Category: middle grade

• 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

• Guest Post: MeLeesa Swann

  After all the blog hopping I did last month, I’m returning the favor by inviting a few of my writer friends to stop by and share a bit about their stories. Please welcome MeLeesa Swann, author of the middle grade fantasy series Legendary Lex. I Live with Evil Geniuses With four kids, I frequently just […]

  Carrie Dalby

  March 26, 2018

  family, fantasy, friends, LIFE, Meleesa Swann, middle grade, novels, parenting, READING, WRITING

• 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