Writing and Research – Byzantines, Romans and Vikings Oh My! – by Rob Shackleford

Oct 27, 2021
Writing and Research - Byzantines, Vikings and Saxons Oh My! Originally submitted as a guest post to N.N. Light's Book Heaven in October 2021: https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/post/writing-and-research-guest-post When I wrote my first novel, Traveller Inceptio, I became engrossed in issues of which most writers would be sympathetic: Was my story original? Was my writing style readable? Did I really have a clue? After all, I wasn’t a Stephen King, Andy Weir, Michael Crichton or Bernard Cornwell. What the heck did I know about innovative stories, sci-fi or historical fiction? As my storyline looks at the survival potential for 21st century researchers sent…
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Who were the Vikings?

Jan 09, 2021
Who were the Vikings? by Rob Shackleford For more Blogs on Vikings, check out the links of previous Viking below: Why Vikings?   Vikings were a people some called Norsemen – North Men. They were residents of scattered farming and fishing communities that existed in the far north of Europe in what is now known as Denmark, Norway, Sweden and perhaps Finland. This was long before they became unified nations. These North Men developed significant advances in shipping technology in the 7th and 8th centuries that meant their boats were powered by sails, rather than solely by oars. Made of…
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Why Vikings?

Jan 05, 2021
Why Write about Vikings? - by Rob Shackleford As part of my perpetual drive for better exposure as an author, and hopefully to allow promotion and sale of my books, an activity my Publisher is failing to engage in, I have to bite the bullet and write more blogs. So, why Vikings? My first three novels, Traveller Inceptio, Traveller Probo and Traveller Manifesto are a gentle science-fiction and historical fiction blend that start with the premise that a device was invented that would allow people from our age to be transported back in time, but strictly 1000 years only. As…
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