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Martin Pond

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Martin Pond is a Man of Kent, now living and working in Norfolk. His stories have appeared in Unthology No 1, Streetcake magazine and Alliterati magazine, whilst three poems have appeared in The Artillery Of Words magazine. In 2012, Martin was a winner of Comma Press's Short Story Day "story in ten words or less" competition.

Martin's first collection of short fiction, Dark Steps, was published in August 2011. Two standalone short stories, Turn Around Where Possible and Cold, followed in 2012. The non-fiction essay, Tesc-No: living without supermarkets, was published the following year.

Drawn To The Deep End, Martin's first novel, was published in September 2017.

Martin is also the editor of The Petrified World and other tales, a collection of
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Martin Pond Lots of cups of tea... and a target, usually a very modest target. It might be to get 500 words written, with no edits and no concerns about quality, …moreLots of cups of tea... and a target, usually a very modest target. It might be to get 500 words written, with no edits and no concerns about quality, just to get something down. Usually that's enough for me to get going again. If it isn't, it's because my heart isn't in the story, which is probably a sign that the story should be consigned to File 13...(less)
Martin Pond The hardest thing is to just make a start. So, to paraphrase King, just take a character, put them in a situation, and start writing. You’ll find the …moreThe hardest thing is to just make a start. So, to paraphrase King, just take a character, put them in a situation, and start writing. You’ll find the story as you go. Also… you’ll be forever thinking that what you’ve just written is rubbish. DON’T let that stop you. Just keep going, get something down. You can revise and improve it later. Also, and this is very important, the best way to catch errors and things that just don’t work is to read what you’ve written aloud. Those bits that catch in your mouth? They need changing.(less)
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Turn Around Where Possible

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Cold

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Dark Steps

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“I soaked up the drink and it, in return, absorbed me.”
Martin Pond, Dark Steps

“You don't kill someone you love, do you?”
Martin Pond, Cold

“Mum took me to the park a couple of times last week so that I could run. That was a waste of time though, it takes hours to get there and when you finally do, well, there's no room to do anything really, what with all the tents pitched everywhere. Mum says there used to be grass, but I don't see where.”
Martin Pond, Dark Steps

“You don't kill someone you love, do you?”
Martin Pond, Cold

“Jo's whimper rose slightly but the scream she yearned for wouldn't materialise. Instead, as she looked at her hand, she began to make a gurgling, gagging noise, more animal than human.”
Martin Pond, Turn Around Where Possible

“Mum took me to the park a couple of times last week so that I could run. That was a waste of time though, it takes hours to get there and when you finally do, well, there's no room to do anything really, what with all the tents pitched everywhere. Mum says there used to be grass, but I don't see where.”
Martin Pond, Dark Steps

“I soaked up the drink and it, in return, absorbed me.”
Martin Pond, Dark Steps

“And what do YOU like in life?' [the priest] asks me, ready to play the patronising game at my expense in order to raise a giggle from the rest of the class, thus rendering him popular for a few perverse minutes. 'Mott The Hoople,' I answer truthfully.”
Morrissey, Autobiography
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