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Here’s a Roundup of My Published Pieces on Medium

Hi! I’m Sandra Ebejer, a freelance journalist from upstate New York. I’m also a mom, a wife, a bookworm, an arts lover, an owner of two cats who hate each other, a music fan, a terrible visual artist, an addict of high-quality television… I could go on and on.

My work has been published in a number of outlets, including The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Cut, Shondaland, Greatist, AARP, FLOOD Magazine, Brevity, Scary Mommy, and Sammiches & Psych Meds, among others. To see my full portfolio or read my blog, visit my website at sandraebejer.com.

Below is a collection of my published pieces on Medium, organized by topic and date (newer posts are toward the top). Topics are (in order):

• All About Medium
• Writing/Publishing
• Entertainment
• Life & Life Lessons
• Parenting
• Migraine Headaches

All About Medium

• How’ve You Been, Medium?: A year-end reflection.
• Stop Complaining About Medium…On Medium: Some tips for getting more out of this site.
• What to Expect on Medium: A quick overview for newbies.
• How to Build a Successful Career on Medium (Spoiler: It’s not about the money.)
• Resources for Creative Writers: Medium writers, articles, and publications that have helped me on my writing journey.
• 5 Tips to Medium Success
• How to Medium: Answers to some frequently asked questions.
• Diversify Your Writing: Or, why you shouldn’t put all your eggs in one Medium basket.
• The Irony of Being a Top Writer
• 6 Ways to Give a Little Love to Your Favorite Medium Writers

Writing/Publishing

• Wrapping Up 2021
• What I’ve Learned from Two Years as a Freelance Writer
• The Best Newsletters for Freelance Writers
• Holiday Gift Ideas for Writers: 2020 Edition
• 5 Writing Lessons I Learned in 2020: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
• The Story Behind the Story: Interviewing Ani DiFranco for Shondaland
• What the Pandemic Taught Me About Writing
• The Story Behind the Story: On getting published in The Boston Globe.
• The Not-So-Terrible Twos
• Using Writer’s Block to Help Your Writing Career: Tips to further your career, even when you’re not writing.
• Mommy’s Little Writing Lies
• Buh-Bye 2019: I’m really gonna miss you.
• Holiday Gift Ideas for Writers: 2019 Edition
• Happy Medium Birthday to Me
• More Resources for Freelance Writers
• When Editors Break Bad: What’s a freelance writer to do?
• I Stopped Caring About Stats, But Maybe You Shouldn’t
• I Stopped Caring About My Stats
• What I Wish I Could Say About My Writing: If only you could read my thought bubble…
• How Beyoncé’s “Homecoming” Changed My Thoughts on Writing
• No, I Won’t Write Your Grant Proposals: And here’s a grant writing primer explaining why.
• I Have the Ideas, But Can’t Find the Words: A writer’s dilemma.
• Losing Myself in My Writing
• When a Medium Relationship Ends
• When Work Hits Close to Home
• How to Accept Rejection (and Other Writing Lessons Learned as a Fundraiser)
• The Highs and Lows of Writing Life
• Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Writers
• A Few More Do’s and Don’ts of Blogging
• Resources for New Freelance Writers
• My Farewell Letter to 2018: Oh, what a year it’s been.
• Holiday Gift Ideas for Writers
• Time Management Tips for Freelance Writers: How to accomplish more in your day.
• How to Embrace Your Inner Rebel with NaNoWriMo: Break the rules and join in the fun.
• The Only Course You’ll Ever Need: The biggest freelancing lie.
• Finding My Tribe: On attending my first writer’s conference.
• A Few Do’s and Don’ts of Blogging
• A Thank You to Stephen King’s Assistant
• Wallowing in Self-Doubt
• Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: Or, how to overcome imposter syndrome.
• How to (Attempt to) Launch an Enormously Successful Blogging Career in 15 Steps

Entertainment

• 50 Years Later, The Brady Bunch is Still a Welcome Diversion from Real Life

Life & Life Lessons

• Forging a Bond Through Time: How an old Monkees album helped to change my perception of my mother.
• I am Overwhelmed by Pandemic Fatigue
• Do You Know…?: A few questions for those trying to regulate women’s reproductive rights.
• Defending My Name
• Not Everyone Can Live the Perfect Life: Let’s lay off the guilt trips, shall we?
• Focusing on the Good: Memories of my grandmother on her 104th birthday

Parenting

• The Unnecessary Stress of Elf on the Shelf: Is all this work really necessary?

Migraine Headaches

• What Not to Say to a Migraineur: Comments and questions that may hurt more than help.
• Writing Through a Migraine