Category: Anxiety

• Springing Along

  After finishing the first draft of my latest project at the end of March, I took a few days off to reset my mind. Powering through 118,000 words in just over two months merits a mini-break. Then, I dove into what I think was my final round–or next to final round–of self edits (draft twenty-four)…

  Carrie Dalby

  April 13, 2021

  authorship, balance, blogging, BLOGS, creativity, critique groups, critque, CURRENT EVENTS, editing, goals, Gothic, guilt, Haunted Remains, historical, inspiration, LIFE, Mobile Writers Guild, procrastination, short story, southern Gothic, spring, The Possession Chronicles, WIP, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, editing, historical fiction, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Writers Guild, southern Gothic, The Possession Chronicles

• The Final Countdown

  Two weeks to go until Murmurs of Evil is in the wild and my emotional state reflects that anticipation. I did the final look through after formatting and now it’s just waiting for that pre-order option to go live. Be sure to subscribe to my newsletter to be one of the first to get that…

  Carrie Dalby

  May 28, 2019

  Anxiety, authorship, CURRENT EVENTS, Gothic, historical, inspiration, Murmurs of Evil, pictures, Release Day, southern Gothic, The Possession Chronicles, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, family saga, Gothic, historical fiction, inspiration, literature, publishing, release date, southern Gothic, The Possession Chronicles, WRITING

• Ducklings in a Row

    Being in between projects can take its toll on a writer (or any creative sort.) Last week on Twitter I saw an image with the following uncredited quote: “Writing is the only intoxication that keeps the writer sober.” That’s so true! During the past three years of heavy writing and editing, I’ve tried to…

  Carrie Dalby

  August 22, 2018

  Anxiety, balance, clutter, creativity, DECORATING, editing, family, Gothic, inspiration, kids, LIFE, organizing, READING, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, editing, Gothic, inspiration, organization, The Possession Chronicles

• Won Over

  Last night I went to a concert for a band I thought of as decent and liked a few songs by them (including one that’s on a soundtrack for a book in The Possession Chronicles.) Usually I don’t attend a concert unless it’s by a favorite because of two things: time and money. But this…

  Carrie Dalby

  August 8, 2018

  Anxiety, children, concerts, CURRENT EVENTS, Gulf Coast, Imagine Dragons, inspiration, LIFE, MUSIC, soundtrack, summer, The Possession Chronicles

  Alabama, August, Carrie Dalby, concert, Imagine Dragons, inspiration, The Possession Chronicles, The Wharf

• Fortitude is Almost Here

  A week and a half to go until Fortitude is out in the world. It’s an exciting, frightening, emotional time but being surrounded by encouraging family and supportive friends make it all easier. So does having a gorgeous cover and awesome professional team. If you’re interested in a Kindle copy, Amazon has the pre-order link…

  Carrie Dalby

  November 27, 2015

  Anaiah Press, Anxiety, CURRENT EVENTS, fear, Firsts, FORTITUDE, goals, kindred spirits, LIFE, novels, publishing, WRITING