About Megan Jordan

The rabbit only became real once his velveteen had grown threadbare from all of the love the boy had shared with him.

If that's the case, I am well on my way to becoming real.

My name is Megan Jordan
and I welcome you to my Velveteen Mind.

As an at-home mom of three under 6, married to a young lawyer, rebuilding our lives from scratch after Hurricane Katrina, I've found that doing a few things and doing them well defines me.

I relish the velveteen of the golden plush days and revel in the threadbare fabric of our well-worn lives.  And I tend to do it using a lot of words.   If not for my need to clarify, I'd be a poet.  

Please join me, my husband, Maguire, along with our sons Q (5), Goose (3), our baby girl Olive (yikes!  3 kids?  really?), as we face what comes next with anticipation and perspective.

Gulfport, MS... along the gorgeous Mississippi Gulf Coast

Contact Megan.

Check out Press Clips about Velveteen Mind and Megan Jordan.

Threads teased loose in chapters gone by:

• employed by an inpatient mental health ward... attached to an ER... on the turn of the millennium; learned the intricacies of demonic pregnancies and Satan detectors.
• owner of a real estate investment company; discovered that being good at something does not mean it is good for you.
• literacy teacher of children and adults; daily looked pride in the face and convinced it to release its grip.
• French Quarter stationery store manager; as it happens, refusing to close a store so a celebrity can shop privately is much easier when a drag queen has your back.

A bit about Velveteen Mind:

I started this blog in January 2007 after realizing that I did not want to try to keep a journal again.  I had kept journals for 17 years, only to lose over 50 of them in Hurricane Katrina. 

It was hard to face that risk again, yet I wanted to write.  Welcome to the blogosphere.

I took a break from blogging in December of 2007 and didn't pick it back up until March 2008.  That break was all it took to sharpen my perspective in a new media full of writers floundering to find their footing.

Now I know what I want ( finding a literary agent would be a good start because I need more room to stretch out my story legs) and I am thrilled to have you here to share the next chapter.

Read some of my favorite posts so far.

~~~

Portions of Velveteen Mind are also available in audioblog format at iTunes, read by the author.

Subscribe and revel in the threadbare on the go, in the car, or while you are folding that damn laundry.

~~~

A few highlights:

• Founded Blog Nosh Magazine, a dynamic online blog magazine featuring the best archived posts from personal blogs spanning a wide cross-section of topics and genres.  Currently serving as Publisher and Editor-in-Chief.

• Velveteen Mind has been noted in various media outlets, including msnbc.com, and continues to develop as a strong influential platform in the parenting blogosphere. 

• Keynote speaker at TypeAMom Conference 2009

• Speaker and moderator of several panels at BlissDom 2008, 2009, and 2010, a groundbreaking blog conference hosted by Blissfully Domestic

• Speaker at BlogHer 2009 Chicago on topic Mommyblogging:  Have you found your tribe?

• Featured in Southern Living as Southern Mama Blogger of the Week

• Co-host and organizer of The People's Party, one of the largest social media parties of the year traditionally held the night before the BlogHer conference, the goal of which is to create an inclusive ice-breaker for both new and experienced conference attendees, as well as reach out and introduce corporate sponsors to interested mom bloggers across varied backgrounds. 
  2010 is the 4th annual party.

Interested in sponsoring the next party?  Contact me.

Still not sold?  Proof that what you see is what you get:


Planning A Blogging Event - 5 Minutes for Mom Interviews from 5 Minutes for Mom on Vimeo
Okay, well, all that may have been proof of is that I not only need an editor, but I also need a director and personal trainer.  Nevertheless...  ;)  (psst...  I swear this video is different than the one in the sidebar; I just seem to have rambled on about the same stuff, oblivious that people would see both)

The bottom line is that this blog is an extension of my long-term personal writing habits.  The difference now is that I am writing to you.  You are my shrouded audience revealed and I welcome you to join me as I delve into the velveteen until it has become threadbare...  because there, there among the threads is where real life begins.

