Category: ARCHITECTURE
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Coming Soon and Updates

I’ve done some freshening on my website. You’ll see a new layout and information on my home page, as well as updates on pages like the one for EVENTS (there’s a new event posted for December 14, 2024), plus I add to the RESEARCH page whenever I acquire something for my local/regional reference collection. Beginning…
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Literary Lawn Party

THIS SATURDAY: Free Event! The first ever Oakleigh Literary Lawn Party is happening Saturday, October 12, 2024, benefiting the Historic Mobile Preservation Society. Stop by anytime between 11am and 4pm on the Oakleigh Grounds and check out dozens of guest authors from around the region and a plethora of books within a gorgeous landscape. Find…
Carrie Dalby
ARCHITECTURE, AUTHORSHIP, CURRENT EVENTS, George Bigelow Rogers/ George B. Rogers, Historic Homes, Historic Mobile Preservation Society, Historical Fiction, LIFE, Mobile, Mobile’s Historical Facts, Oakleigh Literary Lawn Party, Southern Gothic, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS -
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
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 -
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
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 -
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…