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Some authors find a single genre and stay there forever like it’s their suburban home. My imagination, however, refuses to sit still. Instead, my creativity splits me in time between two entirely different landscapes โ and I need both to survive. ๐๐ก๐ฒHalf the time, I am in a manicured, magical garden. This is where I meticulously craft romantasy novels written entirely in lyrical rhyme, weaving together passion, magic, and meter where every couplet carries emotional weight and a perfect cadence.๐ But when that air gets too sweet, I escape to the rugged, storm-swept wilderness of my epic fantasy series. Out there in the wild, a relentless heroine is busy saving a world on the brink of collapse. My creativity constantly operates on these two different frequencies. Today’s post is part one of two and will focus exclusively on the creativity driving ๐น๐ผ๐๐๐ธ โ๐ธโ๐๐โ๐ธ.
Everyone who followed my release calendar for the revv up of ๐น๐ผ๐๐๐ธ โ๐ธโ๐๐โ๐ธ, you already know my brain doesnโt like to stay in one place for long. On any given week, I might be meticulously crafting stanzas and polishing meter for my rhyming fantasy romance series, only to switch gears the next day and map out a high-stakes magic battle for my prodigy heroine fantasy series.
This brings me to ask the question of why. What is the reason I’m so compelled to write two different series, ๐ฝ๐ธโโ๐ ๐ฝ๐ธโโ๐๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ธโ๐๐ธ๐๐๐โ๐ธ๐๐๐๐ and ๐ก๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ต๐ช๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ?
Itโs a fair question.๐ To an outside observer, juggling multiple ongoing series while simultaneously sitting on completed, unreleased standalone novels looks like creative chaos. But as a prolific author, this isn’t a symptom of writerly distraction โ itโs actually a deliberate, highly calculated method. It involves curing creative burnout, honoring different sides of my muse, and cross-pollinating ideas because
I like both the garden๐ป and the wilderness.๐
Writing a book is a marathon. Writing an intricate fantasy series can feel like running that same marathon in a straight line for years. If I stay in the exact same fictional world for months on end, the creative batteries start to drain. This is especially true when navigating different writing styles. Writing a fantasy romance entirely in rhyme requires immense linguistic precision and structure. It is incredibly rewarding, but it uses a completely different part of my my creativity than writing the sweeping, epic journey of my prodigy heroine. Switching between these series is a breath of fresh air. When my rhyming gears need a rest, I jump over to my prose series. The change in tone, structure, and character voice rejuvenates my mind. By the time I circle back, Iโm excited, refreshed, and armed with fresh perspectives.
You might think that building a lyrical romance world and a high-fantasy prodigy story at the same time would cause them to bleed into each other in a confusing way. In reality, it causes a beautiful cross-pollination. Solving a complex plot hole in my prodigy heroine’s timeline often teaches me how to structure a better emotional twist in my romance world. Learning how to pace a lyrical scene helps me bring better sensory tension to the prose in my other works. Every project makes the others stronger.
I have days where I want to explore deep, lyrical emotional bonds, and days where I want to focus on a young genius uncovering ancient magical mysteries. Having multiple open canvases allows me to honor whatever creative energy I bring to the desk that morning.โ๏ธ If I forced myself to only write one specific world until it was totally finished, the writing would start to feel like an obligation rather than an exploration. And believe me, readers can always tell when this author’s garden๐ป is a cage, and the wilderness is too chaotic to contain.๐ Roaming and maintaining them both is the key to creativity freedom and regeneration.