Category: literature

• March Madness

  There’s some catching up to do! This month’s been a productive time, and I still haven’t shared some fun news from February. Seeing how I labeled this post with the current month’s name, I’ll stick with the newest information this time around. Last Saturday I crossed Mobile Bay and did a presentation for Baldwin Writers…

  Carrie Dalby

  March 23, 2016

  authorship, balance, books, Candice Marley Conner, CORRODED, creativity, friends, Geeks, Joyce Scarbrough, Joyce Sterling Scarbrough, Lee Ann Ward, LIFE, literature, middle grade, Mobile Writers Guild, MUSIC, Nerdy Book Club, Networking, novels, public speaking, spring, Steven Moore, WRITING

• Shelfies

  Since I’ve been in editing mode this year—and under deadline—many things around the house have fallen into states of disarray. Some of the most noticeable cluttered spaces are my bookshelves. After turning in the first round of content edits on my second novel I took a few days to organize my wall of books. But…

  Carrie Dalby

  October 5, 2015

  books, clutter, desk, editing, library, LIFE, literature, middle grade, nonfiction, novels, procrastination, READING, WRITING, young adult

• A New Avenue

  One aspect of being a professional writer is getting out of your comfort zone. Public speaking, business calls, and adding more outreach to an already public podium (you can find me on carriedalby.com, Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Pinterest…) have become part of my life. Starting in July, you’ll also be able to hear from me directly…

  Carrie Dalby

  June 23, 2015

  CURRENT EVENTS, Facebook, Firsts, LIFE, literature, newsletter, public speaking, READING, Twitter, WRITING

• Bibliophile Problems

  If you couldn’t tell from my previous posts, I’m a book girl. There are a lot of books in my house. I’m talking more than dozens, more than hundreds, probably a couple thousand. I’ve never counted them all—that would mean math, and me and numbers don’t always get along. This afternoon, after answering yet another…

  Carrie Dalby

  January 28, 2015

  Avi, balance, books, clutter, fantasy, homeschooling, Katherine Paterson, Laurie Halse Anderson, library, LIFE, literature, middle grade, Nerdy Book Club, novels, organizing, pictures, READING, Terabithia, Uncategorized

• Halfway There

  I’m halfway through my reading goal for the year. I finished the fiftieth book out of my one hundred book challenge. Out of those fifty, I currently have thirty books in my possession. Two of my nonfiction books and two fiction are out on loan, one title I borrowed from a friend, I read five…

  Carrie Dalby

  July 2, 2014

  goals, library, LIFE, literature, middle grade, nonfiction, novels, poems, READING