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...
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SHELLY SNOW PORDEA
The Creativ U
Shelly Snow Pordea
- Aug 23, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 5 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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
Shelly Snow Pordea
- Mar 13, 2020
- 3 min
When Inspiration Strikes
WHAT INSPIRES YOU? Welcome to the next portion of our journey on this 31-day challenge! I hope you're feeling inspired. If you're not...
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