Category: public speaking

• Nurturing Talent

  Last Saturday, I participated in the Metro Mobile Reading Council’s Young Authors’ Conference and Teen Writing Fair. Besides it giving me a chance to hang out in the library for seven hours, I had the pleasure of working alongside some fabulous book lovers as we inspired the next generation of creative talent. Teachers, librarians, as […]

  Carrie Dalby

  March 18, 2015

  BELIEFS, books, Candice Marley Conner, creativity, friends, inspiration, Joyce Scarbrough, library, LIFE, middle grade, Mobile Writers Guild, public speaking, READING, WIP, WRITING

• September Madness

  “The Month of Madness” is what September 2011 shall be known as in my life. The month when this homebody was away as often as home during regular hours. The month that forced this shy lady into several public speaking events. The month my kids cried because I left them so often. The month the […]

  Carrie Dalby

  September 21, 2011

  Anxiety, banned books, homeschooling, Joan Bauer, library, LIFE, Mobile Writers Guild, public speaking, READING, WRITING

• A Month, Revisited

  The past few weeks have been filled with home, family, friends, and literary adventures. Just like Mary Weber, the main character of Corroded, I’ve been expanding my comfort zone by participating in new experiences. And with each new merit badge of life I earn, the anxiety over the unknown lessens. Examples—aren’t you curious to see […]

  Carrie Dalby

  September 4, 2011

  Anxiety, critique groups, family, field trips, homeschooling, Israel Parker, Joan Bauer, Joyce Scarbrough, Laurie Halse Anderson, Mobile Writers Guild, public speaking, READING, WRITING