Pirates and Writing, Part Whatever

News comes today that the US-flagged M/V Advantage evaded a pirate attack. The Advantage is one of ten ships owned and operated by Sealift. Of interest to me as a writer is the fact that the attempted hijacking was launched from a recently-hijacked chemical carrier.

From a writing point of view, in The Night Watch, the latest WIP, I'm trying to "persuade" the Space Rescue Service to arm their ships. So I think that the hijacked ship that they are about to liberate was undergoing conversion to an armed raider.

I love it when a plan comes together!