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Erik Christopher Martin
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Author of the Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth series. Middle-grade paranormal mystery. DottyMorgan.com. Erikchristophermartin.com He/him/they/ them 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
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Erik Christopher Martin @erikcmartin.bsky.social · Nov 15
Book 3 of my Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth series came out last month.
The Case of the Greensboro Gremlins
#lgbtqbooksforkids #mystery #middlegrade
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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
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Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth
Visit Amazon's Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth Page and shop for all Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth
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January 13, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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Cool kids are in Ryan North's Secret Pals Club.
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I'm going to send out an update to my newsletter today! You can sign up for my secret pals club to get it - I only send one a month (IF THAT) and it's FREE and it always features SECRETS and SURPRISES :0

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The Ryan Secret Pals Club
Fun stuff from author Ryan North, including SECRETS and also SURPRISES
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January 12, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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My favourite blog post is up!! Queer Middle Grade Books Coming out in 2026 (So Far)!

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January 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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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
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The Case of the French Fry Phantom: Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth Book One
The Case of the French Fry Phantom: Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth Book One - Kindle edition by Martin, Erik. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Case of the French Fry Phantom: Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth Book One.
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January 12, 2026 at 1:16 AM
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My new book was reviewed in San Diego's East County Magazine. Check it out here.
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The Case of the Niceferatu: Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth Book Four by Erik Martin | East County Magazine
January 6, 2026 (San Diego) -- Erik Christopher Martin lives and writes in San Diego. The Case of the Niceferatu is his seventh published novel and is the fourth book in the Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth series: The Case of the Niceferatu.
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January 7, 2026 at 5:08 AM
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Read my latest blog post on the official Dotty Morgan site.
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Blog | Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth
More readers in 2026? | First off, Happy New Year. Most people are not sad that 2025 is over. It was a rough year for lots of people. There were political and actual attacks on LG
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January 6, 2026 at 4:55 AM
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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
January 6, 2026 at 4:01 AM
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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.
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Author Spotlight with Erik Christopher Martin
Here Are a Q&A with Erik Christopher Martin and Three Funny Thanksgiving Books to Read
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January 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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I can watch 20 somethings react to Janis Joplin all day long.
January 2, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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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
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Blog | Erik Christopher Martin
Least Favorite Writing Advice? | Welcome to my first blog post on my new site. While my Dotty Morgan site has several posts related to that series, the posts here will be more abo
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December 25, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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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

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Book giveaway for The Case of the Niceferatu: Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth Book Four by Erik Christopher Martin Dec 22-Jan 04, 2026
100 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Dec 22-Jan 04, 2026. Vampires in Elderton? New installment of MG paranormal mystery series w/13-year-old L...
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December 22, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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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

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Book giveaway for The Case of the Niceferatu: Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth Book Four by Erik Christopher Martin Dec 22-Jan 04, 2026
100 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Dec 22-Jan 04, 2026. Vampires in Elderton? New installment of MG paranormal mystery series w/13-year-old L...
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December 22, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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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.
December 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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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.
December 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Read my latest blog post about the variety of supernatural things in the Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth book series.
#middlegradeseries #lgbtqbooksforkids #mysterybooksforkids
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Blog | Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth
Supernatural Encounters | Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth is nothing without the supernatural. A reality that is still largely discounted by many in the books, each case features
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December 16, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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Read a new blog post on my Dotty Morgan website about world building in the Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth series.
#indiebooks #kidsmysteryseries #lgbtqbooksforkids

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Blog | Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth
World Building in Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth | Every work of fiction, no matter how realistic, requires world building. In epic fantasies (looking at you Tolkien), science f
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December 11, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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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)
December 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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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
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The Case of the Niceferatu by Erik Christopher Martin
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December 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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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
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Blog | Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth
Meet the supporting cast | Every book needs strong supporting characters. The books that comprise Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth are no exception. Each of the four books (yes, f
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December 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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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
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Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth
Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth is a book series for kids 10+ exploring the paranormal mystery cases of Dotty Morgan. Dotty is a student at Elderton Middle School dedicated t
DottyMorgan.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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3 days left before the new book is out, and 3 days left to sign up for the giveaway.
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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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. )
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Erik Christopher Martin
Erik Christopher Martin lives and writes in San Diego, CA, previously residing in Greensboro, NC and Cleveland, OH. The Case of the Niceferatu is his seventh published novel and i
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December 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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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
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Blog | Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth
Inspiration! How did the series, Dotty, & friends come to be? | Dotty Morgan sprouted into existence with a single line about a girl who really loved French fries. The line never
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November 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Curious about my writing? All of my books are half off for the next few days at itch! That means everything is $1.50 or less! $10 for EVERYTHING!

Fantasy, horror, mystery... novellas, novels, story collections!

It's always a great time to support indie creators 💜

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Image of 9 books covers for books by Helen Whistberry: Roadkill, shows a highway with animal skeletons on it; The Final Voyage of Avery Mothmere, has a black cat playing with an old-fashioned sailing ship; When Your Heart is a Broken Thing, has a white rabbit crying red tears and a red rabbit with skeleton exposed crying blue tears; Once Upon a Wave of Witches, with co-author Eli Belt, has a green kraken tentacle sweeping through turbulent blue waves; The Tail of Nightshade, has a gray mouse among purple nightshade blooms; The Melody of Trees, has a red fox among twining tree branches; The Weird Sisters, has a full moon behind tombstones with a hand visible lying on the ground; The Avenging Angel, has a full moon behind a mansion; The Ghostly Groom, has a full moon behind a tombstone with a black bird on top of it.
November 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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I'm excited to announce the launching of DottyMorgan.com! A website dedicated to all things Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth. Check it out prior to the release of Book Four on 12/5/2025.

#paranormalmystery #lgbtqbooksforkids #indieseries
Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth
Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth is a book series for kids 10+ exploring the paranormal mystery cases of Dotty Morgan. Dotty is a student at Elderton Middle School dedicated t
DottyMorgan.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM