AISFP 251 - John Dodds, BONE MACHINES

[Timothy]

Discussed in this episode:
How to ensure your dialect is accurate when writing in a non-native culture
What idioms can we use when making up worlds and civilizations?
“The rhythm of the language is more important than the words that you use.” – John Dodds
Including swearing and made up swear words
How religion affected early censorship as well as in modern books, but also the surprising openness to sex that non-religious people react to
How to include religion or not within fiction
His deals with Blackstone Audio for his books, Bone Machines and Kali’s Kiss, and his search for an agent or going indie.
Bone Machine on Smashwords
Matt Hughes’ review of Bone Machines on AISFP.