Writing Two Novels at the Same Time

Am I crazy? I just had this brainwave idea to write two novels at the same time. this big idea of mine stems from the fact that both novels are in completely different genres but I’ve managed to create the same theme for both books. It goes along with the tip: write what you know. I know a premise for one novel that I want to write in a normal genre, but it also gives me everything I need to swap it into a magical genre. This is just such a mind blowing notion for me. I am absolutely loving how both stories already unfold in my mind as completely opposite and yet the same books. To explain, I’ll start with the first chapter. Let’s say I am beginning with the magical novel, i’ll write the first chapter of that and believe or not the theme of it is the same as my non-magical novel. By changing the characters and settings the main themes are the same by making magical characters and non-magical characters. It’s simple really and when both books are finished and published and best sellers. People will be able to read both books side-by-side and see how they are the exact same story throughout, basically.

I feel really excited about writing this way. Let’s see if I can do it. Will I go crazy? Maybe, but will it be worth it in the end? Who knows what the process will be like. I might come a point where one book just screams to be finished, and I hope that doesn’t mean I’ll never finish the other. Let’s do this.

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