Category: THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES

• 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

• Literary Lawn Party

  

  THIS SATURDAY: Free Event! The first ever Oakleigh Literary Lawn Party is happening Saturday, October 12, 2024, benefiting the Historic Mobile Preservation Society. Stop by anytime between 11am and 4pm on the Oakleigh Grounds and check out dozens of guest authors from around the region and a plethora of books within a gorgeous landscape. Find…

  Carrie Dalby

  October 9, 2024

  ARCHITECTURE, AUTHORSHIP, CURRENT EVENTS, George Bigelow Rogers/ George B. Rogers, Historic Homes, Historic Mobile Preservation Society, Historical Fiction, LIFE, Mobile, Mobile’s Historical Facts, Oakleigh Literary Lawn Party, Southern Gothic, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS

  Carrie Dalby, Gothic, Historic Mobile, Historic Mobile Preservation Society, Historical Fiction, literary event, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Bay Area, Oakleigh Garden District, Southern Gothic, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS

• Anatomy of a Cover Design

  When I revealed the cover for Loyalty: Washington Square Secrets 3 in my readers’ group, one person asked about my cover design process. As a fellow author, this reader (hi, LB) is interested in the creation of all parts of a book. So, here’s a rundown of my current cover process—and a cover reveal for…

  Carrie Dalby

  June 11, 2024

  Alliance, ARCHITECTURE, AUTHORSHIP, Cover Art, Creativity, Discernment, Editing, George Bigelow Rogers/ George B. Rogers, Historic Homes, Historical Fiction, Loyalty, Mobile, Mobile’s Historical Facts, Olive Kent Publishing, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, Gothic, Historic Homes, Historic Mobile, Historical Fiction, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Bay Area, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING

• Release Day News

  Today marks the day Masked Flaws and Other Stories is available to the world. This collection of previously published short stories is the first time my shorts can be found in one location. Historical in nature, and all but one directly linking to one or more of my series, these stories span the Gulf Coast…

  Carrie Dalby

  October 10, 2023

  AUTHORSHIP, autumn, Christmas, CURRENT EVENTS, Dauphin Island, FORTITUDE, Gothic, Halloween, Historical Fiction, HOLIDAYS, Mardi Gras, Masked Flaws, Mobile, Mobile Writers Guild, New Year, PUBLISHING, READING, Release Day, Short Story, Southern Gothic, spring, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, Valentine’s Day, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, winter

  Carrie Dalby, Gothic, Historical Fiction, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Bay Area, new release, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING

• When Shopping Small

  

  When you think of shopping small, you might not always think of online stores. But more and more small businesses, craftsmen, and artists have online stores through sites like Etsy, Square, or even their own dot com. To help with managing my book stock that I keep on hand for in-person events (something that is…

  Carrie Dalby

  September 6, 2023

  AUTHORSHIP, CORRODED, FORTITUDE, Historical Fiction, LIFE, PUBLISHING, Shop Small, Southern Gothic, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, Historical Fiction, literature, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Bay Area, PUBLISHING, Shop Small, Southern Gothic, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES