Category: Gulf Coast

• FORTITUDE Sale

  I hope everyone’s summer is going well. There’s been a few shakeups and adventures in my end of the world, but I’m doing good. Today is a quick post to let you know the Kindle edition of Fortitude is on sale through the weekend for $0.99. In the vein of Southern Gothic coming-of-age novels like […]

  Carrie Dalby

  July 18, 2019

  Claire O’Farrell, Dauphin Island, FORTITUDE, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, historical, LIFE, Mobile, READING, southern Gothic, summer

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• A Lull in the Storm

  It’s been a whirl year of books so far, but now things are settling down. This month–besides the release of Fortitude–I worked a round of professional edits on my next release. Murmurs of Evil, book two of The Possession Chronicles, will be available June 11. After finishing that editorial pass, I slipped into book three […]

  Carrie Dalby

  March 25, 2019

  authorship, CURRENT EVENTS, editing, FORTITUDE, Gulf Coast, LIFE, Lower Alabama, Mobile, Networking, newsletter, public speaking, publishing, READING, Release Day, southern Gothic, The Possession Chronicles, WRITING

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• It’s Time for More Fortitude

  Fortitude is ready to be back in the wild. The new edition (fresh cover and formatting) of my first published novel releases March 5th by Bienvenue Press. While it did go through a round of line edits, no major changes were made. If you’re new to my books, now is a great time to order […]

  Carrie Dalby

  February 25, 2019

  authorship, Bienvenue Press, Claire O’Farrell, Dauphin Island, FORTITUDE, Gulf Coast, LIFE, Masked Flaws, Mobile, Perilous Confessions, Release Day, southern Gothic, The Possession Chronicles, WRITING

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• Hometown Heroes Release Day

  It’s release day for this collection of romantic shorts. Find Hometown Heroes: A Christmas Anthology by Bienvenue Press in ebook and print. I’m happy to share “Courtship and Courage” with you as part of the transitioning of my historical works to Bienvenue Press. This all new short continues the story of Claire O’Farrell and Joe Walker […]

  Carrie Dalby

  December 4, 2018

  authorship, Bienvenue Press, Christmas, Claire O’Farrell, Courtship and Courage, CURRENT EVENTS, Dauphin Island, FORTITUDE, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, historical, HOLIDAYS, Joe Walker, LIFE, Lower Alabama, Mobile, The Possession Chronicles, winter, WRITING

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• 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

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