I write in several genres, principally in crime and horror, though I have added romance to my portfolio.
My first novel, Bone Machines, originally published in 2008, has been revised and relaunched, as apodcast, an ebook (by Just Imagine It Ink), and a paperback.
A volume of my short stories, Dr North’s Wound and Other Stories, is also available. All but one of them were published in magazines and websites, including The Horror Express, Fantastic Metropolis and elsewhere. Three of these stories received honourable mentions in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror anthology series (edited by Ellen Datlow and Terry Windling). One was published in the Macallan/Scotland on Sunday competition anthology, Shorts V (Polygon), several in the UK magazine, The Horror Express, and one in the anthology, Old Blood, New Souls. Recently, one of my Horror Express stories, Rapunzel’s Room, was published in audio format by Pseudopod, a US horror podcast magazine.
Dr North’s Wound is out as one of the main fictions in the Hugo Award winning podcast, StarshipSofa, and there is an interview with me in show 177.
In 2011 Melange Books published my anthology of historical and supernatural romance stories, called Warriors and Wenches, under my pen name J.T. Macleod. A further story, Dead Boyfriends (paranormal romance) appears in an anthology by the same publisher, called Paranormal Dreams.
Leading British author Michael Moorcock so say: “John Dodds is one of the most promising new writers I have read for some time. I highly recommend his work.”
I am Scottish, and now live in Bulgaria.
Cheryl Stevenson
/ March 24, 2011I found your book Bone Machines for my IPOD an am half-way through. As I listen, the story unfurls like a dark and haunting spell, just the right words wrapping around unspeakable acts and human frailty to mak the read a survivable pleaure. First rate writing in a unique and powerfu voice. Thank you.
Gerida Brown
/ July 20, 2011I am listening to Bone Machines. Very good writing & plot development.
Keep writing!
Tom Jannusch
/ September 19, 2011I’ve just purchased the Melange anthology and I am looking forward to another of your wonderful works. After hearing the opening of Bone Machines my son and his wife recently downloaded it with great anticipation. Keep writing and thanks!