Tag: critiques

• Release Day–Times Two

  To close out 2019, I’m happy to report that two books I had a part in release into the wild today. First up is Finally Home: A Christmas Anthology. The anthology is a collection of romance short stories featuring rescued animals, compiled by Bienvenue Press and proceeds benefit animal rescue charities. “Grace Shadowed” is Possession […]

  Carrie Dalby

  December 10, 2019

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• Book Signing, New Release, and More

  First up, on Small Business Saturday (November 30), I’ll be at The Haunted Book Shop in downtown Mobile, Alabama, from 11 am until 1 pm, signing books and chatting with those who stop by. I’ll have a few freebies and fun visuals, so if you’re in the area, come say hello. The Haunted Book Shop, […]

  Carrie Dalby

  November 26, 2019

  autumn, Bienvenue Press, Candice Marley Conner, creativity, critique groups, CURRENT EVENTS, FORTITUDE, friends, Grace Shadowed, historical, HOLIDAYS, LIFE, Mobile, publishing, READING, Release Day, seasons, short story, southern Gothic, Tendrils of Passion, Thanksgiving, The Possession Chronicles, WRITING

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• Weeding Through It

  This past week I was struck with plot problems, which coincided with both a beta reader critique as well as a Revise and Resubmit from a publishing company. One major issue was pacing and the other was that I missed the mark on a key turning point for two main characters, which in turn reflected […]

  Carrie Dalby

  January 13, 2018

  creativity, critque, editing, Gothic, Gulf Coast, LIFE, Lower Alabama, NATURE, publishing, rejections, seasons, winter, WRITING

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