Claire Polders

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    The Reality about Writing a Blog

    The reality about writing a blog is that it’s not reality-writing. A blog is not an all inclusive diary. It may be a slice of life and it may be all true, yet it’s never the entire truth.

  • On Writing and Art,  Wander, Wonder, Write

    Writing a Blog: Over-Indulgence, Added Bonus, or Something Else?

    The narcissism intrinsic to diaries and auto-interviews; the delusional aspect of talking to yourself; the arrogance of conception, realization, publication, thinking you have something valuable to share; the deep-rooted vanity of a so-called struggling author to expose herself, her anxieties,…

  • On Writing and Art,  Wander, Wonder, Write

    It’s All About the Questions

    My knuckles, wrists, and knees are bruised. I have cuts and magic marker stains all over my hands. I wake up in the middle of the night, heart pounding, certain that the mover will arrive in one hour and not…

  • Author News,  Book: A Whale in Paris,  On Writing and Art

    Conversation on Publishing—Cape Cod

    My co-author Daniel Presley and I are invited by Corey Farrenkopf to come to one of the oldest libraries in the United States for a conversation on publishing and editing! Friends in Massachusetts and beyond, be welcome and meet us…

  • Author News,  On Writing and Art

    The Masterclass Report

    Viet allowed me to share his advice with you all, so here are a few of his pointers in my own words.

  • Interviews,  On Writing and Art

    Interview: F(r)iction

    —Why did I write “A Whale in Paris”? —What Dutch words are untranslatable? —What books did I read as a kid? May 2018 Rebecca Hannigan interviewed me for F(r)iction  

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