Category: Mobile Writers Guild

• New Release and Digital Sale

  

  Yes, back-to-back blog days. I didn’t want to squeeze this information at the end of the already long post about the cathedral, so I waited. Get ready for two digital reading tidbits. The Kindle edition of Stormy Pieces is now available. It’s the fifth in the Pieces series–anthologies by Mobile Writers Guild. I have a…

  Carrie Dalby

  November 15, 2021

  authorship, Bienvenue Press, books, FORTITUDE, Gothic, historical, Mobile Writers Guild, New Orleans, publishing, READING, Revelry’s Requiem, Scarred Memories, short story, southern Gothic, The Possession Chronicles, WRITING

• 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

• Coming Soon–and Revisiting an Old Title

  

  First off, let’s flash back a year. Right before my part of the country went into pandemic mode, Mobile Writers Guild celebrated a new release. Valentine’s Day Pieces is the third in the anthology series by this Mobile Bay area writers group I am happy to be part of. We all kept busy writing throughout…

  Carrie Dalby

  February 10, 2021

  authorship, Christmas, CURRENT EVENTS, family, FORTITUDE, Gothic, Gothic, Grace Shadowed, Gulf Coast, Halloween, historical, Mardi Gras, Mobile, Mobile Writers Guild, Mosaic of Seduction, Murmurs of Evil, Natural Selection in Life and Love, Perilous Confessions, publishing, Safe Embrace, short story, southern Gothic, The Possession Chronicles, Valentine’s Day, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, historical fiction, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Bay Area, Mobile Writers Guild, Murmurs of Evil, new release, Perilous Confessions, southern Gothic, The Possession Chronicles

• Photo Recap

  Just over five weeks ago, Perilous Confessions came into the wild. In less than three weeks, the new edition of Fortitude will be published. And sometime in the next month, a new Mobile Writers’ Guild anthology with a Possession Chronicles short story included. (Cover image of the book coming soon.) Add in the Christmas anthology…

  Carrie Dalby

  February 13, 2019

  authorship, Courtship and Courage, creativity, CURRENT EVENTS, FORTITUDE, Gothic, historical, LIFE, Mobile Writers Guild, newsletter, Perilous Confessions, publishing, short story, The Possession Chronicles, winter, WRITING

  Bienvenue Press, Carrie Dalby, FORTITUDE, Gothic, historical fiction, literature, Perilous Confessions, publishing, release date, southern Gothic, teen books, The Possession Chronicles, young adult

• Literary Night Presentation

  If you are in the Mobile Bay area, next Tuesday night Gallery 450 on Dauphin Street is kicking off 2017 with monthly Literary Night events, co-hosted by Mobile Writers Guild. Yes, I have the honor of being the first presenter. I’ll share my experiences of researching and writing historical novels set in and around Mobile,…

  Carrie Dalby

  January 12, 2017

  authorship, CURRENT EVENTS, Dauphin Island, Firsts, FORTITUDE, Gothic, Gulf Coast, historical, LIFE, Lower Alabama, Mobile, Mobile Writers Guild, public speaking, research, WRITING