Ann Carol Crispin (April 5, 1950 – September 6, 2013) was an American science fiction writer and the author of 23 published novels.
[5] When an editor working for Disney was seeking an author to write a novel dealing with the backstory of Captain Jack Sparrow, a major character from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, they contacted Crispin's agent and contracted her to write the book after reading The Han Solo Trilogy, which focused on Han Solo's backstory.
Crispin made a faithful effort to do this, having done plenty of research, with Under the Black Flag by David Cordingly being one of the four pirate-related books she found herself using the most consistently.
[1] Crispin was Eastern Regional Director,[1] and then Vice President, of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
[12] Writer Beware was founded in 1998, and has assisted law enforcement and civil authorities in tracking and shutting down writing scams.