Charlotte French is a contemporary fiction author who turned a lifelong dream into reality after decades of creative entrepreneurship—aka procrastination—such as award-winning teddy bear artisan and boutique/gallery owner. In her mid-fifties, Charlotte finally faced her deepest fear to pursue her passion for writing.

After completing courses with Sydney’s Writer’s Studio and winning her first short story competition, this self-described control freak enthusiast decided to take the indie publishing route and published her debut novel Agnes Treading Water in 2023. Her second standalone novel The Secret Life of Jasper Scragg releases on September 1, 2025. Charlotte is writing her next novel which has thriller undertones.

Charlotte creates authentic, imperfect characters navigating their inner journeys. Her character-driven fiction weaves together romance, mystery, and unexpected twists through believable dialogue and engaging storytelling that balances humor with serious subject matter.

Originally from Sweden, Charlotte lives in Australia with her husband and their speckled and spirited spanador, in a house they built near the beach where they first met. When not writing, she spends her time pretending not to be thinking about writing and obsessing about anything and everything story.

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