Husband, father, scientist, award-winning author, screenwriter, inventor, family man
Joined April 2023
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Hello writing community and SciFi readers! Thank you for visiting. I'm a husband and father, professor at the University of Utah, screenwriter, and SciFi author of "Return to Duty". It's a fast-paced adventure about Capt. Ryker Vaughn, a double amputee who receives life-changing bionic legs but vows to never walk again. Yet when an unparalleled force enters Earth’s atmosphere, threatens to extract the planet’s most valuable resource, and abducts his little brother, he must make a decision: stay under the covers, or return to duty.
I came up with my book idea while I was part of a research team that developed real-life prosthetic/bionic leg technology called osseointegrated implants for Wounded Warriors. Some of my grandest author highlights are:
1) Doing book signings at Barnes & Noble and getting "Return to Duty" on B&N bookshelves!
2) Meeting Col. (Retired) Greg Gadson who was an inspiration for my protagonist. Greg served in Iraq, lost both legs, and starred in the movie Battleship! He is a real-life hero and genuine inspiration.
3) Receiving an International Silver Medal 2024 Readers' Favorite award for "Return to Duty".
4) Completing the movie screenplay for "Return to Duty" and being a quarter finalist in the Table Read My Screenplay Hollywood 2024 competition.
Visit my author site:
dustinwilliamsauthor.com
Happy writing and reading!
So cool! I'm honored to be in this group. Thank you again @Stage32 and @Stage32Scripts!
On Audible, Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and in paperback. Snag your weekend read! Audiobook narrated by the author (me 🙂).
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Cool to see so many in the Marketplace posting their wins here on X (and other socials) AND beginning to receive downloads.
Congratulations to all!
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Answers to the most common questions I've received:
- Approx 4,000 projects in the marketplace from 235,000 vetted by execs over 15 years. About 1.7%
- No AI reviews. Ever. Full transparency. Always.
- Once you're in the Marketplace, you're in for good.
- No hosting fees
- All in the Marketplace get notifications on project downloads & meeting requests
I think Return to Duty would soar with @AngelStudiosInc. Please check it out @nealsharmon, @JordanHarmon, @JeffreyHarmon, and Daniel Harmon!
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When I got the email about this, it made my day. So exciting!
Return to Duty just rose into the @Stage32 Marketplace, one of the first projects to earn a place at launch. It would be absolutely epic on the big screen!
Return to Duty stemmed from real-life work I was part of to develop new prosthetics for amputee soldiers. Fun fact: the main FORM spaceship on the cover is patterned after an antibiotic molecule I helped conceptualize and which my chemist colleagues synthesized in our lab.
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#Stage32Marketplace
This is incredible! What an honor. Thank you @Stage32! Return to Duty would be absolutely epic on the big screen!
"Return to Duty just rose into the @Stage32 Marketplace, one of the first projects to earn a place at launch."
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#Stage32Marketplace
Ryker Vaughn's bionic legs have four settings.
Rest / Walk / Sport / Battle
See what he chooses. A great weekend read.
Only $0.99 on Kindle, and available in Kindle Unlimited.
"That's science fiction!" "It used to be."
Ch. 4 of Return to Duty.
I wrote Ryker's bionic legs as someone from the team that developed real osseointegrated implants.
The science is real. The war is fiction. For now.
$0.99 on Kindle
#MilitarySciFi
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Hi, it’s day 72 of my mission to pay off my debt and surprise my wife by selling 20,000 copies of my book, Sean Dirts and the Hidden City, a middle-grade fantasy adventure.
You can support the mission with as little as a $2.99 e-book on Amazon. If you don’t mind, please share this with somebody who you think would enjoy my book.
#bookstagram #indieauthor #middlegradebooks #day1 #debtfree
Support Don!
I have a goal to sell 20,000 copies of my book by Christmas to surprise my wife with paying off our debt. In an attempt to boost book sales, I came up with a competition between the US states for the state that can buy the most copies of my book. And then I’ll make a donation to a cause in the state with the most sales. Today’s randomized state to focus on is Mississippi. Calling all readers in Mississippi!
#bookstagram #unitedstates #readersofmississippi #competition #mgfantasy
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It’s day 59 of my mission to pay off my family debt behind my wife’s back by selling 20,000 copies of my book, Sean Dirts and the Hidden City! Please support the mission and give me a follow.
#bookstagram #middlegradebooks #bookreaders #mgfantasy #day1
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It’s day 57 of working hard to sell 20,000 copies of my book, Sean Dirts and the Hidden City in order to surprise my wife by paying off our family debt.
Please help me get the word out by sharing this with someone who enjoys a good fantasy adventure. It’s about a 6 inch tall boy with super abilities up against angry wasps.
#bookstagram #middlegradebooks #bookreader #middlegradereads #day1
If you’ve already listened to Return to Duty on Audible:
What stuck after the credits — one moment, no spoilers.
And if it earned stars in your head, a short Audible review helps the next listener find it.
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This is exactly what I envisioned Dr. Sharp seeing in Return to Duty!
La NASA comparte imágenes desde Marte.
Y aquí estamos nosotros, viéndolas desde una pantalla como si fuera lo más normal del mundo.
Otro planeta.
Otro cielo.
Otro horizonte.
A veces olvidamos lo extraordinario que es estar vivos justo en este momento de la historia.
Marte nunca estuvo tan lejos.
Ni tan cerca. 🔴
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Es un video generado con edición digital, no son imágenes compartidas por la NASA.
x.com/nasa?s=21