About Me
The story behind
the stories.
Equal parts storyteller and web developer.
Creating worlds, websites, and bugs.
About Panos Sakalakis
Hey, I’m Panagiotis Sakalakis, or Panos, for short. I’m a 31-year-old writer and web developer based in a small town somewhere in Northern Greece. I’ve worked as a freelance web developer for over 17 years, but now I’m explicitly focusing on finishing and self-publishing my first sci-fi novel.
I started coding and blogging when I was 14 years old, and for the past decade, I’ve been a 5:00 AM person. Every day, between 5:00 and 8:00, that’s when I’m the most productive and creative, and that’s when storytelling and worldbuilding happen.
My work includes sci-fi novels, books and guidebooks, open-source tools for the writing community, videos, and (soon in English) podcasts.
Most of my work is available in Greek, but since 2024, I’ve been producing content only in English – and I’ll continue to do so since reaching a worldwide audience is crucial for my novel.
Apart from this website, where I’ll be sharing most of my work and writing journey, along with the tools I build, you can find more of my articles on TechWise Insider, Medium, and periodically, on Substack.
The quickest way for me to get writer’s block is just by thinking of writing my site’s ‘About’ page.
I’m always active, but I don’t post on social that much:
Mountain Biking in nature is where my mind resets.
My Journey
How I Got Here
From a 14-year-old kid building HTML & CSS websites to a professional web developer and, now, a published author, every chapter taught me something, and I can’t wait to see what will happen in the next ones.
Chapter 1
Started learning code (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and designing blogs on Google’s Blogger (Blogspot, back then), and later on WordPress.
Chapter 2
Learning more programming languages, video editing, audio editing, and server management.
Chapter 3
Launched my first company, a tech blog, and a podcast which got me on IMDb. I’ve translated a few WordPress plugins and themes, along with many lines for the Vivaldi Browser, and created patterns.
Chapter 4
On November 30, 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT. Five minutes were enough to understand that my career as a web developer was coming to an end. In 2024, I’ve decided to switch my career and focus on becoming a full-time author. I’ve closed my company, stopped accepting new clients, and am focusing explicitly on my upcoming novel.
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