Tag: Carrie Dalby

• 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…

  Carrie Dalby

  November 27, 2015

  Anxiety, AUTHORSHIP, Cover Art, CURRENT EVENTS, Firsts, FORTITUDE, Goals, Historical Fiction, LIFE, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, FORTITUDE, Historical Fiction, Mobile Bay Area, PUBLISHING, WRITING, young adult

• 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

  AUTHORSHIP, CORRODED, Creativity, Critque, Editing, FORTITUDE, Friends, INSPIRATION, Laurie Halse Anderson, LIFE, WRITING, young adult

  Carrie Dalby, literature, Mobile Bay Area, PUBLISHING, WRITING, young adult

• Repeats

  2015 has been a year of edits. Multiple rounds of edits on my first novel, Fortitude, carried me through winter and spring. In between those, I reworked my second novel, Corroded, to be submission ready for my publisher. (I signed the contract for it in April.) Over the summer, I worked on my messy work-in-progress,…

  Carrie Dalby

  September 22, 2015

  AUTHORSHIP, Beliefs, CORRODED, Editing, FORTITUDE, Historical Fiction, INSPIRATION, LIFE, Memories, PUBLISHING, READING, WIP Work-in-Progress, WRITING, young adult

  Carrie Dalby, Historical Fiction, PUBLISHING, WRITING

• Grace and Guidance

  It’s been a surreal week of reading through Fortitude’s galley (early e-version of the book.) One hundred forty days until it’s out in the world! On top of proofing the galley, I need to turn in the dedication, acknowledgements, and biography sections. Freak out time! This is getting real, people! Granted, I’ve been working notes…

  Carrie Dalby

  August 25, 2015

  Anxiety, Creativity, Editing, Firsts, FORTITUDE, Historical Fiction, INSPIRATION, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, Historical Fiction, Mobile Bay Area, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, WRITING

• Summer Whimsy

  It’s been a while since I’ve mentioned Fernando, so here’s a mini health check: My wild fern is doing well. Continued growth–both on the trunk and on the ground. There are hot, rain-free days ahead, so I’ll need to keep a close eye on Fernando, to make sure it stays hydrated. As you can see…

  Carrie Dalby

  July 8, 2015

  Creativity, Fernando, ferns, INSPIRATION, NATURE/SEASONS, seasons, summer

  Carrie Dalby, Mobile Bay Area