Today, 3/6/26, is the last day to pick up a free eBook of The Case of the French Fry Phantom for Kindle. This is Book One of my queer kidlit paranormal mystery series, Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth. a.co/d/04wuZzd3

Amazing time seeing Kristin Key tonight.

My book, The Case of the French Fry Phantom, is free for Kindle through Friday 3/6/26.

Now is a great time to start my middle grade paranormal mystery series, Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth. From Monday March 2 to Friday March 6, Book One, The Case of the French Fry Phantom will be free for Kindle. Pick up a copy and get started. #queerkidlit #freebooks a.co/d/0frqUcUq

Iroh is not as excited as I am to unbox my latest picture book, I Am Light. Art by Merce Lopez, published by Tilbury House.

Read a new blog post about writing and marketing a series on my Dotty Morgan website. dottymorgan.com/blog/writing...

Join us at the Barbara Elleman Research Library Lecture on April 18th! carlemuseum.org/visit/events/barbara-elleman-research-library-lecture-alvina-ling @carlemuseum.bsky.social

The Case of the French Fry Phantom and all the other Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth books are now on Kindle Unlimited. Phantoms? Vampires? Yokai? Gremlins? There's nothing Dotty, girlfriend Hannah, and BFF Parker can't handle. a.co/d/0cxAcDI4

This is truth.

Read my latest blog post about developing your writing community. #writerslife #writingcommunity erikchristophermartin.com/blog/writers...

Last day to pick up The Case of the Niceferatu free for Kindle.

Two more days to pick up The Case of the Niceferatu free for Kindle. Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth Book 4. Middle Grade paranormal mystery with an LGBTQ+ heroine. a.co/d/02vEwQRC

This is going on now. Grab your free eBook for Kindle. Vampires invade Elderton. 13-year-old Dotty Morgan is the only one who might be able to stop them.

My new book, The Case of the Niceferatu, is free for Kindle from 2/1/2026 - 2/6/2026. It is book 4 of my Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth series of paranormal mysteries. Each book stands alone, so jump into Dotty's latest adventure. #middlegrade a.co/d/6ejaPq0

So sad to hear this. I loved so many of her roles. Her work made me happy. RIP Catherine O'Hara.

Some pics from the San Diego Public Library Local Authors recognition event today.

There's very little racism or homophobia in the world of my Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth series (okay, Hannah's mom, fine). So obviously Trump was never a thing there. Does this mean I'm writing utopian fiction?

This free hour-long presentation in Citrus County FLA highlights the life of Zora Neale Hurston www.paxtonmedia.com/news/citrus_... #folklore #folklorist #blackhistorymonth

There was a nice review of my latest book on the San Diego Writers and Editors Guild website. Check it out. sdweg.org/blog/13588387

A great non-fiction picture book series.

I discuss my writing process from idea to a finished first draft in my latest blog post. erikchristophermartin.com/blog/from-id...

I finished the rough draft of Book 6 of my Dotty Morgan series today! And I gotta say, it's pretty rough. But feels so good to finish. Now I'll let it sit a while as I get Book 5 ready for publication.

I had a nice time at the live San Diego Writers and Editors Guild (SDWEG) event today. It was a rare chance to meet in person and more than 50 people came out. Members were given a prompt to turn into a 50 word story. A good time was had by all. I'll put a link below.

I am excited to announce that you can now find all my various efforts in one place - come folkloring with me: folkloringlife.com #folkloring #folklore #folkloringlife #naturalliving #traditionalcrafts #folkcrafts #folkmedicine #paganlife

I like Bluesky ... but I sure wish there was more of a book community. Are there any readers or writers out there? I love storytelling middle grade books YA fantasy Sci Fi Paranormal Supernatural LGBTQ+ books for kids myth, legend, and folklore RPGs Comics Are y'all out there?

Let me sing the praises of the San Diego Writers and Editors Guild (SDWEG). I've been a member for 7 or 8 years and I love it. A great community with monthly meetings and workshops, marketing groups, the anthology, manuscript reviews and more. At $40/year it's a bargain. sdweg.org

Dotty foils phantoms, outwits zombie ninjas, and fights vampires with the help of her girlfriend, Hannah, and BFF, Parker. Now you can read all 4 Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth books on Kindle Unlimited. #indiebooks #middlegrade #lgbtqbooksforkids www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXBBRPF...

Cool kids are in Ryan North's Secret Pals Club.

My favourite blog post is up!! Queer Middle Grade Books Coming out in 2026 (So Far)! lainahastoomuchsparetime.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/q...

The Case of the French Fry Phantom, Book 1 in the Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth Series is now available through Kindle Unlimited. #indiebooks #lgbtqbooksforkids #mysterybooksforkids www.amazon.com/dp/B0BLQL8VMS

My new book was reviewed in San Diego's East County Magazine. Check it out here. www.eastcountymagazine.org/case-nicefer...

Read my latest blog post on the official Dotty Morgan site. dottymorgan.com/blog/more-re...

My new Dotty Morgan book, The Case of the Niceferatu, hit best seller status on Amazon today. I expect it will slip by tomorrow, so I will enjoy it while it lasts. #newbook #indiebook #lgbtqbooksforkids #vampires #middlegrade

Foster Book Club is a great organization in San Diego that provides books to kids in foster care. I was honored they chose to do an author profile of me on their website last week. Take a look and explore the rest of the site while you're at it. www.fosterbookclub.org/post/here-ar...

I can watch 20 somethings react to Janis Joplin all day long.

Check out my first blog post on my newly revamped author page, a response to common criticisms of frequently heard writing advice. #writingadvice #writingblog #indieauthor erikchristophermartin.com/blog/least-f...

I'm giving away 100 eBook copies of the new Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth book on Goodreads, The Case of the Niceferatu, a paranormal mystery for readers 10 & up. Register to win a free book from 12/22/2025 - 1/4/2026. #middlegrade #lgbtqbooks #indiebooks www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

I'm giving away 100 eBook copies of the new Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth book on Goodreads, The Case of the Niceferatu, a paranormal mystery for readers 10 & up. Register to win a free book from 12/22/2025 - 1/4/2026. #middlegrade #lgbtqbooks #indiebooks www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

A bad mix of BlueHost domain hosting, a Tertulia website (stored on CloudFlare) and Titan handling the email traffic from both sites caused everything to quit working all weekend. Everything seems to be cooperating now.

So, Bluehost farmed out hosting my domains to Cloudflare, with the result that my websites were disconnected and the associated emails stopped working. Efforts to connect to CF weren't working. BH restored themselves as domain hosts, but since my sites were created thru Tertulia, they are still out.

Read my latest blog post about the variety of supernatural things in the Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth book series. #middlegradeseries #lgbtqbooksforkids #mysterybooksforkids dottymorgan.com/blog/superna...

Read a new blog post on my Dotty Morgan website about world building in the Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth series. #indiebooks #kidsmysteryseries #lgbtqbooksforkids dottymorgan.com/blog/world-b...

It won't last, but after running a promotion, The Case of the French Fry Phantom got a #1 Best Seller tag on Amazon and hit #1 in all of its categories. (if you were one of the people who grabbed a copy, please rate it. I noticed it has very few ratings and a random 1 star pulled it from a 5 to 3.5)

Thanks to the Awesome Gang for featuring my new book, The Case of the Niceferatu, on their website. Check out my new paranormal mystery. #lgbtqbooksforkids #dottymorgan #kidsmysteryseries awesomegang.com?p=1163335

Meet the supporting characters of the Dotty Morgan Supernatural Series. My latest blog post explores what makes the cast of the first four books tick. #bookblog #middlegradeseries #paranormalmysteryseries dottymorgan.com/blog/meet-th...

My new book is out today! Get The Case of the Niceferatu anywhere books are sold, or order it through the Dotty Morgan website. #indiebook #middlegrade #lgbtqbooksforkids #paranormalmystery DottyMorgan.com

3 days left before the new book is out, and 3 days left to sign up for the giveaway.

My author site has a new look. I switched from WordPress, which I found cumbersome to Tertulia, which specializes in websites for writers. I was impressed by how easy it was to create my new site. (I'm not an affiliate, just an honest recommendation. ) Erikchristophermartin.com

I talk about the inspiration for the Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth series and the trio of main characters in my latest blog post. #indiebooks #middlegradebooks #mysterybooksforkids dottymorgan.com/blog/inspira...

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