About Me
\nI am the author of nine books. As a child, I loved writing and making up stories and telling stories to my sisters and anyone who would listen. I was the kind of child who would devour seven books in the six-week summer holiday and create my own books out of glued-up A4 paper! Now I love writing and publishing books, helping people of all ages and backgrounds share their stories and encouraging children to engage in the magical world of reading and literacy.
\nAs a child, I could never find images or authors who looked like me, so I understand how it feels to be absent from literature. I believe that now we have the power and opportunity to change that therefore my passion lies in helping the next generation create a more diverse and inclusive cohort of new writers for generations to come and show them that all of our stories matter.
\nAside from being an author, I am a Book Journey Mentor and founder of Conscious Dreams Publishing. I have helped over 200 people write and publish their own books, including authors as young as seven years old, one of whom we secured viral International media coverage for on BBC, ITV, Channel 5, Good Morning America, Breakfast Television Ebony Magazine and The Kelly Clarkson Show!
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I work with both adults and children mentoring them through the process of writing and publishing their books. I am also a former English teacher who is passionate about inspiring young people to discover their own gifts and talents, boost their self-esteem and find their unique way of expressing themselves through storytelling.
Here are some of the young people I have mentored who are now published authors https://consciousdreamspublishing.com/young-authors
\nRandom fact: I love animals and nature and believe that if we listen closely enough to them, we can learn a lot.
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About '9 Days of Piper Snow'
\nSamara forms the most unlikely friendship after discovering a surprise visitor on her windowsill. Piper, a beautiful white pigeon, has an important message for Samara, but will he stay forever?
Dive into the magical world of '9 Days of Piper Snow'! Join Samara as she forms an extraordinary bond with Piper, a mysterious white pigeon. A heart-warming tale of friendship, grief, and the power of cherished memories. Let Piper's story touch your heart and inspire your little ones.
Written by Daniella Blechner who, for the last four months, has been visited daily by a determined white pigeon (whom she's named Piper Snow), this book is a heart-warming read for both children and adults alike. Two months after settling into her new house, she placed a photo of her dad, who passed away in Oct 2020, on her windowsill and 10 minutes later, Piper arrived! This book is inspired by this.
Book Reviews can be found here
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About Piper
Piper is a real-life pigeon who mysteriously turned up on Daniella’s office windowsill one bright, sunny day in May 2023. He arrived just after she placed a photo of her dad on her windowsill. Having shocked both Daniella and her partner, Neville, he decided he was going to stay.
Since then, he has tried to sneak in through the window on a daily basis and make himself at home! Piper is a very determined pigeon with lots of personality and humour. He can also be very noisy. He likes to get up early and let everyone know that he is there, and he loves hemp seeds!
Piper enjoys playing the piano, helping Daniella write books and dancing on her head. He hopes to write his own book one day.
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About the Workshops
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Topics covered are:
\n* How to Create Engaging Characters
\n* How to Write a Blurb That Will Make Your Book Fly off the Shelf
\n* 5-Step Narrative
\n* My life as an Author, Book Journey Mentor and Publisher
\n* Roles in Publishing
\n* Top Qualities of an Author
\n* The Importance of Reading Widely and Diversely (for children and CPD for teachers)
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A Video of my Day at Duke of Kent School as a Guest Speaker for World Book Day
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Articles and Interviews
\nInterview on BBC Sunday Morning Live
\n\nThe Voice Newspaper: White Pigeon in Croydon Inspires Children's Book of Love, Joy and Friendship
\nInside Croydon: Authors Talk Pirates, Pigeons and Patchwork Pigeons
\nYahoo: Female Publisher to write children's fantasy novel with autistic hero after diagnosis
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Our Young Author Tiana featured on...
