In The Beginning…
by John Bachkosky (2/22/22)
Hello! Welcome to the very first post on JBachBooks.com! Thank you for being here and for supporting me as I grow in this venture. Becoming an “author” has been a fascinating journey, and for those interested, I’ll provide plenty of details as time goes on. First and foremost, however, I wanted to outline what this site is all about.
JBachBooks.com is a page dedicated to all of my written projects, from The Last Wizard duology (ha, this editing software doesn’t think that’s a word…maybe I should write a third book then…) to future books, short stories, and blogs! Along with that, this site will also play the role of host or advertiser of other projects I am a part of. More on that in a minute.
Becoming a writer was never something I really envisioned for myself. I went to school for aerospace engineering, earning my Bachelor’s from University of Maryland, and work with “space things” professionally. Yet in the last three years, I have written two books and am working on a third! How did I get here?
(Before you ask, no that third book is not related to the aforementioned duology. That will stay a duology for the time being.)
This whole endeavor stemmed from the myriad of books my sisters and I read growing up. My personal list is full of titles and series most fervent fantasy readers would recognize: Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Mistborn, Warriors, Ranger’s Apprentice…the list goes on and on. There’s a plethora of sci-fi books/series as well: The Martian, Arc of the Scythe, Skyward, etc. Some of my other favorites include City of Thieves, Project Hail Mary, the Broken Earth trilogy, and The Alchemist. I try to keep my lists up to date on Goodreads, for those of you interested.
With so many stories bouncing around in my brain, I decided to try my hand at writing one, and The Last Wizard was born. It was originally a short story I penned in a day, but I quickly found that the more I wrote, the more I wanted to write…so I just kept going. Now there’s two books to my name available for the world to take in, and I think that’s kind of cool. To all you prospective writers out there, just start! You never know what will come of it.
I guess that’s it for now…if you haven’t gotten your hands on The Last Wizard or it’s sequel, Kingdom’s End, go and read it! I hear people like it, and not just fans of fantasy books. Don’t believe me? Check out some of the awesome reviews on Amazon.
Oh, about those “other projects”…
You may have noticed another tab labeled “The Bards” up above. Check it out! You may like what you see…or hear!
Until next time,
JB6
