Yes, it seems I’ve risen from the dead. I haven’t blogged here in months and I haven’t sent out a newsletter in longer.

I’m not going to apologize. I’m just going to tell you what’s been happening. This year had started of really well for me. I had plenty of freelancing clients, I had started blogging again, my guest posts were popping up here and there and every time one would be published, I’d be bombarded with more work.

Then at the end of May, I got recruited for a full time position as a Community Manager for a start up in Dubai. Check out JadoPado.com if you’re curious. The work is fun and the exposure is great for a place like Dubai – which is where I live in case you haven’t checked out my about page.

Naturally, I stopped freelancing and only kept a couple of staff blogging and editing gigs. And that too only because I get credit for it along with pay. I may have started working full time but the pull of seeing my name under an article or blog post is still strong!

To be honest, I don’t know what will happen to this blog. For now it’s still there but I have no plans of publishing on it for now. I’ll be removing the free ebook you get if you sign up  for my newsletter and instead turn it into an email course after adding more stuff to it.

I have plans for the book – mainly that I’ll update it, have it edited, and then put it up for sale.

So this is it for now. I’m loving the new turn my life has taken even if it means I’m busier than ever spending every free minute I have with my daughter. I now write on my way to work on the train – 20 minutes in the morning and 30 in the afternoon. I’m getting more writing done in these 50 minutes than I thought possible!

I’m still around and am always on Twitter (@samarowais) if you want to keep in touch. You can also reach me via email (contact [at] samarowais.com) for anything that requires more than 140 characters to communicate

See you around!