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Reviews
\n\"Daniella was an outstanding addition to our annual celebration of World Book Day 2023. She delivered an outstanding assembly on the importance of diversity and inclusivity in literature. She spent the day at our school and delivered some highly captivating workshops from Years 3-11. Her presentations were tailored uniquely to each year group and her whole persona was warm, endearing and highly engaging - the children are still talking about how inspired they are now! I highly recommend Daniella for any public speaking educational event, particularly events specialising in future careers, authorship and diversity and inclusivity.\" Priya Anand, Head of English at Duke of Kent School
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\"I wanted someone to inspire a group of very diverse students to enjoy reading books more. I was out of options when the Principal at Harris Academy Peckham recommended Daniella to me. Daniella inspired the students with her story and brought in her best children's book authors to present to the students. They were left inspired when they got to meet a real-life author who was the same age as them. Daniella left a lasting positive impact on our students that has made them love the idea of reading and writing. Thanks you Daniella looking forward to working with you again.\"
\nDenardo Jackson, Associate Principal at Harris Peckham Academy
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Visit https://consciousdreamspublishing.com/speaker for more
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The theme is 'Book an Adventure' so a workshop that could be based around this theme would be ideal!","enquiryOnly":false,"engagementConfirmedDisplay":"confirmed","oppositeEngagementConfirmedDisplay":"unconfirmed","ipAddress":"82.219.17.37","responseDateTime":"2024-10-15T11:59:01.9059493","feedback":"Daniella was a fantastic visitor to support our World Book Day celebrations. She came prepared, on time and was totally un-phased when our day's timings had to change last minute. Her sessions were engaging, well thought out and thoroughly enjoyed by both staff and pupils alike. The children were hooked with her stories and pictures, and everyone will be looking at pigeons in a new light from now on! Parents were excited to be able to meet and purchase a copy of her book in the school playground at the end of the day and we were delighted with a signed copy for our school library. Overall a fantastic visit and we wouldn't hesitate to arrange a return visit in the future. 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Our children would love a school assembly/talk followed by a creative task/possibly a workshop.\r\n\r\nWe are a Junior school based in Benfleet, Essex.\r\n\r\nI look forward to hearing from you.\r\n\r\nBest wishes,\r\nLydia","enquiryOnly":true,"engagementConfirmedDisplay":"unconfirmed","oppositeEngagementConfirmedDisplay":"confirmed","ipAddress":"62.30.228.218","responseDateTime":"2024-11-06T15:30:45.5947629","feedback":"","feedbackFromClientOn":null,"bookingConfirmationFromClientOn":null,"showFeedbackOnWebsite":false,"showFeedbackOnAuthorsProfile":false,"organisationUrl":null,"hideFromAuthor":false,"id":9673,"createdOn":"2024-11-06T15:30:42.7506196","createdOnDisplay":"Wednesday, 06 Nov 2024","createdOnAndTimeDisplay":"06 Nov 2024 15:30","createdBy":"6d1ca4df-1f8a-40c5-86cd-16fbaa31ae10","modifiedOn":"2024-11-05T23:51:09.5473519","modifiedOnAndTimeDisplay":"05 Nov 2024 23:51","modifiedBy":null,"brokenRules":[]},{"authorId":3517,"date":"2025-03-14T00:00:00","fullName":"Emilia Marshall","fullNameAndDate":"Emilia Marshall : Friday, 14 Mar 2025","fullNameAndOrganisation":"Emilia Marshall (West Green Primary)","firstNameAndOrganisation":"Emilia (West Green Primary)","organisation":"West Green Primary","organisationOrNameIfNull":"West Green Primary","email":"deputyhead@westgreenprimary.com","address":"","postcode":"RH11 7EL","fullAddress":" RH11 7EL","fullAddressOrEmailIfPresent":"deputyhead@westgreenprimary.com","phone":"01293 526 679","contactDetails":"e: deputyhead@westgreenprimary.com p: 01293 526 679","engagementClientType":null,"engagementType":{"text":"Workshop","listOrder":0,"active":true,"id":4,"createdOn":"2018-02-18T17:16:23.228582","createdOnDisplay":"Sunday, 18 Feb 2018","createdOnAndTimeDisplay":"18 Feb 2018 17:16","createdBy":"Seed Method","modifiedOn":"2020-04-22T10:12:34.5868731","modifiedOnAndTimeDisplay":"22 Apr 2020 10:12","modifiedBy":null,"brokenRules":[]},"curriculum":{"code":"KS2","text":"Age 7 to 11","codeInBracketsIfNotNullAndNotEqualToText":"(KS2)","textAndCode":"Age 7 to 11 (KS2)","listOrder":3,"id":3,"createdOn":"2018-02-18T17:16:22.925584","createdOnDisplay":"Sunday, 18 Feb 2018","createdOnAndTimeDisplay":"18 Feb 2018 17:16","createdBy":"Seed Method","modifiedOn":"2018-04-08T08:19:51.737931","modifiedOnAndTimeDisplay":"08 Apr 2018 08:19","modifiedBy":null,"brokenRules":[]},"message":"Hello there \r\n\r\nAre you available on Fri 14th March at all for a primary school visit please in Crawley, West Sussex? \r\nWhat are your rates like?\r\n\r\n Kind regards,\r\nEmilia","enquiryOnly":true,"engagementConfirmedDisplay":"unconfirmed","oppositeEngagementConfirmedDisplay":"confirmed","ipAddress":"82.219.7.87","responseDateTime":"2025-02-12T10:20:14.6748557","feedback":"","feedbackFromClientOn":null,"bookingConfirmationFromClientOn":null,"showFeedbackOnWebsite":false,"showFeedbackOnAuthorsProfile":false,"organisationUrl":null,"hideFromAuthor":false,"id":10105,"createdOn":"2025-02-12T10:20:12.6982634","createdOnDisplay":"Wednesday, 12 Feb 2025","createdOnAndTimeDisplay":"12 Feb 2025 10:20","createdBy":"9a1afa67-418a-4d23-8d91-35e38e13f82a","modifiedOn":"2025-02-06T23:15:44.8801553","modifiedOnAndTimeDisplay":"06 Feb 2025 23:15","modifiedBy":null,"brokenRules":[]},{"authorId":3517,"date":"2026-03-06T00:00:00","fullName":"Seville Clarke-Davis","fullNameAndDate":"Seville Clarke-Davis : Friday, 06 Mar 2026","fullNameAndOrganisation":"Seville Clarke-Davis (St Nicholas School)","firstNameAndOrganisation":"Seville (St Nicholas School)","organisation":"St Nicholas School","organisationOrNameIfNull":"St Nicholas School","email":"sclarkedavis.306@lgflmail.org","address":"Reedham Drive","postcode":"CR8 4DS","fullAddress":"CR8 4DS","fullAddressOrEmailIfPresent":"sclarkedavis.306@lgflmail.org","phone":"07891999726","contactDetails":"e: sclarkedavis.306@lgflmail.org p: 07891999726","engagementClientType":null,"engagementType":{"text":"Workshop","listOrder":0,"active":true,"id":4,"createdOn":"2018-02-18T17:16:23.228582","createdOnDisplay":"Sunday, 18 Feb 2018","createdOnAndTimeDisplay":"18 Feb 2018 17:16","createdBy":"Seed Method","modifiedOn":"2020-04-22T10:12:34.5868731","modifiedOnAndTimeDisplay":"22 Apr 2020 10:12","modifiedBy":null,"brokenRules":[]},"curriculum":{"code":"Early","text":"Age 3 to 5","codeInBracketsIfNotNullAndNotEqualToText":"(Early)","textAndCode":"Age 3 to 5 (Early)","listOrder":1,"id":10,"createdOn":"2018-02-18T17:16:22.925019","createdOnDisplay":"Sunday, 18 Feb 2018","createdOnAndTimeDisplay":"18 Feb 2018 17:16","createdBy":"Seed Method","modifiedOn":"2019-02-27T05:17:09.776109","modifiedOnAndTimeDisplay":"27 Feb 2019 05:17","modifiedBy":null,"brokenRules":[]},"message":"I am writing on behalf of St Nicholas school, a specialist SEN primary school in Purley, CR8 4DS, where we support children with a wide range of special educational needs. 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Is this appropriate for all pupils? 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