• Blog Nosh Magazine

• Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of the blog magazine devoted to promoting the best posts from a cross-section of your favorite blogs, particularly those that have yet to find their audience.

~~~

Previous contributions ( a girl only has so much time):

• Sparkplugging (formerly eMoms at Home)

• co-author of eBay Selling and eCommerce channel

• Contributing Writer for Deep South Moms Blog, sister site of Silicon Valley Moms Blog network

•  Mom Writers Literary Magazine

• Cover Editor:  Read my first cover feature for the Spring/ Summer 2009 issue...  Optimism in the Face of Snark, One Parent Hack has Found the Combination for Mom Blogging Success
  

Contact me with any questions, comments, advertising, consulting or interview inquiries.  Or, yes, if you are an editor.

I accept private advertising, am happy to do interviews for both print and radio or video, am available for consulting, and open to select product reviews as part of larger campaigns.  My favorite mail is from real readers, though, so think before you flood me with cut-and-paste inquiries, please.

Interested in consulting or a review of your site, product, or online service? 

Due to the in-depth nature of my writing and research, as well as the multi-tiered social media reach of my platform, consulting and review services are provided as part of broader campaigns, rarely quick-pitch posts.  Velveteen Mind sponsorships and integrated reviews only work if they are as organic as possible (meaning that the review is naturally written, not that the product is actually organic) and usually part of a larger story.  See Velveteen Mind's Tide Loads of Hope campaign and Tiny Prints campaign as examples. 

Please contact me to inquire about advertising and consulting.  All packages are custom and dynamic.

Don't forget that advertising is available on Blog Nosh Magazine, as well.  While Velveteen Mind is targeted more directly for parents and women, Blog Nosh Magazine crosses all genres and demographics.

Discounted bundle rates are available for sponsorship purchased on both sites.

~~~

Prefer to send something directly?

Megan Jordan
PO Box 6516
Gulfport, MS  39506

~~~

Don't have a product, site or service for review but just want to say hey?  You are free to use the above address, as well. I love hand-written mail.  I'm old-fashioned that way.

Thanks for visiting!

Go back to Velveteen Mind homepage...

 

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The rabbit only became real once his velveteen had grown threadbare from all of the love the boy had shared with him.

If that's the case, I am well on my way to becoming real.

My name is Megan Jordan
and I welcome you to my Velveteen Mind.

As an at-home mom of three under 6, married to a young lawyer, rebuilding our lives from scratch after Hurricane Katrina, I've found that doing a few things and doing them well defines me.

I relish the velveteen of the golden plush days and revel in the threadbare fabric of our well-worn lives.  And I tend to do it using a lot of words.   If not for my need to clarify, I'd be a poet.  

Please join me, my husband, Maguire, along with our sons Q (5), Goose (3), our baby girl Olive (yikes!  3 kids?  really?), as we face what comes next with anticipation and perspective.

Gulfport, MS... along the gorgeous Mississippi Gulf Coast

Contact Megan.

Check out Press Clips about Velveteen Mind and Megan Jordan.

Threads teased loose in chapters gone by:

• employed by an inpatient mental health ward... attached to an ER... on the turn of the millennium; learned the intricacies of demonic pregnancies and Satan detectors.
• owner of a real estate investment company; discovered that being good at something does not mean it is good for you.
• literacy teacher of children and adults; daily looked pride in the face and convinced it to release its grip.
• French Quarter stationery store manager; as it happens, refusing to close a store so a celebrity can shop privately is much easier when a drag queen has your back.

A bit about Velveteen Mind:

I started this blog in January 2007 after realizing that I did not want to try to keep a journal again.  I had kept journals for 17 years, only to lose over 50 of them in Hurricane Katrina. 

It was hard to face that risk again, yet I wanted to write.  Welcome to the blogosphere.

I took a break from blogging in December of 2007 and didn't pick it back up until March 2008.  That break was all it took to sharpen my perspective in a new media full of writers floundering to find their footing.

Now I know what I want ( finding a literary agent would be a good start because I need more room to stretch out my story legs) and I am thrilled to have you here to share the next chapter.

Read some of my favorite posts so far.

