Category: Cover Art
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Closing Out 2024
This year has been full of highs and lows. I choose to focus on the positive, so I’ve highlighted a good portion of my research when sharing “author news” on my blog, in my newsletter, and on my social media accounts. But I haven’t disclosed everything. Though my focus has shifted between several topics, my…
Carrie Dalby
Alliance, ARCHITECTURE, AUTHORSHIP, Bellingrath Gardens, Betrayal, Christmas, Cover Art, Creativity, Discernment, Historic Homes, Historic Mobile Preservation Society, Historical Fiction, History Museum of Mobile, HOLIDAYS, INSPIRATION, LIFE, Loyalty, Mobile, Mobile’s Historical Facts, New Year, Research, Southern Gothic, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, winter, WIP Work-in-Progress, WRITING -
Summertime Tidbits–Lots of Photos

The month slipped by before I realized it. From traveling to getting the final printed proof of Loyalty: Washington Square Secrets 3 approved, it’s been a busy–and hot–July. First up, here’s a peek at one of the stops on my travels. Frank Llyod Wright’s Fallingwater. I waited several decades to see it, and it didn’t…
Carrie Dalby
ARCHITECTURE, AUTHORSHIP, Cover Art, CURRENT EVENTS, Frank Lloyd Wright, Historic Homes, Historical Fiction, INSPIRATION, LIFE, Loyalty, Mobile, Mobile Police Department, NATURE/SEASONS, PUBLISHING, READING, Research, seasons, Southern Gothic, summer, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, Travel, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING -
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
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 -
Murmurs of Evil
If you subscribe to my newsletter or follow me on one of my social media pages, this will be old news to you. But if my blog is the only place you hear from me, it’s all new. The past few weeks I’ve had fun with the cover image for my next release, Murmurs of…
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Fortitude is Almost Here
A week and a half to go until Fortitude is out in the world. It’s an exciting, frightening, emotional time but being surrounded by encouraging family and supportive friends make it all easier. So does having a gorgeous cover and awesome professional team. If you’re interested in a Kindle copy, Amazon has the pre-order link…