A Tale of Two Personalities
The Story of Zachary Totah
The Author (and Geek)
I create and explore amazing worlds, some of them already brought to life, some still waiting for the attention they deserve. Where people live above the clouds. Where fire is the foundation of magic. Where every city in the world is trapped inside a protective “bubble” to keep them safe from the dangers that lurk outside.
I go on dangerous journeys with eccentric, stubborn, and courageous characters.
I see battles firsthand, direct armies, and plan betrayals.
I BRING DESTRUCTION TO CITIES AND DETERMINE THE FATE OF ENTIRE REALMS.
All from the comfort of home.
Talk about a cool job, right?
I started this incredible journey at the age of 17, when my siblings and I randomly began making up a story one day. It was about four kids who were transported to another planet via scientifically modified boxes. There was an underground civilization, a creepy building called The Center, and a terribly stereotypical villain.
I liked the idea so much that I decided to turn it into a book, and I’ve never looked back.
My first stories were terrible. My more recent ones are improving. I literally have hundreds of ideas, some for standalone novels, some for series’, some for short stories and novellas. I doubt the well will every run dry, so I hope to be writing for my entire life.
I write for a number of reasons.
- As a way to live vicariously through the lives and experiences of my characters.
- Because I need an outlet for my creativity.
- And most importantly, for the people who read my stories. I absolutely LOVE the impact books can have, and my hope is to give my readers the same enchanting experience I’ve found within the pages of those magical vessels known as books.
The Ordinary Guy (also Geek)
I love (aside from my wife, of course) books, movies, music, sports, and chocolate. Not in that order, but seriously who could choose a winner from that list? Eating chocolate and listening to music while reading a book?
While not wrangling the many aspects of being a crazy author person creating books, I enjoy a variety of outdoor activities. It’s not hard, living in the beautiful state of Colorado.
I’m a major sports fanatic. Ice hockey (which totally RULES the sports-verse IMO), ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, football, baseball, soccer, basketball. I haven’t met a sport I don’t like. Except golf.
I also like to hang out with my family and friends, browse through bookstores for hours, shop for clothes I can’t afford, go to the movies, play the piano, and cheer for the best hockey team in the world. GO AVS!
My claim to fame is that I share a birthday with… *drummmrrrroooollllll*
Katniss Everdeen! Cool, or what?
My favorite movie is…Well, that’s impossible to say. Lord of the Rings. The Hobbit. Narnia. The Dark Knight trilogy. Almost anything from Marvel. I love ‘em all. As for TV shows, don’t even get me started.
I love music, maybe even more than books. That sounds like heresy coming from an author. Check out a list of my favorite songs here.
I’m a Whovian, which came about as an accident the day after Christmas. I saw a few episodes on that fateful day and my life has never been the same. The Doctor has that affect on people.
In case it hasn’t become apparent by now, I’m a huge (we’re talking HULK SIZE) fantasy and sci-fi fan. Aka speculative fiction. For the uninitiated, think everything from Captain America to Hunger Games. Basically, anything that’s awesome.
I love to travel. My favorite family vacation was either to New England in the fall or to Banff and Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies, with a brief stop in Glacier National Park. Good times.
If I could pick one place to visit in the world, it would be Europe, but I can’t decide between the British Isles and Austria/Switzerland/Germany.
Someday, I want to live in a castle.
Even better, I want to own one.
Unless I write the next Hunger Games or Harry Potter, I doubt that will happen. But as Reepicheep said to Lucy in “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” (the movie), “We have nothing if not belief.”
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