Clare originally hails from Ann Arbor, Michigan, where the people are so terribly cold they have no choice but to be kind to each other. Clare writes to find her own bravery, and to better understand why we are the way that we are. Her strengths lie in dialogue, character, and unconventional forged-in-fire relationships. She writes dramas, comedies, mysteries, and tales of complicated young women trying to make sense of the world. She spends most of her days convincing her friends to drive to Burbank, where she lives with her boyfriend and their cat, Simon.