An honorable man is mistaken for his disreputable father. Now he’s pushed into a political scheme to start a war that will spread across multiple kingdoms. James Cuttler’s fiancé is being held captive to ensure he goes through with the plan.

He soon decides his skills are at sea and procures a ship to wage war upon those who disrupted his simple life. He can’t do it alone, so he recruits a band of cutthroats to help him. But first, they need guns and munitions to outfit the ship properly. Deception and trickery will only get them so far. Eventually, they’re going to have to engage the enemy.

James’ goals aren’t necessarily the same as his crew. It’s a delicate balancing act to collect enough loot to keep his crew happy, while guiding them back to rescue the girl.

Voyage of the Lanternfish is filled with adventure, magic, and monsters…

Hi, SEers! Mae here on my day to share a favorite book. This is always a tough one for me as there are so many great choices. Although my preferred reading genre is mystery/suspense/thriller, I often find gems elsewhere.

Such is the case with A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen. What makes this story so exceptional is that it’s true. James went from being a recovering drug addict and penniless busker to a bestselling international author—all because of his kindness toward a stray cat. His story has been made into a movie and he and Bob now do speaking engagements around the world. There is a Bob animated TV show, Bob books for kids, a Bob Twitter feed, website, and Instagram account. If you like Cinderella stories, you need to experience this tale of one man and his remarkable cat.

Here’s the blurb:

The Instant New York Times

Greetings Story Empire readers! This week we continue with another use of Scrivener’s Inspector – Document References .

Just as a refresher, the Inspector is turned on by clicking on View in Scrivener. Slide down the menu to Layout and click on Inspector in the fly-out menu that is displayed (for keyboard command enthusiasts use CTRL + Shift + I).

The Document References are accessed using the second from the left button located at the bottom of the Inspector.

To toggle between Document References and Project References click the up-down arrows.

There are several other controls for the Document References. To Add/Remove references click on the +/- buttons. The + button reveals a menu that allows adding internal references from the project as well as external references (Look-up and Add or Create), all of which are pictured below: