Clara Gilltrap grew up in an ordinary, boring city. She dealt with this by reading every fantasy novel she could get her hands on.
She has accepted that she is unlikely to escape into another realm, and therefore builds them on the page instead.
Clara lives with four dogs, all who have strong opinions about her writing schedule. None of them have read her books, though Clara does read bits aloud to them.
The dogs have been informed that writing books means more treats, Clara has not yet found a way to explain that this is not, how publishing works.