Category: Historic Homes

• Summertime Tidbits–Lots of Photos

  

  The month slipped by before I realized it. From traveling to getting the final printed proof of Loyalty: Washington Square Secrets 3 approved, it’s been a busy–and hot–July. First up, here’s a peek at one of the stops on my travels. Frank Llyod Wright’s Fallingwater. I waited several decades to see it, and it didn’t…

  Carrie Dalby

  July 25, 2024

  ARCHITECTURE, AUTHORSHIP, Cover Art, CURRENT EVENTS, Frank Lloyd Wright, Historic Homes, Historical Fiction, INSPIRATION, LIFE, Loyalty, Mobile, Mobile Police Department, NATURE/SEASONS, PUBLISHING, READING, Research, seasons, Southern Gothic, summer, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, Travel, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING

  ARCHITECTURE, book series, Carrie Dalby, Historic Homes, Historical Fiction, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Bay Area, Mobile Police Department, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, WRITING

• Anatomy of a Cover Design

  When I revealed the cover for Loyalty: Washington Square Secrets 3 in my readers’ group, one person asked about my cover design process. As a fellow author, this reader (hi, LB) is interested in the creation of all parts of a book. So, here’s a rundown of my current cover process—and a cover reveal for…

  Carrie Dalby

  June 11, 2024

  Alliance, ARCHITECTURE, AUTHORSHIP, Cover Art, Creativity, Discernment, Editing, George Bigelow Rogers/ George B. Rogers, Historic Homes, Historical Fiction, Loyalty, Mobile, Mobile’s Historical Facts, Olive Kent Publishing, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, Gothic, Historic Homes, Historic Mobile, Historical Fiction, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Bay Area, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING

• Look Inside–The Malevolent Trilogy

  The Malevolent Trilogy has a special place in my heart. While it’s a family saga like The Possession Chronicles, it has a different tone (more coming-of-age themes) and a tighter focus. With only two small families at the heart of the story, the plot is more focused and the cast of characters much smaller.   Known…

  Carrie Dalby

  February 20, 2024

  ARCHITECTURE, George Bigelow Rogers/ George B. Rogers, Historic Homes, Historical Fiction, INSPIRATION, Mobile, Mobile’s Historical Facts, Research, Southern Gothic, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, George B Rogers, George Bigelow Rogers/ George B. Rogers, historic district, Historic Homes, Historic Mobile, Historical Fiction, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Bay Area, Southern Gothic, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, WRITING

• Freezy Day but Events Ahead

  Mobile, Alabama is mostly closed down today because of icy conditions, but I’ve got a busy month of both online and in-person events. In my readers group, Dalby’s Darklings, I’m hosting an online discussion all about Alliance: Washington Square Secrets 2, beginning tomorrow and running January 17-20, 2024.I love doing book discussions, and the participants enjoy hearing the…

  Carrie Dalby

  January 16, 2024

  Alliance, analog missionary, AUTHORSHIP, Bellingrath Gardens, concerts, CURRENT EVENTS, Dedication, George Bigelow Rogers/ George B. Rogers, GULF COAST, Historic Homes, LIFE, Mobile, Mobile Literary Festival, MUSIC, Public Speaking, Southern Gothic, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING

  Bellingrath Gardens and Home, Carrie Dalby, Gilded Age, Historic Homes, Historic Mobile, Historical Fiction, Mobile Bay Area, Mobile Literary Festival, Southern Gothic, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING

• DISCERNMENT is out now

  

  Today is the release day–book birthday, if you will–of Discernment: Washington Square Secrets 1. This book is a bit different than all my others. Besides being the shortest novel (only novella Mosaic of Seduction is shorter), Discernment had a quick turn around period. From conception to birth, the first book in Washington Square Secrets took…

  Carrie Dalby

  June 6, 2023

  ARCHITECTURE, AUTHORSHIP, CURRENT EVENTS, Discernment, Historic Homes, Historical Fiction, HOLIDAYS, INSPIRATION, Mobile, Mobile’s Historical Facts, PUBLISHING, READING, Release Day, seasons, Southern Gothic, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, Gothic, Historic Homes, Historic Mobile, Historical Fiction, Mobile Bay Area, new release, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING