HM Roberts Mythology Author

23/09/2026

I realised I haven’t done a proper little life/book update in ages, so here goes… apparently I have been quite busy. 😂

Since the start of the year I’ve somehow managed to publish three new books:

📖 Pyramus & Thisbe in February
🐍 Curse of Tiresias in May
🔥 Legend of Empusa in August

Alongside that, I’ve also given the whole Myths Reborn series a bit of a glow-up — new branding, refreshed covers, re-edits, updated interiors and generally far too many hours spent moving things a millimetre to the left and deciding whether a moon was quite big enough. 😅

I’ve launched a blog and newsletter, started doing more behind-the-scenes mythology content, worked on getting the books into more places, and spent a frankly unreasonable amount of time thinking about Greek myths.

Outside of writing, I completed a special learning difficulties course, started a new role working more closely with SEND pupils, and I’m still doing daily yoga — which has somehow now been joined by a little bit of jogging too. I’m not claiming to be a runner just yet, but I have at least voluntarily gone outside and moved faster than a walk, which feels significant. 😂

There have also been audiobooks, admin, British Library bits, bookish projects, endless edits, new ideas, and the usual chaos of family life somewhere in between.

Looking back, I think the biggest change is that Myths Reborn finally feels like a proper, cohesive series now, rather than a collection of individual books I happened to write over time. And I’m really proud of how much it has grown.

So yes… that’s where I’ve been. Writing, editing, learning, stretching, occasionally jogging, and generally keeping myself far too busy. 😂

What have I missed while I’ve been buried under manuscripts and mythology? Tell me what you’ve been up to. 👇

23/09/2026

21/09/2026

Legend of Empusa just got an interactive map! 🗺️
Follow her journey by clicking on locations numbers. Each will give you an overview of which chapters the location is in, an overview and a quote from the book! 📖
I am so excited to share this with you all.
The link is also on my website, 🌍 so if you ever want to refer back to it and can’t find this page, just head to my website and click Legend of Empusa.

A private interactive journey map for Legend of Empusa by H. M. Roberts.

20/09/2026

I’ve been working on something a little different for The Legend of Empusa… 🗺️🌙

One of my favourite parts of writing this book was imagining the world Empusa moves through — the crossroads, the mountains, the caves, the places of fear, refuge and transformation.

So I’ve created a map of Empusa’s world, marking some of the key locations from the story and pairing them with moments from the book itself.

There’s something so satisfying about seeing a fictional journey laid out like this — especially with a story that feels so rooted in wilderness, isolation and wandering.

If you’ve read The Legend of Empusa, which location stayed with you most?

And if you haven’t yet… consider this your first glimpse into her world. 🖤

19/09/2026

My tagline for Myths Reborn is ‘There are no happy endings here’.

19/09/2026

📚✨ Do you like your Greek mythology with a happy ending… or do you want it to absolutely DESTROY you? 😅

I write Myths Reborn, a collection of standalone Greek myth retellings exploring some of mythology’s most tragic, complicated and overlooked characters.

🐍 Medusa — the woman behind the monster
🪶 Icarus — the boy who flew too close
🌼 Echo & Narcissus — when love becomes a curse
🦌 Iphigenia — sacrifice, duty and forbidden love
⚔️ Achilles — prophecy, identity and fate
🍇 Pyramus & Thisbe — sometimes love is not enough
🐍 Tiresias — you’ve lived as a man, loved as a woman… who are you now?
🔥 Empusa — the monster the stories forgot to understand

They’re tragic, atmospheric, character-driven and very much written for readers who enjoy looking beyond the version of the myth we think we know.

But I want to know about you…

👇 Which Greek myth would you most love to see retold — especially one that you think deserves more attention?

Bonus points if it’s obscure enough to send me down a research rabbit hole. 😂🏛️

19/09/2026

I think this is my fourth copy of The Odyssey, but what a beauty!

17/09/2026

More bookish gifts from my boys.. Will share more pictures another time as this edition of The Odyssey is stunning!

17/09/2026

🏛️ You’ve wandered into a Greek myth… what could possibly go wrong? 👀

Choose your Myths Reborn predicament:

🔥 Legend of Empusa — the villagers think you’re a monster.
🔮 Curse of Tiresias — you’ve lived as a man and loved as a woman. Now the gods want you to settle their argument.
💕 Pyramus & Thisbe — your family forbids you from seeing your true love.
🦌 Sacrifice of Iphigenia — your family’s “wedding invitation” is suspicious.
🪽 Fall of Icarus — your escape plan involves feathers and wax.
🌼 Echo & Narcissus — you’re forced to repeat everyone else’s words when you’ve got plenty of your own to say.
🐍 Tragedy of Medusa — one look from you could turn someone to stone.
⚔️ Prophecy of Achilles — you must choose between a long life and lasting glory.

Pick your book, then reply with a GIF showing how you’d handle the situation! 😂👇

No mythological knowledge needed. Survival skills might help…