CHARLOTTE J. BELL
Writer and essayist, Ōtautahi Christchurch
I’m a writer working across memoir, essay, and cultural criticism. My work explores the body, memory, place, addiction, illness, institutions, and the systems that shape how people are seen and treated. I’m currently working on a collection of essays about recovery, reinvention and starting over.
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Trainwrecks
Trainwrecks is my newsletter about recovery, culture, illness, identity, addiction.
I write essays that move between personal experience and cultural criticism, looking at recovery, social media, illness, relationships, class, shame, reinvention, and moving into new life phases.
About me
I'm a writer and essayist based in Ōtautahi Christchurch. I hold a Bachelor of Science in environmental and biological sciences and a Master of Writing with Distinction.
You can find my essays on Trainwrecks, a Substack for people starting over in adulthood, on illness, recovery, and rebuilding. I'm currently working on a collection of essays, and on a novel set in the history of New Zealand's psychopaedic institutions.
I also work as a feature writer and copywriter for publications, agencies, and businesses in New Zealand and overseas.
Content Writing Services in New Zealand
Editorial And Feature Writing
I work as an editorial writer in New Zealand on essays, profiles, reported features, and commissioned articles for publications and organisations. This includes feature writing and travel writing for print and digital outlets.
SEO Copywriting & Content Writing
I work as a copywriter based in NZ focusing on website copy, campaign copy, and email for brands and businesses. Projects operate within commercial constraints such as keyword targets, page purpose, site architecture and brand guidelines
Website Copy And Brand Writing
Brand content writer supporting planning, messaging, and tone guidelines. This work focuses on how pages and formats operate together across a website or campaign. It includes mapping content to information architecture and aligning output with business priorities.
Writing Insights for Businesses and Brands.
