Category: seasons

• In Support of Small Businesses

  

  While I love saving money, I do prefer to support small businesses, even if it means paying a tiny bit more for a product. Why? Because the money tends to stay in the local economy and each sale means the world to small businesses–especially creative folks. Whether it’s buying a CD direct from a musician,…

  Carrie Dalby

  November 12, 2024

  AUTHORSHIP, Christmas, Creativity, Friends, HOLIDAYS, MUSIC, Olive Kent Publishing, Perilous Confessions, READING, Shop Small, Southern Gothic, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS

  Carrie Dalby, Gothic, Historical Fiction, Mobile Bay Area, PUBLISHING, Shop Small, Southern Gothic, The Haunted Book Shop, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING

• October Wrap Up

  The month started with literary events and ended with a lot of Mobile Police Department volunteer activities. The first two weeks of October had me on a panel discussing hands-on research techniques at Mobile Writers Guild and then representing my books at the first ever Oakleigh Literary Lawn Party. As for the Mobile Police Department…

  Carrie Dalby

  October 27, 2024

  AUTHORSHIP, autumn, Bellingrath Gardens, Betrayal, Candice Marley Conner, CURRENT EVENTS, Editing, Friends, GULF COAST, Historic Mobile Preservation Society, Historical Fiction, LIFE, Mobile, Mobile Police Department, Mobile Writers Guild, Mobile’s Historical Facts, Oakleigh Literary Lawn Party, Southern Gothic, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS

  Bellingrath Gardens and Home, Carrie Dalby, Historic Mobile, Historic Mobile Preservation Society, Historical Fiction, literature, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Bay Area, Mobile Police Department, Southern Gothic, WRITING

• 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

  July 25, 2024

  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

  ARCHITECTURE, book series, Carrie Dalby, Historic Homes, Historical Fiction, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Bay Area, Mobile Police Department, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, WRITING

• Welcome to the World, ALLIANCE

  

  Today is the book birthday for ALLIANCE: Washington Square Secrets 2. From what I’ve heard from a few early readers, it’s a new favorite for them. Did you know the majority of the story is set December-January 1912? That makes it a perfect holiday read. Find Alliance (and any of my other books) in paperback…

  Carrie Dalby

  December 5, 2023

  Alliance, Christmas, CURRENT EVENTS, Gothic, HOLIDAYS, LIFE, Mobile, New Year, Public Speaking, READING, Release Day, soundtrack, Southern Gothic, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, winter, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, Gothic, Historical Fiction, Mobile Bay Area, new release, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING

• Alliance is Coming Soon

  We are just about three weeks away from the official release date of Alliance: Washington Square Secrets 2 but there are a few ways to enjoy the story early. First up, I’ve shared the soundtrack for Alliance on my Youtube channel. Find the playlist here. (The Pinterest board will go live soon if you want…

  Carrie Dalby

  November 13, 2023

  Alliance, AUTHORSHIP, CURRENT EVENTS, Historical Fiction, HOLIDAYS, LIFE, Mobile, MUSIC, READING, Release Day, Shop Small, soundtrack, Southern Gothic, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING

  book events, book series, Carrie Dalby, Gothic, Historical Fiction, Mobile Bay Area, new release, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, The Haunted Book Shop, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING