Interview With Pirate Cookbook Co-Authors Dennis McCoy and Cherrie McCoy

  

 

1. What inspired you to write this book?

We enjoy cooking and we both like pirates and we thought we'd give the cookbook a piratey twist.

 

2. What exactly is it about and who is it written for?

It is about a ship that travels around the world with a recipe in every port and is written for cooks and/or pirate lovers and includes information on various countries.

 

3. What do you hope readers will get out of reading your book?

Great recipes and more knowledge about our world with a humorous touch.

 

4. How did you decide on your book’s title and cover design?

Our last name is McCoy and people often say Ahoy McCoy and the cover was chosen because the journey is on a pirate ship.

 

5. What advice or words of wisdom do you have for fellow writers – other than run!?

There is a book inside everyone and more importantly, FINISH THE BOOK!

 

6. What trends in the book world do you see -- and where do you think the book publishing industry is heading? 

Books are making a comeback because people need to unplug.

 

7. Were there experiences in your personal life or career that came in handy when writing this book? 

I went to several of these countries, and I love cooking.

 

8. How would you describe your writing style? Which writers or books is your writing similar to?

Factual, educational, and humorous in style and is unique with no caparison.  

 

9. What challenges did you overcome in the writing of this book?

Taking time to work on the book and when we finally fished it, we didn't know what to do with it.

 

10. If people can buy or read one book this week or month, why should it be yours?

The reader is taken around the world on a culinary journey. The book has helpful pictures of the cookbook recipes with beautiful photos showing he ingredients and the finished meals. People eat with their eyes. In addition, there are factoids regarding navigation, culture, and local flavors and ingredients. 

About The Authors: We're Cherrie and Denny McCoy and we have sailed the open seas of life together for forty years and counting. Longtime pirate lovers and fun-loving cooks, it only seemed natural to marry the two together. When not at sea we are busy living happily ever after in our home port of Capitola, California. 

 

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