Daniela Varvara
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Daniela Varvara

Daniela Varvara was born in Brooklyn, New York. She expresses herself in her writing, which is inspired by her experiences in life and the things she is most passionate about: love, travel, and fashion.

Daniela has been writing since her childhood. As a curious and intelligent child growing up in a busy city, she was never short of creative ideas. The ideas seemed to have found her just about anywhere, whether walking to school or riding the subway or the bus. She was only eight years old when her writing was published for the first time. She wrote a poem about winter in New York, which was published in her neighborhood newspaper in Brooklyn, a very proud moment for her. Her inspiration for the poem was right outside of her living room window as she observed the snowfall and people on the street. Thereafter, she began writing for her school newspaper.

Aside from her life in New York, another inspiration for Daniela's writing is her culture and her family. Her father is Italian, and her mother is of Portuguese and Spanish descent. She travels frequently to Italy, mostly to Rome. From the first time she traveled to Rome as a child, she was immediately inspired by the allure and history of the eternal city. When she got older, she began to travel there frequently, making Rome her second home. Her love for the culture and the people has provided a solid inspiration for much of her writing. She also studied abroad in Spain, where she traveled throughout the country. She loves to travel and has visited different countries around the world. She is trilingual: a speaker of English, Italian, and Spanish, and also understands Portuguese. She is also a mother, which has also inspired her writing in many ways.

Her varied work background has played a role in her basis of knowledge for her writing. She has worked in the following industries: legal (current industry), fashion, entertainment, and education (for which she holds an M.Ed. in Secondary Education). However, if she had to choose one of those industries that provides her with the most inspiration for her writing, it would be fashion. She has a high appreciation for the art, beauty, and craftsmanship of the fashion industry. She loves to shop, dress up, coordinate outfits, stay current with fashion trends, and attend fashion shows and events. She feels that sometimes an outfit can tell a story by just its appearance.

Although all these inspirations are important to Daniela, her number one inspiration is love. It's love that motivates her to write her stories and send messages of hope and love to her readers. Her goal is to convey positive thinking and optimism to each and every one of them so that people show more love to each other and also understand that not everyone shows love in the same way. This makes love more complicated, but if you know and love yourself, you can love others and are more susceptible to accepting love. Although most of her stories are love stories, they show not only the beauty, joy, and happiness of love but also the darker side of love: the pain, suffering, and difficulties in relationships.

Daniela is currently writing her first novel, which can be categorized as a dark romance horror.

Daniela's life philosophy is that we should truly live life, not just merely exist, so we should explore, experience, and enjoy the beauty and love in the world. Her advice is to open your minds and hearts to love and the world around you; life is too short to remain in a mundane routine.

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