Throughout his time in the US Navy, Pete Peterson served aboard a variety of military warships. There are no pirate ships in the Marine Corps. He is the author of several books, including The Fiddler's Gun and Fiddler's Green, as well as a number of screenplays, including The Battle of Franklin and The Hidden Place, which he adapted. He currently resides and works in Nashville, Tennessee, where he is a founding member of The Rabbit Room (RabbitRoom.com), an online community of artists, authors, and musicians dedicated to the significance of storytelling.