Claire Frances has a masters in Professional Writing, specialising in fiction, a diploma in Print Journalism and Radio, and studied Creative Writing at university. She has worked as a journalist and freelance feature writer for BBC Countryfile Magazine and Devon Life and was a host blogger for The Huffington Post UK.

Claire lives on Dartmoor with her husband and two children. She finds her inspiration to write flows most freely when she's roaming the moors with Charlie, her Chocolate Labrador.