Tag: Historic Homes

• Part Five, Real Homes in My Historical Fiction

  

  This blog series is made possible through a partnership with Historic Mobile Preservation Society. The historic photos in this post are used with the permission of HMPS for my “Fragments Observed: Life During Mobile’s Progressive Era” blog series.For more information about HMPS and their mission, please visit:https://www.historicmobile.org/And for their online archives, including requests to use…

  Carrie Dalby

  March 25, 2025

  ARCHITECTURE, FRAGMENTS OBSERVED: Life During Mobile’s Progressive Era, George Bigelow Rogers/ George B. Rogers, GULF COAST, Historic Homes, Historic Mobile Preservation Society, INSPIRATION, Mobile, Mobile’s Historical Facts, Research, Short Story, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING

  ARCHITECTURE, Carrie Dalby, historic district, Historic Homes, Historic Mobile, Historic Mobile Preservation Society, Historical Fiction, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Bay Area, Oakleigh Garden District, PUBLISHING, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING

• 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

  December 21, 2024

  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

  Carrie Dalby, Gothic, historic district, Historic Homes, Historic Mobile, Historic Mobile Preservation Society, Historical Fiction, literature, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Bay Area, Mobile’s Historical Facts, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, 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

  July 25, 2024

  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

  ARCHITECTURE, book series, Carrie Dalby, Historic Homes, Historical Fiction, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Bay Area, Mobile Police Department, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, 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

  June 11, 2024

  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

  Carrie Dalby, Gothic, Historic Homes, Historic Mobile, Historical Fiction, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Bay Area, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING

• Look Inside–The Malevolent Trilogy

  The Malevolent Trilogy has a special place in my heart. While it’s a family saga like The Possession Chronicles, it has a different tone (more coming-of-age themes) and a tighter focus. With only two small families at the heart of the story, the plot is more focused and the cast of characters much smaller.   Known…

  Carrie Dalby

  February 20, 2024

  ARCHITECTURE, George Bigelow Rogers/ George B. Rogers, Historic Homes, Historical Fiction, INSPIRATION, Mobile, Mobile’s Historical Facts, Research, Southern Gothic, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, George B Rogers, George Bigelow Rogers/ George B. Rogers, historic district, Historic Homes, Historic Mobile, Historical Fiction, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Bay Area, Southern Gothic, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, WRITING