Once Upon a Time

Once upon a time I wrote a blog full time. In fact, I blogger for Babble, Lamaze, The Broad Side, and my own site all at once. Saying I got overwhelmed would be an understatement. I was in way over my head and then I thought it would be a good idea to start writing romance novels on top of that.

Yeah... I know right?

So, I stopped blogging and wrote a dozen books in a year's time. No joke. I put out 8 full length novels, 2 novellas, and 3 novels that were also collaborations with other authors. Overnight Dawn Robertson (my pen name) became an easily recognized name in the Indie Romance community, as well as on the Amazon Best Sellers list. My novel's cracking the top 100 three times.

My blog got shut down.
My dot com expired.
I resigned from Babble, and The Broad Side.
I started focusing on my fictional writing 100% of the time.

The entire time I missed blogging. I missed the personal I put out there with my kids. I missed the opinion pieces, and diving into current events. I missed the bloggers I became friends with. I missed it all.

I've made a couple decisions over the past month. One is that I am going to blog again. I may not be putting up a blog post everyday but I am going to do my best to really create a great space that not only Mom's will love to read, but something that gives me an outlet away from the fictional characters that currently run my life.
 

I've also decided to slow the amount of books I am writing in 2016 and focus on a couple other things (including my three amazing children) like my Origami Owl career. Yes, in the midst of all this I decided to start selling Origami Owl. In my first month with the company... I was one of their top sponsors. Yes, out of the entire company of thousands of women. I went from a Designer to a Leading Designer, and to a Team Leader in just short of two months time.

 It isn't about sales, it is about the community, and working with women I truly enjoy and for a company that I genuinely stand behind. It isn't just a job to me, its a hobby, its a passion. It is downright awesome.

If you are a SAHM (Stay-at-home-mom) or even a working mom looking to make some extra income, send me a message for some details about becoming a designer! The extra income is awesome!

Lastly... I realize I haven't documented my life in Central Florida with my children yet. There is so much here that we love, and do. Disney, the Beach is mere miles from our house, Cape Canaveral, the Space Center... the list goes on and on. I honestly love being in Florida. And buying a home here solidified we won't be leaving to go back to Connecticut anytime soon.

Hell, I went up there in March this year when I was signing at Authors in the City and I froze my ass off! No joke!

Harper Sloan and I bought literally... EVERY scarf and hat some guy in Times Square was selling one night because we were frozen solid. When they say your blood thins out quickly in the Florida weather... they aren't kidding.

I've also made the executive decision not to sign anywhere COLD during the winter months anymore. It requires a jacket? Dawn Robertson won't be there!  (Maybe... or maybe I just exaggerating right now)

Long story short... I'm back ladies!
And I won't be going anywhere anytime soon.