Category: NATURE/SEASONS

• Summer Whimsy

  It’s been a while since I’ve mentioned Fernando, so here’s a mini health check: My wild fern is doing well. Continued growth–both on the trunk and on the ground. There are hot, rain-free days ahead, so I’ll need to keep a close eye on Fernando, to make sure it stays hydrated. As you can see…

  Carrie Dalby

  July 8, 2015

  Creativity, Fernando, ferns, INSPIRATION, NATURE/SEASONS, seasons, summer

  Carrie Dalby, Mobile Bay Area

• Corroded

  Last week, on April Fool’s Day (no joke), I signed my second book contract with Anaiah Press. Fortunately, there is no video footage of my happy dance. That would be awkward, almost as uncomfortable as admitting it happened in the first place. The “new book” is Corroded, a young adult, contemporary novel. Corroded has been…

  Carrie Dalby

  April 7, 2015

  ASD Autism Spectrum Disorders, AUTHORSHIP, Autism, Awareness, Beliefs, CORRODED, CURRENT EVENTS, Fernando, ferns, Friends, LIFE, PUBLISHING, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, Mobile Bay Area, PUBLISHING, WRITING

• Publishing News

  Last week there was some exciting news on the internet. Anaiah Press has acquired my young adult historical novel, FORTITUDE, and it’s set to be published January 12, 2016. There’s much to do in the year ahead: revisions, line edits, cover reveal, and so on, but it’s a journey I’m most looking forward to. I…

  Carrie Dalby

  December 22, 2014

  AUTHORSHIP, Dauphin Island, FORTITUDE, Historical Fiction, HOLIDAYS, LIFE, Mobile, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, Historical Fiction, Mobile Bay Area, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, WRITING

• What Grows in Family Trees?

  We are being watched and someone will want to model us—especially if there are children in our home. Fortunately, the most recent habit of mine that has been chosen by one of my kids is harmless. At least, I like to think it is. Returning readers will recognize the following image: For those unfamiliar, that…

  Carrie Dalby

  October 21, 2014

  Creativity, Family, Fernando, ferns, INSPIRATION, LIFE, NATURE/SEASONS, seasons, trees

  Mobile Bay Area, WRITING

• Story Growth

  Fernando is spreading. He even has new fiddleheads coming from the earth—not the tree—this time. Go, Fernando! Just like the fern, my own stories are growing. I’m on the downhill for the first draft of my current project, and it has a shiny new working title: THE UNRAVELING THREADS OF KYNDRA FIELDS. Fernando—just like my…

  Carrie Dalby

  August 26, 2014

  Creativity, Fernando, ferns, INSPIRATION, NATURE/SEASONS, trees, WIP Work-in-Progress, WRITING

  Mobile Bay Area, WRITING