Hello hello!
It’s been a while… I wonder… Do you miss me like I miss you…? JK, let’s get into it.
Today, I want to take you on a journey through the revelation I recently had. It all began when a fellow writer and a good friend pointed out something fascinating about my writing style – they all have two different worlds! What? but why?
We were discussing my current project and I was getting stuck on how to build out the different realms in the story. Frustrated, I complained about all the world-building work ahead of me. That’s when they made an offhand comment that gave me a pause – “Why are you worried? You’ve done this before, all your projects have two worlds in them, it’s like your signature.”
My signature? I have a signature? (I’ll leave this for another blog, but it was another fascinating realization.)
Those words echoed in my mind, leading me on a trip down memory lane to my humble beginnings as a writer. I remembered my very first novel, from years and years ago. (cringe). But yeah, even then, my story revolved around two distinct worlds. It seemed as if this duality had always been an integral part of my creative process, even before I consciously realized it.
In addition to my realization about the constant of two worlds in my projects, I couldn’t help but notice another fascinating pattern throughout my writer’s statements in all my previous projects. (yes, I went back through them all. Obsessive, I kind of am.) I discovered a consistent mention of “the thin blurry lines between two worlds.” or the word “Contrast”, or “Parallel”… etc
It was as if the concept of duality is ingrained in my DNA. I found myself constantly drawn to exploring those in-between spaces where two realms meet, collide, and intertwine. The recurring theme of the number two (my favorite number, btw) seemed to have naturally woven itself into the fabric of my storytelling. But was it only in my storytelling?
Growing up, I often felt like something of an outsider, as if I existed between worlds. Too imaginative for most “real” kids but too grounded and mature for the truly fantastical. Perhaps subconsciously, writing about characters who navigate dual realities is my way of making sense of that internal experience of feeling in between. Like I have one foot in reality and one in dreams. Even at home, I often felt like I had a world of my own, one where no one from the “real” world was allowed in.
Nevertheless, I now know that parallel worlds are more than just a plot device I use, and it has transformed the way I perceive my own storytelling tendencies. It is now connected to my perspective on life and self-identity.
It has become clear that parallel worlds are my signature, serving as a gateway for me to delve deeper into self-understanding through the stories I create.
And this… right here… is exactly why I love writing.
The amount of lessons, realizations, and information I have found about myself as a human being through my craft is nothing short of miraculous.
—I took a couple hours away from writing this post, and had a conversation with another friend about it… what they said after is just IBDKJABFIBW!!!
They said… well, yeah, it’s not just in your writing, it’s also in the way you speak. you mention having “another life” at least once a week. And don’t forget the jokes you make about your “alter ego”, Patricia.
Guys… this is getting a little creepy, I’ll go do more research and make sure I am not what I now think I might be. (iykyk).
Aaanyway, write, write, my friends!
and also, Ramadan Mubarak to those celebrating!
spread love and joy through the cosmos,
Ba-bye!
Full-Fat Blah 
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