Tom Roberts

Karnak Temple at Night I had always planned to go to Egypt …someday, I said. But the expense, the pandemic, and other things in my life delayed it until this past November. The trip turned out not to be a typical travel tour for me but more of a spiritual experience I never expected. But years of research for my historical novel did not prepare me for what I felt on arrival. Landing in Egypt felt less like arriving in a new country and more like crossing a threshold. From the

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

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