Category: inspiration

• 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

• Talking Books in Online Readers Groups

  It’s been a busy summer around here but there’s always time to talk books. I now have two active “Readers Groups” on Facebook. The first one I started several months ago: Young at Heart MG-YA Readers Group. This is the place to be if you enjoy coming-of-age stories traditionally marketed for readers 8-18. (My personal…

  Carrie Dalby

  July 11, 2018

  books, Gothic, inspiration, LIFE, literature, middle grade, novels, Readers Groups, READING, WRITING, young adult

  Carrie Dalby, children’s literature, family saga, Gothic, literature, middle grade, Perilous Confessions, southern Gothic, teen books, The Possession Chronicles

• Literary Reflections

  Last Saturday I gave my “Kid Lit 101” presentation to a group of writers in Gulfport, Mississippi. While what is categorized as (upper) middle grade is my first literary love, the past few years I’ve been focusing the majority of my reading time on Gothic—classic Gothic, Southern Gothic, Gothic Romance, etc.—to be sure I’m doing…

  Carrie Dalby

  June 26, 2018

  balance, books, creativity, CURRENT EVENTS, editing, Gothic, Gothic, inspiration, Katherine Paterson, LIFE, literature, middle grade, Perilous Confessions, public speaking, READING, The Possession Chronicles, WRITING, young adult

  Carrie Dalby, children’s literature, editing, Gothic, literature, middle grade, Perilous Confessions, teen books, The Possession Chronicles, WRITING, young adult

• Kid Lit 101

  As many of you know, my first passion in the book word is middle grade literature. Though a late reader, I began devouring novels like The Babysitters-Club Series as they were published and ghost stories by Betty Ren Wright in fourth grade, but by sixth grade I was ready for more. I fell in love…

  Carrie Dalby

  June 19, 2018

  authorship, books, CURRENT EVENTS, goals, Gothic, inspiration, jobs, Katherine Paterson, LIFE, literature, middle grade, novels, READING, Richard Peck, teens, Terabithia, WRITING, young adult

  bookseller, Carrie Dalby, children’s literature, free workshop, Gothic, historical fiction, literature, middle grade, teen books, WRITING

• Gothic Lit with Stephanie Lawton

  Today I welcome good friend and fellow indie author, Stephanie Lawton. If I had to pick a favorite of her novels, it would be Shrapnel–an eerie blend of gritty contemporary YA, paranormal, Southern Gothic, and historical. Thanks for letting me guest blog today, Carrie! We have a lot of things in common, but a few…

  Carrie Dalby

  April 16, 2018

  creativity, friends, Gothic, Gothic, inspiration, LIFE, READING, Stephanie Lawton, WRITING

  books, Gothic, historical fiction, literature, Shrapnel, Stephanie Lawton, The Possession Chronicles, WRITING