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Dave Turner

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Born
The United Kingdom
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Genre
Fantasy, Humor and Comedy, Science Fiction

Influences
Douglas Adams, Neil Gaiman, Iain Banks

Member Since
January 2013


Dave Turner is an award winning writer whose work has featured on the websites of BBC News, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Huffington Post and FHM.

In 2011 he won the Best Screenplay Award at London Screenwriters' Festival with his short film script 'Everything You Need'. After selling various screenplays which you will note you have not seen as films at your local multiplex, he created Aim For The Head books to publish his work. He has written two novellas, How To Be Dead and Paper Cuts, which are available from Amazon now. ...more

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Hello Dave, I love your book and I've just finished Old Haunts. I have a question, what's wrong with rich tea biscuits? I love them :)
Dave Turner Ah, my first question! And it is, appropriately, about biscuits! I'm so glad you liked the books! It does mean an awful lot that you've got in touch. …moreAh, my first question! And it is, appropriately, about biscuits! I'm so glad you liked the books! It does mean an awful lot that you've got in touch. Sorry about the delay in replying to you.

I think the Rich Tea's blandness is the secret to its popularity. It's the Coldplay of the biscuit world. Unchallenging and unthreatening. I like a biscuit that makes me think.

And why are they called "Rich Tea"? I've never drunk a cup of tea and said "Ooh. This tea's a bit rich."

I hope that helps.

They're not as bad as Malted Milks though.(less)
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Hi Dave, you're the 2nd author ( just like all the books from David Wong aka Jason Pargin) that I bought the whole series after just reading a few pages. Can we expect more books in the Death series with Dave Marwood and Melanie as the main characters? Or will it be a total new story??
Dave Turner Hiya. That’s lovely to hear. Thanks. Really glad you enjoyed the books! And thanks for the reminder I need to read John Dies at the End...

Yep, there’…moreHiya. That’s lovely to hear. Thanks. Really glad you enjoyed the books! And thanks for the reminder I need to read John Dies at the End...

Yep, there’ll be more from Death, Dave and Melanie as well as some Four Horsemen stories. I also need to get the sci-if series I’ve had in my head for years finally on some paper this year...(less)
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How To Be Dead #1-3
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“There's no 'I' in team. But there is 'tea'. So put the kettle on,”
― Dave Turner, How To Be Dead
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“Roses are red, Foxgloves are purple, I appear to have trapped myself, In a linguistic corner".”
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“Very little social networking goes on. The majority of people just complain about things. Or complain about people complaining about things. Or complain about people complaining about the complainer and how the complainer is oppressing the original complainer's right to complain about things. And share pictures of cats in people clothes.”
― Dave Turner, How To Be Dead #1-3
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