Charlotte and the Starlet (22 page)

The late and very great Johnny Leopard, a wonderful
comic who inspired me to go the extra furlong with
Leila, who he helped create; the Random House gang
of Zoe Walton, Chris Kunz and Ashleigh King for
plaiting the tale; Rachel and Rick at Rick Raftos
Management for all their help along the way; Sue
Murray and June Jones for valuable feedback; and Mr
Ed for setting the pace.

Dave Warner is the author of six novels and five
non-fiction books for adults. He originally gained
national recognition as a musician and songwriter,
with eight albums to his name, but more recently
music has been secondary to Dave's career as a
writer for television and feature films. His first
feature film,
Cut
, starred Kylie Minogue and Molly
Ringwald, and his second,
Garage Days
, co-written
with director Alex Proyas, screened at the
Sundance Film Festival. Dave has also written a
number of TV dramas. He lives in Sydney with his
wife and two daughters. Find out more about Dave
at his website:
www.davewarner.com.au