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Fiona Forsyth
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Historical fiction author and Rome geek, SoA, CWA, HWA

https://substack.com/@fionaforsyth1
Sailing into Istanbul this morning
November 13, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Delighted that from January 2026 all research articles published in the Journal of Roman Archaeology @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org will be Open Access

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Cambridge University Press
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November 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Ephesus
and cats
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November 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Storm over Samos
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I did not expect this in Rhodes!
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
More photos on my Substack: open.substack.com/pub/fionafor...
Day 2: Heraklion
A gorgeous sunrise as we came into Heraklion was the reward for insomnia.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Crete was beautiful
November 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A visit to Athens’ National Archaeological Museum. It is packed with amazing treasures - I saw the Antikythera Mechanism for the first time.
November 9, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Early morning Piraeus
November 8, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Time for a cosy #Roman #murdermystery that also happens to be on offer!

mybook.to/nWepGI
November 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Start the new week with a new book!

And if you love a good #mystery laced with the #supernatural, I have just the thing…

mybook.to/Ruins

£1.99 on #kindle or FREE on #KU

🩸📚💙📚👀📢📚😱📚📖💙💀✨

#booksky #writingcommunity #horror #HorrorAuthor
November 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
For all those getting fed up with #editing:
fionaforsyth.substack.com/p/notes-from...
Notes from my past self…
Or: editing is not working
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October 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Day 30 of #FantasyIndiesSpooktober

Yes, I think the Pythiai in my Oracle of Delphi series WIP are brave. They lived in a time when they had little freedom - yet more than most women - and had less power than the lowest man. Yet they were highly valued for speaking truths.

#WritingCommunity
October 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Still feeling the loss of NaNoWriMo? Other groups have taken up the challenge to make November work for writers.
www.virtualwriters.org/moxie-madnes...
Moxie Madness 2025
We're thrilled to announce the return of our super-charged writing challenge, Moxie Madness!
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October 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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For my writer friends... Writer Beware did an article on the recent spate of fake book clubs trying to scam writers out of cash. Read this...it's quite enlightening. writerbeware.blog/2025/09/19/r...
#writers #writingcommunity #writing
Return of the Nigerian Prince Redux: Beware Book Club and Book Review Scams - Writer Beware
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a rising and extremely prolific marketing scam that I’ve been able to trace back to operators in Nigeria. Using highly personalized (AI-generated) email solicitations th...
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October 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Morning #skywriters!

We’re into the pre-release phase for my spooky mystery, Ruins.

The MS is uploaded. The files are locked down.

No more changes possible before release.

Three days to go!

Check it out here: mybook.to/Ruins

🩸📚💙📚👀📢📚😱📚📖💙💀✨

#booksky #writingcommunity #horror #HorrorAuthor
October 28, 2025 at 6:54 AM
I love shepherd.com! A lovely peaceful corner of online that is all about books.
October 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Read my interview with Natalie Haynes by subscribing to aspectsofhistory.com/wp-content/u...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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I could definitely use the help!

www.christianakins.com/grimportents
Grim Portents — Christian Akins
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October 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Text from a friend: “why don’t you put Poetic Justice in for the new Booker Prize for Children?”
I’m bemused.
October 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
I finish off the Hortencia Substack with a dramatized version of her speech: open.substack.com/pub/fionafor...
Hortensia's speech
This follows on from Wednesday’s Substack post.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM