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Ancient Dispatches: Research, Research. What is Research?
Dear Blog Followers, In this post, I’ll discuss the research I did before and during my writing of Lost Scrolls of Archimedes. I’ll list my main sources of historical data that provided background for the people and places that appeared in the book. I’ll include a few historical novels that, consciously or unconsciously, influenced my writing. A partial list of my resources appears at later in this blog. First, let me discuss a few practices I used for spellings and naming co
Tom Roberts
Mar 7, 20257 min read


Exploring the Genre: Historical Fiction, Alternate History, and Historical Fantasy – What's the Difference?
Welcome to Tom Roberts' Blog Hello, all. This is my first blog ever! I’m excited to share thoughts about my writing, what has influenced me, and what my future plans are. When I started writing several years ago, my goal was not only to tell a thrilling adventure story but also to slip in a theme or two first voiced in the ancient past that is still pertinent today. It’s not that new wisdom and knowledge are not being generated now, but given that human nature has remained mu
Tom Roberts
Mar 7, 20256 min read
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