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Jane Turley

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Born

The United Kingdom

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http://www.janeturley.net

Twitter

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Genre

Contemporary, Humor and Comedy

Member Since

April 2012

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Jane was born in a remote village in the Malvern hills in England a long, long time ago. So long ago, that Jane sometimes now forgets where she lives and where she has parked her car. She is, however, very friendly with her local police officer.

Whilst still a baby, Jane moved to the seaside resort of Weston Super Mare, on the borders of Somerset, where she spent years gazing forlornly out of her Silver Cross Pram. Her excessive exposure to salty air and seagull poop left her deeply traumatized and possessing a bizarre sense of humour. She now inflicts her dubious wit on everyone, including passing strangers, scarecrows and stray dogs. She hasn't been invited to dinner since 1982.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Jane Turley Luckily, it's not something I've suffered from as yet. Probably because my mind is full of all sorts of madness! However,the fact that I've not encoun…moreLuckily, it's not something I've suffered from as yet. Probably because my mind is full of all sorts of madness! However,the fact that I've not encountered writer's block yet may be because I don't follow a routine - I write when I like and when my family commitments allow it. Therefore, when I do sit down to write, everything flows out comparatively easily. The more spontaneity there is in my writing generally the better it is - I don't make plans/outlines etc I get an idea in my head and just run with it. Everyone has to find a method that suits them and that works just fine for me. Of course not having a routine also allows me to go off and do whatever else I like which often provides me with inspiration and material, especially for my blog, so everything I do and see is, in a sense, research/material for my writing. It's a win-win situation - except for when I have to clean the bathroom. That doesn't normally provide any inspiration at all:D(less)

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Jane Turley Research.

I can legitimately read, look or listen to anything on the net with the excuse of it being"research". It's saved me from divorce several tim…moreResearch.

I can legitimately read, look or listen to anything on the net with the excuse of it being"research". It's saved me from divorce several times.(less)

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Average rating: 3.95 · 148 ratings · 58 reviews · 5 distinct works

	The Changing Room: A British Comedy of Love, Loss and Laughter 4.12 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fantasia 3.98 avg rating — 52 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Modern Life: sweet and salty short stories 3.43 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grave of Songs by Chaunce Stanton (Goodreads Author), Jane Turley (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out of the Shadows: Short Story Collection by Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar (Goodreads Author), Christine Nolfi (Goodreads Author), Kathleen Valentine (Goodreads Author) 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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It's the early hours of the morning, and I have had a large gin...

Late-night alcohol is always a good recipe for writing gibberish. And I have not written gibberish for a while on my blog as I have been busy writing gibberish for my MA in Comedy Writing. Which I recently passed with a distinction. Yay!

Yes, it transpires that even academics can be fooled into thinking gibberish is genius. Excellen