About Kevin C Smith

Author of Bilge Rat: Pirate Adventurer Series

The Story of Kevin Charles Smith

Kevin Charles Smith, the eldest of seven children, was born in Chicago and never outgrew his fascination with the exploits and depredations of pirates. As such, he spent his lifetime researching the celebrated and notorious antics of pirates through any available information source. His chosen profession of marketing resulted in untold success with multiple package food companies including the Kellogg Company. As he matured, he remained intrigued by the rollicking exploits of famous Hollywood swashbucklers who graced the silver screen with their daring, adventurous and heroic feats of honor and triumph.

Becoming an Author

Following a thirty-five-year accomplished career, culminating as Senior Vice President of Marketing Services with the Kellogg Company, Kevin set sail on his long-established passion of rendering the nefarious deeds and escapades of these ocean-bound hooligans onto paper. Fully cognizant of the dearth of information on pirates in general, he set out to create his very own fictional, yet historically accurate, account of the truly fascinating pirate way of life. 

As he set sail on this objective, he teamed up with two acclaimed and amazing editors, Ali Bothwell Mancini and Maya Rock of Fresh Ink Book Editing. Ali Mancini immersed herself into the project and assisted in crafting the first three books of the Bilge Rat: Pirate Adventurer Series, which encompassed Book One: Remarkable Rascal, Book Two: Black Tarantula and Book Three: Demon Pirate. Maya Rock then took up the challenge and assisted in the preparation and editing of Book Four: Viking Pirate.

Kevin’s creative career served him well in this enterprise. His storied background afforded him a robust knowledge and affinity for the inner workings of the entertainment industry. Over his career, he partnered with a slew of the world’s greatest performers and studios producing successful promotional events and programs. The Bilge Rat: Pirate Adventurer Series was carefully crafted recognizing the entertainment vacuum that existed on this highly alluring subject matter. To satisfy this recognized need, Kevin assembled a robust team of marketing and literary professionals to assist in bringing his lifelong dream into reality. In fact, his first three novels have been recognized by numerous literary associations in both awards and accolades for their unique literary accomplishments.

With a time-tested awareness of what readers of all ages yearn and crave, he launched his efforts to fill in the woeful gaps he found maddingly absent in his extensive and exhaustive research of piratical life on the high seas. Concurrently, he endeavored to create an arresting and fanciful account complete with intrigue, suspense and romance that is both timeless and ageless. As a result, this imaginative series has been crafted into a vastly entertaining product that even well-known reprobates such as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd would applaud, acclaim and appreciate.

As his literary team laid out their marketing plan, one of the agents mentioned how well the tale would adapt for the sale of serial rights. Kevin said:

“Cereal rights would be grrrreat!”

Kevin C Smith | Author

Personal Life

After a half a century, Kevin remains wed to his high school sweetheart, Patricia. Together they are extremely proud parents of Kari and Shannon, and moreover delighted and blessed with their grandchildren, Rowan, Lia and Van. Kevin and Pat now reside on Marco Island in Florida where Kevin can be even closer to the sea.

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