~~~

Portions of Velveteen Mind are also available in audioblog format at iTunes, read by the author.

Subscribe and revel in the threadbare on the go, in the car, or while you are folding that damn laundry.

~~~

A few highlights:

• Founded Blog Nosh Magazine, a dynamic online blog magazine featuring the best archived posts from personal blogs spanning a wide cross-section of topics and genres.  Currently serving as Publisher and Editor-in-Chief.

• Velveteen Mind has been noted in various media outlets, including msnbc.com, and continues to develop as a strong influential platform in the parenting blogosphere. 

• Keynote speaker at TypeAMom Conference 2009

• Speaker and moderator of several panels at BlissDom 2008, 2009, and 2010, a groundbreaking blog conference hosted by Blissfully Domestic

• Speaker at BlogHer 2009 Chicago on topic Mommyblogging:  Have you found your tribe?

• Featured in Southern Living as Southern Mama Blogger of the Week

• Co-host and organizer of The People's Party, one of the largest social media parties of the year traditionally held the night before the BlogHer conference, the goal of which is to create an inclusive ice-breaker for both new and experienced conference attendees, as well as reach out and introduce corporate sponsors to interested mom bloggers across varied backgrounds. 
  2010 is the 4th annual party.

Interested in sponsoring the next party?  Contact me.

Still not sold?  Proof that what you see is what you get:


Planning A Blogging Event - 5 Minutes for Mom Interviews from 5 Minutes for Mom on Vimeo
Okay, well, all that may have been proof of is that I not only need an editor, but I also need a director and personal trainer.  Nevertheless...  ;)  (psst...  I swear this video is different than the one in the sidebar; I just seem to have rambled on about the same stuff, oblivious that people would see both)

The bottom line is that this blog is an extension of my long-term personal writing habits.  The difference now is that I am writing to you.  You are my shrouded audience revealed and I welcome you to join me as I delve into the velveteen until it has become threadbare...  because there, there among the threads is where real life begins.

• Blog Nosh Magazine

• Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of the blog magazine devoted to promoting the best posts from a cross-section of your favorite blogs, particularly those that have yet to find their audience.

~~~

Previous contributions ( a girl only has so much time):

• Sparkplugging (formerly eMoms at Home)

• co-author of eBay Selling and eCommerce channel

• Contributing Writer for Deep South Moms Blog, sister site of Silicon Valley Moms Blog network

•  Mom Writers Literary Magazine

• Cover Editor:  Read my first cover feature for the Spring/ Summer 2009 issue...  Optimism in the Face of Snark, One Parent Hack has Found the Combination for Mom Blogging Success
  

Contact me with any questions, comments, advertising, consulting or interview inquiries.  Or, yes, if you are an editor.

I accept private advertising, am happy to do interviews for both print and radio or video, am available for consulting, and open to select product reviews as part of larger campaigns.  My favorite mail is from real readers, though, so think before you flood me with cut-and-paste inquiries, please.

Interested in consulting or a review of your site, product, or online service? 

Due to the in-depth nature of my writing and research, as well as the multi-tiered social media reach of my platform, consulting and review services are provided as part of broader campaigns, rarely quick-pitch posts.  Velveteen Mind sponsorships and integrated reviews only work if they are as organic as possible (meaning that the review is naturally written, not that the product is actually organic) and usually part of a larger story.  See Velveteen Mind's Tide Loads of Hope campaign and Tiny Prints campaign as examples. 

Please contact me to inquire about advertising and consulting.  All packages are custom and dynamic.

Don't forget that advertising is available on Blog Nosh Magazine, as well.  While Velveteen Mind is targeted more directly for parents and women, Blog Nosh Magazine crosses all genres and demographics.

Discounted bundle rates are available for sponsorship purchased on both sites.

~~~

Prefer to send something directly?

Megan Jordan
PO Box 6516
Gulfport, MS  39506

~~~

Don't have a product, site or service for review but just want to say hey?  You are free to use the above address, as well. I love hand-written mail.  I'm old-fashioned that way.

Thanks for visiting!

Go back to Velveteen Mind homepage...

 

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