News
UPDATE 10.01.08
Spark has received an Honorable Mention in YEAR'S BEST FANTASY AND HORROR 2008, as well as the wonderful comment shown on the right under Reviews.
WrongWorld is offering a 10% discount on orders
of I'm Going To Tell You One More Time, the DVD anthology featuring my story
A Little Matter. When ordering, enter "Martin Soderstrom" in the discount code field.
Now available in bookstores and online I'm Going To Tell You One More Time, a Halloween anthology, Zombies, edited by Robert N. Stephenson, and Don't Turn The Lights On, edited by Diana Bocco.
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU ONE MORE TIME, from Wrong World Publishing features my story A Little Matter, a cautionary tale about what happens when Science and Religion ignore each other.
ZOMBIES, from Altair Publishing in Australia, features my story Spark, about an ex (dead is about as 'ex' as you can get) DEA agent dealing with monsters and lost love in a story where nothing is what it appears, except the bullets.
DON'T TURN THE LIGHTS ON, from Stone Garden Publishing features my story The Pond, an H.P. Lovecraft inspired story about revenge, love and facing your inner demons, all neatly wrapped up in a monster-in-the-lake pastiche. (No, really.)
Reviews
For my story Spark:
And from Australia's Altair Books comes Zombies, edited by Robert N. Stephenson, which despite its cheesy cover art has fourteen pretty good stories by writers from
Australia, Israel, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. The best are by Martin R. Soderstrom, Hagy Averbuch, Gary Kemble, Jeff Harris and Mike Brown.
- Ellen Datlow, Editor, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2008
From Ghost Write Reviews:
“The Pond” by Martin Soderstrom; this is an old story about the Loch Ness monster. This amazing legend has been lingering since the 1930’s and more than 4,000 people have told this tale of tales. The Nessie has been reported as early as the 6th century. This story is filled with a great imaginative twist that will leave you wanting more. I have always loved this story and this author really takes this turn of events to a new height.
From the back cover of Don't Turn the Lights On:
"...an entertaining read."
- Christopher Fulbright, author of BLOOD COVEN
"...talented writers, and chilling tales..."
- Scott Nicholson, author of THEY HUNGER
Whose
There's a lot of great information available to writers today. The Internet, books and magazines have no end of experts touting the best way to do this and that. Unfortunately, the filters of effort that existed when I was first starting out are no longer there. And Lord knows we need them now more than ever.
When I was floundering around (mumble,mumble) years ago, there wasn't much to choose from. Computer bulletin boards were few in number and slow as a cheesed-up goose. Mega bookstores didn't produce there own climate zones between the miles of shelves. Even the tools were limited. This made it easy to make a decision and get to work.
But before I sound like a complete curmudgeon, my point is, there are some go-to places and people that never seem to fail me. I'll periodically talk about this in my blog, but as a quick reference, listen to these people. They know what they're talking about: Jim Butcher (check out his blog), Holly Lisle, and J.A. Konrath (his entire blog is a must read, but this will get you started).
Peace.
Available Now:
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"A Little Matter"
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"Spark"
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"The Pond"
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"In the Cards"
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