Eric Manske's Home Page

     You’ve found it! I’ve put together this website to showcase the mysteries I have been writing. Feel free to check back from time to time and join me in the process as I go from writing the first draft, through editing and revising, to finding an agent and publisher, to finally getting a finished product out on the shelves of the bookstores. I cannot say which of these novels, if any, will get published first, but learn with me as I take the plunge into the world of writing and publishing. .

     Sleuthfest 2009 was a great experience and very different from other conferences I've been to. An agent critiqued the first ten pages of my novel, A Simple Prejudice, and felt the writing was good but found the theme and concept controversial. I also pitched this to an editor who has asked for the first 30 pages. My short story, "No Fury," wasn't even a finalist, but I am still proud of it. We were given the basics of a beginning and asked to write what would happen next in the story. I've posted a link for this short story to the left.

     Some guidance to get you around my site. The links to the side in the top box will bring you to the first novels in each of the series. Within each, you will find sample chapters, links to people and places referenced in the novel, and additional links pertaining to the city featured in the novel.

     The links in the second box lead to informative and interactive pages. Check out The Process to learn more about writing and publishing, particularly what I've learned along the way. If you would like to leave me a message, either use the e-mail address at the bottom of each page, or follow the Leave Feedback link, which leads to a blog.

     Enjoy looking around and come back to see how far I’ve progressed down the road to publication!