Kindle and in paperback
In 2009, Caleb Wygal published the mystery novel, A MURDER IN CONCORD, which went on to be named a Notable Book Set in North Carolina by the University of North Carolina. Today, he is reissuing a revised version of that novel.
Writing Tip: How to create a lasting antagonist
Now that the writing for The Search for Blackbeard’s Lost Treasure is complete, I thought I’d take this opportunity while it is fresh on my mind to let you in on how my process for creating a villain.