A note from L.M. Colburn:
When I started work on "Broadsides" in August 2003, I never envisioned it becoming the work that it is today. What started out as an attack by killer muses and intended to be a short story soon changed into a full-length novel, and I thank you, my readers, for helping me get it there. Without you, this story would have died long ago without being fully told.
I am truly sorry for not updating this in a timely and reasonable fashion, especially where it was so close to the end. I've been through a lot in the last few months that have kept me away from working on this novel, and looking back I regret that I didn't finish it when I had the hearts and minds of my readers. But in any case I hope I've brought closure to the story and to a thought that has been in my head since I first saw POTC well over a year ago.
Thank you for your kind words and encouragement, for it has truly meant a lot to me, and helped me discover that writing is an option I will always have available to me as a career. Thank you for making my first attempt at creative writing (yep, that's true..."Broadsides" was an experiment!) a success and one I can look back on with a sense of pride.
Do I have plans for a sequel? No. I feel this storyline has come full circle and now it is up to your imagination to decide where it shall lead. I would, however, like to one day transform this into an original work and perhaps see it published.
Once again I would like to express my deepest sense of gratitude to you, the reader. Please feel free to email me at with any questions regarding "Broadsides."
Thank you,
L.M. Colburn
