From writing copy for Discovery Channel as a fresh new graduate, to launching independent surf lifestyle magazine Stranger, founding a creative content agency that works with the likes of iTunes, Kodak, Nesta, National Trust, Dove and Arm, to consulting on projects with vulnerable young people that use story design as a vehicle for change, Clare's 20-year career with words has taken her all over. She's interviewed Hollywood directors, discovered what’s next in the world of brain computer interfacing, met the Bodmin Beast hunters and covered international literary prizes. But through it all, she's always drawn to the same thing. Finding the story and telling it well. That’s what makes the world go around.
Away from the world of copy and content, she's guest lectured on BA and MA courses across the Southwest for the past seven years. She's set up festival showcases, co-directed and edited digital literary journals and brought acclaimed authors and creatives down to Cornwall to share their insights and stories. Between all that, she writes short and long fiction, contributes to podcasts and hosts book groups that celebrate the craft of writing.
Being a professional writer – a writer who writes to be read and makes a living from their words – takes tenacity, flexibility and resilience, seeking out opportunities and forging multiple paths to create a portfolio career that adds up. A career that means you can write, every day. And get paid for it. That’s what Clare wants to help students develop – an enthusiasm for writing in all its forms and the vital insights, skills and contacts to turn that enthusiasm into a profession in today’s competitive creative landscape.
