Successful Strategies For Self-Publishing Your Book
Self-publishing has been on the rise for years, providing a lucrative and flexible option for authors who want to retain full control
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Shelly Snow Pordea
Sep 21, 20223 min read
Focus, focus, focus.
This is one of those photos I saved because it appeared in my queue after taking a hundred or more pictures during a long walking day in...
Shelly Snow Pordea
Aug 23, 20224 min read
Overlooked
Have you ever been passed over for something? Didn't get the promotion, the job, or the recognition you'd been expecting? Yeah. Me too....
Shelly Snow Pordea
Jul 8, 20224 min read
Have you ever felt like life is easy?
My bestie from junior high and I were chatting recently when I realized that we often use what author Amanda Montell calls a...
Shelly Snow Pordea
Feb 17, 20223 min read
3 Reasons You Should Self-Publish Your Book
I've loved stories since before I could make out written words on a page. There was something magical about a scene being read aloud,...
Shelly Snow Pordea
Jan 16, 20222 min read
National Hugging Day–It's A Hugfest!
This month I decided to highlight my work via the national calendar because January marks a pretty special celebration for both of the...
Shelly Snow Pordea
Jan 2, 20225 min read
It's National Science Fiction Day!
Happy 2022, friends! National Science Fiction Day is January 2nd and since my trilogy is a time travel love story, it definitely falls...
Shelly Snow Pordea
Dec 14, 20213 min read
Not Faking, Just Making
2021 is coming to an end and I don’t know about you, but I can’t remember much about what I planned to do, the goals I had, and the year...
Shelly Snow Pordea
Jul 9, 20212 min read
Update and Birthday Coupon!
Hello, friends! It's been a while since I made a blog post or sent an email, but it's not because I haven't had a lot going on. I'm...
Jack Pordea
Dec 14, 20201 min read
Resolving the Ethical Tension Between Entrepreneurship and Artistry in the Music Industry
Hi, my name is Jack Pordea! I’m a student at the University of Missouri St. Louis and an aspiring musician. For the past couple years I...
Shelly Snow Pordea
Dec 11, 20203 min read
Image Isn't Everything
A few weeks ago, I got pretty vulnerable when I put a portion of my story out into the world. The vulnerability hangover, a Brené Brown...
Shelly Snow Pordea
Oct 27, 20205 min read
American Childhood: breaking the code of silence
**This post contains discussion of child sexual abuse and religious trauma** All-American Girl As I leaned my head full of baby-soft hair...
Shelly Snow Pordea
Oct 2, 20204 min read
Grammar Matters, Writer Friend!
I probably know what you're thinking. You have that one friend who you've dubbed Grammar Queen, and you move on throughout life without a...
Shelly Snow Pordea
Sep 25, 20202 min read
Playful Makes Perfect
I recently heard an interview with Keith Urban on Dax Shepherd's podcast where Urban talks about his beginner's mindset approach to...
Shelly Snow Pordea
Aug 4, 20202 min read
I used to think our stories are what define us.
I've been working on writing projects both big and small, fun and personal, professional and playful. (And various, delightful...
Shelly Snow Pordea
May 5, 20202 min read
A Big, Distant Hug For You!
Have you been missing things like hugging your friends? Yeah, me too. And even though in my home state of Missouri, they are loosening...
Shelly Snow Pordea
Apr 1, 20201 min read
A Creative Invitation!
Well, friends, it's been quite a ride–NO JOKE! I had no idea how timely the March journal would be for me over the past month. I hope it...
Shelly Snow Pordea
Mar 28, 20202 min read
Lessons Of The Seasons
We’re coming to the end of our 31-day challenge, and everything in our world has changed. No matter where we find ourselves on the...
Shelly Snow Pordea
Mar 23, 20202 min read
The Colorful World We Live In
In this next section of our creativity journal, we'll be talking about color. Perhaps things seem pretty grey right now to us all, and we...
Shelly Snow Pordea
Mar 17, 20203 min read
The Magic That Moves Us
On our creative journey we're now moving from talking about what inspires us to reconnecting with the magic within
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