Category: playlist

• Murmurs of Evil Soundtrack

  The second book in The Possession Chronicles released two weeks ago and I’ve yet to disclose the full soundtrack. For newer readers, I’ve done soundtracks for my projects since I began writing as a teen. I also create mood music playlists and editing playlists, but today is all about the soundtrack for Murmurs of Evil.…

  Carrie Dalby

  June 25, 2019

  authorship, books, Boston, CURRENT EVENTS, dedication, Europe, Facebook, Firehouse, Gothic, Hanson, historical, Mitch Malloy, Murmurs of Evil, MUSIC, playlist, southern Gothic, The Possession Chronicles, WRITING

  blogging, books, Gothic, historical fiction, inspiration, literature, MUSIC, questions, WRITING

• Perilous Confessions Soundtrack

  Perilous Confessions, the first book in The Possession Chronicles, has been out in the world for just over two weeks. You know what that means, right? It’s time to unveil my soundtrack for it! My writing process starts with creating a “mood music” playlist for my project that I listen to almost exclusively while I’m…

  Carrie Dalby

  January 24, 2019

  concerts, creativity, dedication, editing, Europe, Gothic, Great White, Hanson, LIFE, Martina McBride, Mitch Malloy, MUSIC, Perilous Confessions, playlist, Rick Nelson, soundtrack, The Possession Chronicles, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, concert, editing, Gothic, historical fiction, inspiration, Martina McBride, Mitch Malloy, MUSIC, Perilous Confessions, southern Gothic, The Possession Chronicles, WRITING

• The Music of Fortitude

  I’ve posted about writing mood music and soundtracks for my stories before, but I thought it’d be fun to bring the official, post-published soundtrack for Fortitude to the forefront of my site for a little while. Fast fact: I can’t listen to music with lyrics while editing—only when writing fresh scenes. “Master and Commander: The…

  Carrie Dalby

  January 28, 2016

  Claire O’Farrell, editing, Europe, FORTITUDE, inspiration, iTunes, Joey Tempest, Listen, Mitch Malloy, MUSIC, playlist, soundtrack, WRITING

• Ain’t No Cure but Hard Work

  If you know me or have been reading this blog for more than a season, you know that summer is my least favorite time of the year. Yes, I know that it isn’t technically summer, but it’s in full swing on the Gulf Coast. The thermostat has reached ninety degrees and the humidity is at…

  Carrie Dalby

  June 8, 2014

  autographs, birthday, blogging, Boston, concerts, creativity, Diamond Rio, Fantabutitus, Firehouse, friends, Gulf Coast, inspiration, Joyce Scarbrough, Joyce Sterling Scarbrough, LIFE, Meleesa Swann, MUSIC, playlist, procrastination, Scrivener, seasons, summer, WIP, WRITING

• New Orleans Revival

  I finished the first draft of FORTITUDE last Tuesday, September 10, 2013. Cue the party horns! It felt great and I immediately took a few days off from serious writing because I busted my fingers and brain the previous two weeks to get it done. Yes, even though it’s Laurie Halse Anderson’s annual WFMAD challenge…

  Carrie Dalby

  September 16, 2013

  Boston, concerts, creativity, editing, FORTITUDE, friends, Hanson, inspiration, Joyce Scarbrough, Joyce Sterling Scarbrough, kindred spirits, Laurie Halse Anderson, Lee Ann Ward, LHA, Listen, literature, Meleesa Swann, Mitch Malloy, MUSIC, New Orleans, novels, playlist, road trips, travel, WFMAD, WIP, WRITING