Erik Deckers is a humor writer who comes to Florida by way of Indiana, "where the real people live." He grew up wanting to write humor and satire after reading _Catch-22_, _The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy_, and _Breakfast of Champions_. After reading those, his biggest goal was to "speak truth to power and swear in books." He figured he was a natural because he was already a smart ass and knew how to spell.Erik loves writing humor because he feels dramatic and literary writing is sad as hell, and he refuses to entertain himself with sadness because there's already enough sadness in life. He has won several editorial awards from the Hoosier State Press Association for his newspaper humor columns. Erik is also a professional ghostwriter, and has co-authored several books on social media marketing, including Branding Yourself, No Bullshit Social Media, and The Owned Media Doctrine. And he is the president of the Kerouac Project of Orlando, and helps run the Writers Of Central Florida Or Thereabouts. When he's not writing, he enjoys woodworking and visiting used bookstores and independent coffee shops.You can find Erik at [ErikDeckers.com](http: //ErikDeckers.com "]"), on Twitter at @edeckers, and on Instagram at @erikdeckers.
