Writers on Tall And True

Danielle Corrie, published author and writer, was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. Throughout her schooling, even though Danielle enjoyed getting herself immersed in many books at a time with authors such as Enid Blyton, Judy Blume and even James Herriot, English was her weakest subject. As a result, Danielle found comprehension and writing essays very difficult and flunked her final exam.

In addition to being incompetent at English, Danielle was continuously bullied during most of her school life. She was picked on for what she ate during recess or lunchtime, for being tall and quiet, and even when the teachers gave her an award for her outstanding school work, Danielle was ridiculed by her classmates. School was not a safe haven for Danielle.

Fast-forwarding many years later, a six-year-old red cattle x Staffordshire terrier dog Teida came into Danielle's life, as well as a very good friend, Garry. Garry, Teida and Danielle were like the three musketeers. Unfortunately, in 2008, Garry passed away from a terminal illness. Teida and Danielle were deeply saddened by the loss of Garry. So Danielle decided to write a book sharing the connection she, Garry and her dog Teida had in the hope it would help others in some small way.

Danielle had never written a book before. The only things she ever wrote were letters to people interstate and penpals overseas. But after eight years of continuous writing and rewriting, editing and re-editing, as well as much encouragement from a very good, dear friend who thought Danielle's writing had such good potential, the first manuscript of "Teida's Story life through the eyes of a dog", was born.

Initially, Danielle self-published her book and, after limited success, decided to find a publisher. In 2018 she approached New Holland Publishers, who, after much deliberation, decided to publish "Teida's Story life through the eyes of a dog", a tell-all book where Teida herself shares her life from when she was a small pup to her old senior years. Teida shares her connection with Danielle and Garry, how they went through good times and bad times, happy times and sad times, even discussing issues like grief and loss, faith, hope, friendship and love.

Besides "Teida's Story life through the eyes of a dog", Danielle has had also written a variety of short stories published through The Urban Field Naturalist and a blogpost Titled A reflection on changed Easter Traditions published through The Association for Anthropology, Gerontology and the Life Course (AAGE).

Before having Teida, Danielle had always been surrounded by family pets big and small, from dogs to peach-face parrots to an aviary of budgerigars and even a goat, duck and turtle who lived in the family home. Danielle also tamed her peach-faced parrots and, more recently, blue tongue lizards. She even helped a dazed Rufous Whistler that came her way. However, Danielle feels a personal affinity with dogs, who automatically connect to her gentle nature and temperament, no matter their background or size. She is also an avid gardener and nature lover.

Danielle is currently working on a second book in the hope it will also be published. In the meantime, "Teida's Story life through the eyes of a dog" is available in bookstores across Australia and Worldwide.

In addition, you can purchase signed copies of the book directly from Danielle - please contact her via her writer links for further information.