Publishing My First Romantasy Novel — “A Hypnotherapist’s Guide to Dating the Divine: Swipe Right for Spirits”
- Joseph Crown
- Apr 10
- 7 min read
Updated: 59 minutes ago
Welcome to the Divine Mess of Modern Love
Publishing my first Romantasy novel, A Hypnotherapist’s Guide to Dating the Divine: Swipe Right for Spirits, was like accidentally summoning a spirit in the middle of a therapy session—equal parts awkward, revelatory, and unexpectedly magical.
This book isn’t just about romance. It’s about divine entanglements, neurodivergent navigation, and the eternal question: What is love? (Preferably asked without panicking over breakfast toast).
Let me walk you through the themes, philosophies, and the utterly unhinged spiritual dating advice that make this book both a romp and a reckoning.
💘 The Premise: Hypnosis Meets Haunting
Jim is a hypnotherapist still figuring out if he’s autistic, still learning how to be kind to himself, and very much not in the market for a cosmic entanglement. But then Kiv shows up—a spirit accidentally tethered to him through a botched ritual.
Kiv is ancient, nonbinary, affectionate, glitchy, and struggling to understand how human relationships work in a world of notifications and emotional minefields.
Together, they’re forced to redefine love, presence, consent, and companionship in a world that offers no roadmap for divine entanglements.
Cue the divine comedy: awkward conversations, psychic overlaps, emotionally intelligent ghosts, and cosmic lessons about being seen… and showing up.
What Makes This Romantasy Different?
This isn’t your average “sexy vampire meets mortal” scenario. This is divine romance rewritten for the trance generation:
Neurodivergent Love Language
Jim doesn’t always process the world the way others do. He overthinks texts. He’s unsure about eye contact. He’s navigating consent, communication, and his own inner dialogue through a landscape that doesn’t offer a roadmap. Kiv, in turn, speaks in metaphors, glitches reality, and gets confused by Google Calendar notifications.
But they try. And that trying—the beautiful, awkward effort—is where the romance lives.
“You are not difficult—you are specific.”—Kiv, probably after watching Jim try to explain himself for the third time in a single sentence.
Love Without Pretense
This isn’t about soulmates who say the perfect thing. It’s about learning how to be honest—especially when it’s awkward, inconvenient, or full of uncertainty. The romance is shaped by pauses, missteps, and the bravery of showing up.
“You are not difficult—you are specific.”—Kiv, to Jim, in one of their many tender, stumbling moments.
A Spirit That Feels Like a Subconscious Mirror
Kiv isn’t just a character—they’re a metaphysical metaphor. Their presence brings out repressed truths, hidden longings, and forgotten emotional pathways. This book uses romance as a reflective space—where each glance, glitch, or ghost story opens the door to healing and self-trust. It will make you laugh! Writing this made me feel good, and I believe reading it will make you see the noise and silliness in our daily lives.
🧭 The Philosophy at the Heart of the Book
At its core, Swipe Right for Spirits is about how love shows up for people who don’t always feel seen in traditional narratives. It offers:
A quiet space for neurodivergent tenderness
A spiritual roadmap for emotional intimacy
An exploration of consent, not as a buzzword, but as a living, breathing process
It’s mythic and mundane. Ghostly and grounded. It honors awkward silences, half-finished texts, and the sacredness of trying again.
💫 When You Accidentally Summon a Spirit... and Catch Feelings
Publishing A Hypnotherapist’s Guide to Dating the Divine: Swipe Right for Spirits was a bit like lighting a candle for ambiance and realizing you’ve opened a portal instead. It started as an idea—a whisper between worlds—and turned into a novel that’s tender, chaotic, metaphysical, neurodivergent-friendly, and wildly romantic in the most unexpected ways.
This is romantasy for anyone who’s ever:
Overthought a text message
Felt weird about eye contact
Wanted cosmic confirmation that love is real (but also kind of terrifying)
Found themselves emotionally haunted by a being who may or may not be a spirit
💌 A Note from Me to You — Why This Book Might Be Exactly What You Need Right Now
I want to share something that really stuck with me—something a few early readers told me after finishing A Hypnotherapist’s Guide to Dating the Divine: Swipe Right for Spirits.
They didn’t just say they liked the book (though yes, that made my heart do a happy little jazz riff). They said:
“This book spoke to me.”
“It felt like it was written just for me.”
“I laughed. I felt seen. And I’m still thinking about it.”
That’s the magic, right?
Not just writing a story—but creating a space. A space that feels like a breath. A wink. A cozy, slightly haunted corner of the universe where someone’s not trying to fix you or sell you perfection—but just wants to sit beside you and say:
“You’re not alone.”
“You’re allowed to be weird, thoughtful, tender, uncertain.”
“You’re allowed to try—and to be loved for it.”
We’re in a strange time. The world feels like it’s asking us to be constantly productive, certain, invulnerable.
This book says: Nah. Come sit with me for a bit. Let's make a mess, laugh about ghosts, and figure out what love might look like if we stopped trying to get everything“perfect”
And honestly? That space is just as much for me as it is for you.
Writing it helped me feel more human, more curious, more connected. My hope is that reading it does the same for you.
So if you’ve made it this far—thank you.If you’re someone who needs a little weird wisdom, some soulful laughter, and a story that doesn’t pretend to have all the answers but knows the questions are worth walking with…I wrote this for you.
Yes, you. Let’s keep the conversation going. Let’s keep making magic.
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Thank you for reading and supporting the kink and joy you want to see in the world!
Joseph Crown
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