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When I wrote the post Decluttering Daily Leads to Writing Daily on 14 January 2020, I didn’t know where it was going to lead. For anyone that isn’t following me on blog.sandramadeira.com, why not hop over and have a look at a selection of the 366 posts that show my daily decluttering and clearing progress … Continue reading
We are a family that naturally stay in anyway. We enjoy a combination of our own and each other’s company. And due to our busy jobs and school life, tend to enjoy being in the comfort of our own walls at the weekend. Our week days are now the same as our weekends, not I … Continue reading
Sometimes it’s difficult to get your head around a new routine especially where your regular writing time slots have changed or disappeared completely; however, as with any change, it allows you to have a fresh look at things. Here are a few questions to ask yourself before deciding on a new routine: What is the … Continue reading
About a month ago I decided that although I was spending a lot of time editing and rewriting sections of my book Juggling Life, Kids and You, I wasn’t sure if I was making any improvements to it. Not knowing if it was ready for publishing or not, I made a decision to look for a professional critique who would be aware … Continue reading
Writing was something that I used to keep to myself in the form of journals and I have many going back as far as age four. It’s only in the last three years that I have started sharing what I write with others, and how wonderful it is to receive comments on topics that I thought wouldn’t have been of … Continue reading
Six months ago I wrote Note 169 – When are you qualified to say ‘I am a writer’?. Since then I have written every day, taken an online freelance writing course, moved a few steps forward with my book, set up a web presence as a freelance writer, and so much more. It has certainly … Continue reading
As a writer you may need constant recognition that what you write is being read by others and they like it. This might involve constantly checking for ‘comments’, ‘likes’ or just checking how many ‘hits’ a post has had every day. Alternatively you could be waiting for an email, a letter, a competition entry, or just to see if your book idea has been … Continue reading
I was horrified that I was able to overwrite last night’s blog post by mistake (from my iPhone) but thankfully it all turned out okay, by taking advantage of the cool feature in WordPress – I apologise in advance if you already know about this. Here are the steps I took to mess things up … Continue reading
Being Easter Monday and the last day of my week off, I wanted to have a bit of a lazy morning, so I got up late and then watched the TV – two things I rarely do. I really enjoyed it, plus it got rid of my headache. I then read a blog titled ‘Amaze … Continue reading
Following on from Note 323 – Eight writing books as a source of information and Note 324 – Eight online sources of information + useful tips, I’m going to list eight other sources of information that I might choose to use for my writing tips: Work colleagues. Now and again I write a blog post based … Continue reading
My Writing Notebook 