Category: PUBLISHING

• Alliance Vibes

  Alliance: Washington Square Secrets 2 has been out for three months. Several readers have told me it’s my best book, and many of those also say Josephine is their favorite character. Most agree they can’t wait to see Deborah Farley from Discernment on the page with Josephine in the third book because they love both…

  Carrie Dalby

  March 15, 2024

  Alliance, AUTHORSHIP, CURRENT EVENTS, Discernment, Historical Fiction, LIFE, Mobile, Mobile Literary Festival, Public Speaking, PUBLISHING, READING, Reviews, Southern Gothic, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, Gothic, Historical Fiction, Mobile Bay Area, Mobile Literary Festival, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING

• Music as Inspiration

  

  Last Saturday, I attended the ArtCentriCity event in Silverhill, Alabama, hosted by the band analog missionary. I was honored with the task of “opening” the concert with a short presentation about how I use music to fuel my writing. With all the public speaking I’ve done, I’ve found it easier—in most cases—to go off talking…

  Carrie Dalby

  February 8, 2024

  Alliance, analog missionary, AUTHORSHIP, Beliefs, concerts, Creativity, CURRENT EVENTS, Dedication, Firsts, GULF COAST, Hanson, INSPIRATION, LIFE, Mitch Malloy, MUSIC, Public Speaking, Silverhill, soundtrack, Southern Gothic, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING

  ArtCentriCity, book events, Carrie Dalby, Gothic, Historical Fiction, Mobile Bay Area, Southern Gothic, WRITING

• Freezy Day but Events Ahead

  Mobile, Alabama is mostly closed down today because of icy conditions, but I’ve got a busy month of both online and in-person events. In my readers group, Dalby’s Darklings, I’m hosting an online discussion all about Alliance: Washington Square Secrets 2, beginning tomorrow and running January 17-20, 2024.I love doing book discussions, and the participants enjoy hearing the…

  Carrie Dalby

  January 16, 2024

  Alliance, analog missionary, AUTHORSHIP, Bellingrath Gardens, concerts, CURRENT EVENTS, Dedication, George Bigelow Rogers/ George B. Rogers, GULF COAST, Historic Homes, LIFE, Mobile, Mobile Literary Festival, MUSIC, Public Speaking, Southern Gothic, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING

  Bellingrath Gardens and Home, Carrie Dalby, Gilded Age, Historic Homes, Historic Mobile, Historical Fiction, Mobile Bay Area, Mobile Literary Festival, Southern Gothic, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING

• Sharing a Review of ALLIANCE

  Carrie Dalby

  January 7, 2024

  Alliance, AUTHORSHIP, READING, Reviews, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS

  Carrie Dalby, Gothic, Historical Fiction, Southern Gothic, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS

• Welcome to the World, ALLIANCE

  

  Today is the book birthday for ALLIANCE: Washington Square Secrets 2. From what I’ve heard from a few early readers, it’s a new favorite for them. Did you know the majority of the story is set December-January 1912? That makes it a perfect holiday read. Find Alliance (and any of my other books) in paperback…

  Carrie Dalby

  December 5, 2023

  Alliance, Christmas, CURRENT EVENTS, Gothic, HOLIDAYS, LIFE, Mobile, New Year, Public Speaking, READING, Release Day, soundtrack, Southern Gothic, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, winter, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, Gothic, Historical Fiction, Mobile Bay Area, new release, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING