This is probably the most frequently asked question of them all. Eric Lee gets his story ideas from just about everywhere, including twists off his life, news articles, and dreams. He will not start writing a story unless he feels that he has a very creative and moving story to tell.

The easiest way is to click on the link “Buy Books” toward the top of every page on this website. If you enjoy the stories, please go to the Contact Us page and provide a quote in the message section. Your Quote may appear in the testimonial section of this website.”

Eric Lee’s books are intended for all age groups who enjoy mystery and suspense stories. Despite the murder and mayhem in the books, the stories are “family friendly”. There is no graphic violence, profanity, or elicit sexual descriptions. This will also be true for all of Eric Lee’s future books.

Eric Lee loves the creative process of developing dynamic characters and a captivating plot. After the solitary process of writing, he especially enjoys sharing his stories with others and seeing how his words affect the reader. If you enjoy the stories, please tell a friend about them and this website. We’ve made it easy for you. At the bottom of every page on this website, you can click on “Tell a Friend”. You will be asked your name and your friend’s email address and we’ll automatically send him or her an email with a link to this website.

We encourage everyone to visit the Featured Short Story of the Month. After reading the story, you click on the poll to rate the story and provide comments. Alternatively, you can contact the author directly by clicking on the “Contact Us” link at the bottom of every page on this website.

That’s a tough question because Eric does not impose specific deadlines to release a new book. As soon as he believes that he has a collection of first-rate stories, he publishes them. The best way to stay abreast of an upcoming book as well as the latest news related to his writing, is to subscribe to the free monthly newsletter. We always alert our newsletter subscribers first regarding new book releases. You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking here.

Eric enjoys sharing his knowledge and meeting groups of people who enjoy his stories. Thus, he tries to make himself available to visit select book clubs, junior high schools, high schools, and college campuses in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Los Angeles Area. During these visits, he will sign books and discuss his writing. To contact us about a possible visit, click here. We will attempt to respond to you within five business days.

Eric believes that you should write about what inspires you. Be passionate about your work. Write about characters that readers can relate to and will care about. Understand that writing is a process, which will include many rounds of rewrites to perfect. Most of all, just do it. Take the writing process one step at a time, starting with that first draft and continuing to keep an open mind. You may be surprised where your story takes you.

Eric usually does not use outlines for flash fiction, which are stories that are a thousand words or less. For longer stories, however, he always uses an outline for plot development, key clues, and character placement. He does not let the outline limit his creative thinking though. There have been many times that he has taken a story in a different direction than the original outline.

Almost every author will tell you that they cannot answer this question, or they’ll give a snippy response like “my last one.” Eric will not dodge this question. Although he likes all of his stories for many different reasons, Eric's all time favorite is When My World Got Turned Upside Down. It’s interesting to note that readers are all across the board with regards to which is their favorite.