About Erik

Erik Deckers has written a weekly humor column since 1994, and has been a published writer for more than 20 years. He has been publishing his columns online since 1997.

He is published in nine weekly newspapers throughout Indiana, as well as the largest online daily alternative paper in the U.S. He writes businesses articles, speeches, and stage and radio plays.

Erik's play, "Cabin Fever U." was named Best Comedy in the 2005 Frank & Katrina Basile Emerging Playwrights competition.

Erik also helped write Twitter Marketing for Dummies, is currently two writing other social media books on personal branding and networking. He frequently speaks on blogging and social media, especially on the topics of citizen journalism and crisis communication.

Erik lives and works in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is often fond of writing about himself in the third person.