✍️ Behind the Scenes: What It Really Means to Be a Multi-Genre Author
One of the questions I get asked the most is:
“How do you keep writing so many different kinds of books?”
The short answer?
I write what I’m in the mood to write.
The long answer is...well, it’s a little more complicated than that.
People often imagine authors sitting down with a perfectly color-coded schedule, carefully plotting every word they’ll write months—or even years—in advance.
And while I absolutely do have schedules, release calendars, deadlines, and spreadsheets (so many spreadsheets 😅), the actual writing process is a lot more organic.
Some mornings I wake up wanting to spend the day wrangling possessive alpha shifters.
Other days I want to disappear into a small-town cowboy romance.
Sometimes I’m craving billionaires, rugby players, mountain men, magical kingdoms, bodyguards, demons, dragons, or something I’ve never written before.
That’s the joy of being a multi-genre author.
I never have to force myself into a creative box.
Creativity Doesn’t Always Follow a Calendar
Here’s a little secret:
The stories usually tell me when they’re ready.
I can sit down fully intending to write Chapter Twelve of one manuscript...
...and suddenly another character is shouting in my head demanding their turn.
Instead of fighting it, I’ve learned to listen.
That doesn’t mean I abandon every project the second a shiny new idea appears. Quite the opposite.
Writing is art.
Publishing is business.
The trick is learning how to respect both.
The Business Side
As much as I love following inspiration, this is also my career.
Readers trust me.
When I announce a release, preorder, or series, I want you to know I’m going to deliver.
That means I have to finish what I start.
There are deadlines to meet, editors waiting on manuscripts, narrators preparing audiobooks, covers to design, newsletters to write, and retailers expecting uploads.
Accountability matters.
I don’t always write the book I’m most excited about that day.
Sometimes I write the book that’s due first.
That’s simply part of running a business.
Finding the Balance
The balance comes from allowing myself little creative detours.
If I’m feeling burned out after writing tense suspense scenes, I might spend an afternoon with a funny paranormal romance.
If I’ve been immersed in a fantasy world for weeks, a contemporary romance can feel like a breath of fresh air.
Those small shifts keep me excited to come back to every project.
Instead of feeling trapped by one series, I get to recharge by visiting another.
Oddly enough, writing something completely different often helps me solve problems in the manuscript I wasn’t even working on.
The brain is funny like that.
Why I Love Writing Across Genres
Every genre lets me scratch a different creative itch.
Paranormal romance lets me dream bigger.
Contemporary romance keeps me grounded in everyday emotion.
Romantasy lets me build entire worlds.
Sports romance brings competition, teamwork, and heart.
Cowboys? Well...sometimes a girl just needs a grumpy rancher with rough hands and a soft heart.
At their core, though, they’re all telling the same story.
Two people finding each other.
Learning to trust.
Choosing love.
Everything else is just the playground where that story unfolds.
Thank You for Following Me Everywhere
One of the greatest gifts you’ve given me as readers is allowing me to explore.
Some of you discovered me through wolves.
Others through bears.
Maybe it was a billionaire, a cowboy, a bodyguard, a demon prince, or a mountain man.
Some of you have followed me through nearly every world I’ve created, and that still amazes me.
Your willingness to come along for the ride gives me the freedom to keep growing as a storyteller while still delivering the kinds of romances you know and love.
No matter where the story takes place—or whether the hero has claws, horns, boots, or a security clearance—you can count on a few things.
You’ll get a protective hero.
A heroine worth rooting for.
Plenty of steam.
Some laughs.
A little chaos.
And, of course...
A happily ever after.
Because while the worlds may change, that’s one promise I never plan to break.
So if you’ve ever wondered how I juggle so many stories at once, now you know.
It’s part planning.
Part discipline.
Part accountability.
And part following wherever my imagination decides to wander next.
Honestly? I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Of course, all of that creative juggling means there's always something exciting on the horizon!
Right now I'm hard at work bringing several worlds back to life.
Coming soon is Micah, the last of my beloved Dry Creek Cowboys, and let me tell you—our broody ex-military rancher has been making me work for every page, but I cannot wait for you to meet the woman destined to steal his heart.
At the same time, I'm diving back into the supernatural with the next Asgarheim Runevald Institute novel, Changed by His Bite, where monsters, magic, and romance collide in all the deliciously chaotic ways I love to write.
That's the beauty of being a multi-genre author—I don't have to choose just one world to live in, and neither do you.
Whether you're waiting for cowboys, shifters, monsters, or something entirely unexpected, there's always another adventure waiting just around the corner.
del mare alla stella,
C.D. Gorri
