About Me — Cass Roman

Writing was never the problem. My problem was relaxing.

Cass Roman
About Me Stories

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In the last three years I have published four high fantasy novels, five romance novels and a poetry book. So 10 books in total. To achieve this, I worked like a machine, had constant back and neck pain and was a regular massage customer.

The more you give, the more you get back.

At least that’s what I thought. I didn’t realize how many important things had fallen by the wayside until I woke up one day and asked myself why I was doing all this to myself.

Writing has accompanied me since I was a child. I have always loved putting my thoughts into words, creating fictional worlds and going on adventures even more.

One morning, I awoke to a suffocating sensation, both physically and emotionally. Drained of energy, plagued by doubt, and battling worsening back pain, I couldn’t help but attribute it all to my day job — for nearly two decades, I’ve dedicated myself to architecture in a small Swiss firm.

Yet, I found myself mourning the decline of my true passion: writing. It had succumbed to pressures that, in my view, deviated from its genuine purpose. Despite my achievements, I felt as though I was chasing an elusive goal.

In the end, however, I had to admit to myself that my office job was only part of the problem, the one that could be solved with the addition of a standing desk.

While as a writer I constantly had the feeling that I had to produce more — which I wanted, but it just wasn’t possible — it gradually became clear to me what I had neglected in my life — and it wasn’t just my health.

With the person I love and my favorite dog at my side, I am now gradually learning to do myself good and to remove the obstacles that stand in the way of my development.

Over the last few years, I’ve been so focused on how to make money with my books and how to be successful as an independent author that I’ve put myself under pressure that just wasn’t healthy anymore.

The internet is full of promises for writers and artists; how to write better, how to make money fast, how to publish books, how to do this, how to do that, etc.

No, I will not do that. Rather, I would like to dedicate myself to what concerns me and what made me write in the first place. Because I know one thing:

It’s not normal to get to a point where you take years of back pain for granted.

I’m not going to tell you how to write better.

I will share my experiences in small bites.

I refuse to chase after the next release, prioritizing the act of writing for its own sake.

I choose to pause, to breathe, to question society’s fixation on wealth. I look at my career, I introspect, I form my own opinions. I contemplate matters both grand and minute, refusing to confine myself to narrow definitions.

Join me on this journey as I endeavor to rekindle my passion for writing, prioritizing joy over monetary gain.

For the joy of writing

Cass

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About Me Stories
About Me Stories

Published in About Me Stories

A publication dedicated to bringing out the stories behind the writers themselves. A place of autobiographies. Types of personal stories include introductions, memoirs, self-reflections, and self-love.

Cass Roman
Cass Roman

Written by Cass Roman

Independent author specializing in epic fantasy and MM romance, with ten novels published to date.

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