Meet danielle
I just want to be an author. Is that really so difficult?
Learn more about the struggling artist with a manuscript ready to go and no idea what to do next.
Hello! I’m Danielle
An overexcited, wannabe writer
I’m Danielle, a writer, lifelong storyteller and firm believer that some of the best stories can be found hidden within the beautiful chaos of everyday life. Long before I ever considered calling myself an author, I was fascinated by people, relationships and the small moments that shape who we become. Eventually, the stories living inside my head became too loud to ignore, and putting them on paper changed everything.
I write character-led stories filled with romance, friendship, family, humour and the inevitable complications that life throws our way. My ambition is simple: to create books that offer somewhere to escape, characters that feel like people you genuinely know, and stories that leave you feeling a little lighter when you turn the final page. This space is where you can get to know the person behind those stories, discover what led me to writing and follow along as I attempt to turn a lifelong love of words into the career I once only dreamed about.
a peek behind the lens
what started my writing journey?
My struggle with OCD and trying to keep my mind occupied.
what’s my favourite genre of novels?
I will always love a sappy romance with buckets of yearning.
what is my favourite creative outlet?
Writing primarily, but also taking photos of beautiful scenes.
what books really changed the game?
I don’t want to be cliche, but it has to be ACOTAR.
what keeps me motivated on the hard days?
Wanting to have a career that feeds my passion, every single day.
what does success look like to me?
My family having a happy, stable and healthy home life.
what are my everyday writing essentials?
My iPad Pro with my Google Docs connected.
what has been my favourite moment so far?
Saving the file on the first draft of my manuscript.
The woman behind the words
The things that you need to know about my overactive imagination.
I think the writing bug got me long before I was sensible enough to realise what was happening. I have always been obsessed with stories, people and the tiny details that make life interesting, which is probably why I now spend an alarming amount of time inventing fictional relationships while neglecting perfectly reasonable things like folding laundry.
By day, I work in marketing, which means I get to turn ideas into campaigns, overanalyse human behaviour and call it strategy. Away from work, I am a mum, a wife, a reader, a fashion obsessive and someone who firmly believes that a good handbag, a strong coffee and a slightly delusional amount of optimism can solve most problems.
Writing is where all of those parts of me collide. It gives me somewhere to put the characters, conversations and “what if?” moments constantly running through my head, and somehow turn them into stories that feel funny, romantic, messy and hopefully a little bit unforgettable.
where things get real
So, what’s the dream?
The dream is wonderfully simple and completely terrifying: to see my books on shelves, in readers’ hands and hopefully being recommended in group chats with far too many exclamation marks. But somewhere along the way, the dream became bigger than books. I want to build a life around something I love that allows me to be present for my family, gives my children opportunities I could only have dreamed of growing up, and shows them that sometimes the slightly ridiculous dreams are the ones worth chasing. More than anything, I want them to grow up proud of their mum, not necessarily because of what I achieved, but because they watched me have the courage to try.
want to know my inner thoughts?
Read The Journal
Sharing the good, the bad and the very bloody uncomfortable.
