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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
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