This is the super hero of tomorrow? Meet Kai Riddle, as lost as he looks.

Take a pinch of time travel, mix in some romance, but don't forget the menacing threat to the future...but Endless Tempest is not quite like these suggestions, now is it?

I have issue with first person, for unless it’s a court transcript, a confession, or an epistolary tale, I find the vehicle of delivering in first person to be disingenuous and a bit clunky. I use it to get in the head of a character in a draft here/there, but I feel it might reveal too much if not deftly managed.

Can a reforming misanthrope from Oklahoma make a difference in the messed up world and time he’s found himself in?

"Velocity Blues is a frenetic, futuristic gangster caper on fast-forward, with a premise you'll wish you thought of, and a protagonist you'll love (and want to kick on occasion). Characterization, action, and snappy lingo propel this, but there's also a sneaky critique of society, of youth and adulthood, exploitation and rebellion woven through the shenanigans. Enjoy the ride. And try to keep up."

- David Anthony Durham

Douglas E. Richards is compared to Michael Crichton for good reason. Thought-provoking science-fiction thriller. Worth anyone’s time!

I’m sharing this to reinforce the idea that—despite what my wife says—there is good reason to keep on reading. Keep the faith. Turn the page. Believe in the author.

“They never fail them—these story-people. They live, and we, the readers, live in completeness with them.”

My son watches Tik-Tok’s that are satisfying (playdough being sliced, combing long straight hair, etc.) and I would offer that this novel is ever-more satisfying than that!

This book club guide for Lightning’s Hand might start something!

When I read it recently, I lost sleep, ignored friends and family, skipped a meal…because I was so into it.

Why should I read that? In my quest for something I’d like, I revisited my first novel and drummed up a few reasons readers might take a shine to it.

They say your first novel is always garbage. They refer to them as vomit drafts and worse. I really did not know what to do with it, so I took their advice and gave it the ol’ heave-ho.