Dawn Simpson

Dawn grew up in Western Michigan surrounded by the beauty of the Great Lakes with a family that nurtured her love for the outdoors. A graduate of Western Michigan University, she earned her B.S. degree in Social Science/Communications with a Secondary Education Certificate. Her resume includes teacher, riding instructor and horse trainer turned technical trainer. After years in the tech industry she gained notoriety as continuity and resilience consultant. She has written articles, whitepapers and technical documents on how to prevent and survive a disaster. The itch to explore less technical writing began about eight years ago with a stint as a freelance blogger and occasional 'how to' guide writer. She has a passion for future worlds, broken and damaged people and places that can be put back together and made stronger. She attributes a love for dystopian stories, and a special fondness for zombies, to her kids.

Simpson loves a good PSL, or a Manhattan, and robust discussions on horses or surviving an apocalypse. Whether it's dystopian, tragic or futuristic, her stories and the characters she develops involve a passion for solving problems, helping others, improving relationships and looking for beauty in the ashes.

She is surrounded by a household of mostly males, a patient husband and two twenty something sons, a darling Iggy named Ivey, and her Arabian gelding, Drake. She's a little bit geek; little bit environmentalist; and a little bit country. When not writing or consulting, she spends her time with barn buddies and of course Drake.