Category: critque

• Springing Along

  After finishing the first draft of my latest project at the end of March, I took a few days off to reset my mind. Powering through 118,000 words in just over two months merits a mini-break. Then, I dove into what I think was my final round–or next to final round–of self edits (draft twenty-four)…

  Carrie Dalby

  April 13, 2021

  authorship, balance, blogging, BLOGS, creativity, critique groups, critque, CURRENT EVENTS, editing, goals, Gothic, guilt, Haunted Remains, historical, inspiration, LIFE, Mobile Writers Guild, procrastination, short story, southern Gothic, spring, The Possession Chronicles, WIP, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, editing, historical fiction, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Writers Guild, southern Gothic, The Possession Chronicles

• Release Day–Times Two

  To close out 2019, I’m happy to report that two books I had a part in release into the wild today. First up is Finally Home: A Christmas Anthology. The anthology is a collection of romance short stories featuring rescued animals, compiled by Bienvenue Press and proceeds benefit animal rescue charities. “Grace Shadowed” is Possession…

  Carrie Dalby

  December 10, 2019

  authorship, Bienvenue Press, books, Candice Marley Conner, Christmas, Christmas, critique groups, critque, friends, Gothic, Gothic, Grace Shadowed, historical, HOLIDAYS, Networking, READING, Release Day, romance, southern Gothic, The Possession Chronicles, WRITING

  Alabama, Bienvenue Press, books, Carrie Dalby, critiques, Gothic, literature, publishing, READING, release date, reviews, southern Gothic, The Possession Chronicles, WRITING

• Blog Hopping

  I’ve been all over different websites lately and posting/sharing the links on my social media pages, but in case you’ve missed them, here’s the latest.   Book Review: This post is a review of my historical novel, Fortitude, by MeLeesa Swann, a newcomer in the world of Middle Grade fantasy.   Guest Blog Spots: This…

  Carrie Dalby

  February 15, 2018

  ASD Autism Spectrum Disorders, Aspergers, authorship, autism, blog, blogging, BLOGS, CORRODED, creativity, critque, fantasy, FORTITUDE, friends, Gothic, historical, John Elder Robison, LIFE, Meleesa Swann, NATURE, rusty, spectrum, Stephanie Lawton, Steven Moore, WRITING

  autism, blogging, historical fiction, questions, reviews, WRITING

• Weeding Through It

  This past week I was struck with plot problems, which coincided with both a beta reader critique as well as a Revise and Resubmit from a publishing company. One major issue was pacing and the other was that I missed the mark on a key turning point for two main characters, which in turn reflected…

  Carrie Dalby

  January 13, 2018

  creativity, critque, editing, Gothic, Gulf Coast, LIFE, Lower Alabama, NATURE, publishing, rejections, seasons, winter, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, critiques, editing, gardening, publishing, query, submission, WRITING

• Decade in the Making

  I’m halfway through the second round of content edits on Corroded (Surge Imprint from Anaiah Press, April 2016), which makes it at least the fiftieth revision. It’s been a learning curve, to be sure! Even though it’s coming out second, this is the oldest “book baby” of my adult life. My first born, but she…

  Carrie Dalby

  October 14, 2015

  CORRODED, creativity, critique groups, critque, editing, friends, inspiration, Laurie Halse Anderson, LIFE, rejections, time, WRITING