In his introduction to The Bachman Books, King states that adopting the nom de plume Bachman was also an attempt to make sense out of his career and try to answer the question of whether his success was due to talent or luck.
V úvode k zbierke The Bachman Books King poznamenáva, že stvoriť Bachmana bol zároveň pokus o zistenie odpovede na otázku, či jeho úspech bol kvôli talentu alebo šťastiu.