Co-Writing Romantasy with Helen Domico & Anna Applegate
This week we are featuring two of our favorite Romantasy authors at the shop. This series has been a top seller of 2025. We asked them a series of questions and loved everyting they had to say in response.
How did the two of you decide to co-write Romantasy?
Anna had taken a break from writing for about a year, but one day the beginnings of a book came to her. We went back and forth all day on Marco Polo, coming up with ideas for what it could look like and she asked if Helen would want to write it with her. The rest is history! As far as Romantasy specifically, it's both of our favorite genres, so we fell into that without even having to think twice.
What does your writing process look like? Do you split POVs or chapters?
We do extensive plotting for each chapter so we each know what needs to happen. But we write in different colors and once we’ve both read over the text we change it to black. Because we are both busy with full time jobs and kids, sometimes we leave off mid-sentence, but the other person can pick right up where the other left off. We each touch every single sentence in the book, which we think helps make it sound more like one voice instead of two.
This response in particular was so cool to hear. We have hear a lot of authors that split POV or split chapters but never just picking up where one left off. Thats very unique.
What strengths do each of you bring to the partnership?
We work really well together. If one person is busy the other person is able to pick up the slack. Helen tends to be a bit more logical and Anna can be a bit more emotional. But you need both so it works really well together!
Who usually pushes the spice level?
We are usually on the same page for spice! Bring it on!
Do you ever prank each other with draft suggestions?
Hahaaha no, but maybe we need to start!
Can you tease any future collaborations?
We are currently about 5 chapters into our next series and we’re so excited! You can look forward to a mentor/mentee, hate to love, and maybe some secret societies 👀
ooooo we are so ready!
What events do you have coming up in 2026?
Romantasy Con in Los Angeles February 26-28 2026
Imaginarium Washington DC June 5-6 2026
Romantasy in the Valley Hunt Valley MD, July 25, 2026
Fan Grrrl Orlando, Fl, September 10-12 2026
If you are looking for a new series to dive into this winter and or are looking for some fun bookish events, definitely check out these events and their books! We have copies available in the shop and online!
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