Victoria Walters's Blog, page 17

Birthday Shopping Haul 2021

It was my birthday at the weekend and as we’re still in lockdown here in the UK, there wasn’t much I could do so I ended up treating myself to a few new things! I’ve made a little haul video to show you what I picked up online and with my supermarket food shop – homeware, clothes, hair accessories and more, I really hope you enjoy watching!

Birthday shopping haul 2021 // #whatigotformybirthday​…

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Thanks so much for watching guys and for all your birthday messages too it was so lovely! xxx

Giving myself a vintage 1940’s inspired makeover

Hi lovelies! So over 2021, I’ve gone back to 1940

I gave myself a vintage inspired makeover to brighten up lockdown and I’ve made a video for my YouTube channel all about it. Featuring pin curls, 1940’s style makeup and nails and a vintage style outfit, I’d love you to watch here:

I hope you enjoy this vintage 1940’s style makeover and tutorial, and that gives you inspiration if you’re looking to give yourself a makeover too. This was a fun video to make in lockdown and I hope it’s fun to watch too!

If you enjoyed, please do subscribe for more videos from me! Thanks so much for watching guys xxx

HOW TO WRITE A BOOK // ten tips from a published author!

How to write a book! If you’ve ever wanted to write a novel or you have a dream to be a published author then I hope you enjoy these ten tips on how to start writing your book and more importantly, how to make sure you finish writing it, and how you can get it published!

As a published author, I’m sharing my advice in the hope you will be motivated and inspired to get writing after you finish watching this video! If I can do it then so can you…

I really hope this is helpful and motivating for any aspiring writers out there Let me know if you have any other questions or if there is anything else you’d like me to make a video on xxx

ONE YEAR OF GROWING MY HAIR // Hair growth tips & tricks

I’ve been growing my hair for a year so I thought it would be fun to show you how much it’s grown in a year, how I grew my hair out long, tips and tricks for how you can grow your hair too, and my haircare routine for healthy long hair!

I hope you enjoy seeing my hair transformation and how I look after my hair and that it will give you some help if you want to grow you hair long and quickly too. I share all the products I love for healthy, shiny hair too and how I care for my hair now that it’s long.

Please share any haircare tips you have in the comments! If you enjoy this video, please do drop it a like and I’d love you to subscribe for more videos from me in the future.

Thanks so much for watching!! xxx

A productive working-from-home morning routine

My morning routine for a working-from-home day which helps me be super productive and motivates me to get my tasks done for the day!

I’m a full time author and this routine helps me have a really productive work day. If you’re also working from home I hope this will give you some inspiration for your own morning routine and that it might help you to be more productive if you’re also working from home in lockdown…

This video took ages to edit and drove me and being honest so likes would be appreciated on it haha!! Let me know if you have a routine in the mornings that help you to be productive in the comments too..

Really hope you enjoy watching guys!! xxx

AFFORDABLE SPRING HOME DECOR HAUL

Happy Sunday guys! I’ve just uploaded a new video to on my YouTube channel that I wanted to share – an affordable home decor haul featuring *new in* for 2021 spring homeware from Amazon, Matalan, George at Asda, Tesco & more! New bargain bedroom decor to give my bedroom a spring makeover featuring a lot of pink items haha!

I hope you enjoy looking at what I picked up to cheer my bedroom up for spring and it’s all super affordable too. Let me know in the comments what your favourite item in the haul is…

Thanks so much for watching! xxx

A Sneak Peek at my Super Secret new book!!

This is my second monthly days in the life of a writer vlog series over on YouTube. In this series, I share writing tips and tricks, behind-the-scenes of writing books, share my latest books news, talk about my editing process, and this month, I’m sharing a super sneak peek of my secret book that’s being published in September!

If you’re a fellow writer, a reader of my books, or just interested in what it’s like being an author, I really hope you enjoy this peek at my writing life. Please make sure you subscribe to catch the next video in this series in March.

And don’t forget to comment what genre you think the super secret book is! Thanks for watching guys xxx

Living a Creative Life – the good, the bad, and the ugly

What is it it like to live a creative life or do a creative job? How do you live a creative life? Sharing my honest experiences as a full-time author, I look at the good and bad parts of making your living creatively.

So if you are interested in what it’s like to live a creative life, if you’re thinking of trying to get a job in a creative industry, taking the plunge and starting that book, that YouTube channel or acting career; or if you are already doing a creative job and can relate to my experiences, I hope you’ll find this video enjoyable and inspiring!

I also share the best book I’ve read about being creative – Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert.

If you enjoyed this video, please subscribe ready for my next one which will be the second in my Days in the Life of a Writer series! Thanks so much for watching xxx

I TRIED MANIFESTING, JOURNALING, AND MEDITATION FOR ONE MONTH… HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED!

I tried manifesting (Law of Attraction), journaling and meditation for one month and I reveal what happened in this video – how did I find them, did they work, and will I carry on doing these three things?

If you’ve ever wanted to try manifesting, the Law of Attraction, writing in a journal, or meditation to help you reach your goals, improve your health and life, and make your dreams come true then find out if any of these things worked for me or not! In this video I talk about manifestation, journaling and meditation and give you guys an honest review about whether there have been any positive effects over the past month of me trying them.

I really hope you enjoy finding out what I thought and please do share in the comments your experiences with them too!

Victoria xxx

My Super Secret Book is finished!

I took this photo because I wanted to document that I finished editing and reading through my super secret book today. I’m posing with my kindle closed so I don’t accidentally reveal the title to you all

This book will out in September and I can’t wait to tell you guys about it. I’m so excited! Especially as it’s different to what you might expect…

But don’t worry – book four in my women’s fiction series Glendale Hall is still coming in June. Hopefully I can share news about both books with you all soon!

Victoria xxx