Tag: Mobile Bay Area

• Hometown Heroes Release Day

  It’s release day for this collection of romantic shorts. Find Hometown Heroes: A Christmas Anthology by Bienvenue Press in ebook and print. I’m happy to share “Courtship and Courage” with you as part of the transitioning of my historical works to Bienvenue Press. This all new short continues the story of Claire O’Farrell and Joe Walker…

  Carrie Dalby

  December 4, 2018

  AUTHORSHIP, Christmas, Claire O’Farrell, Courtship and Courage, CURRENT EVENTS, Dauphin Island, FORTITUDE, GULF COAST, Historical Fiction, HOLIDAYS, Joe Walker, LIFE, Mobile, Short Story, Southern Gothic, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, winter, WRITING

  Alabama, Carrie Dalby, Dauphin Island, FORTITUDE, Historical Fiction, literature, Mobile Bay Area, PUBLISHING, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WRITING

• Cemetery Wanderings

  On Saturday, I participated in a walking tour of historic Magnolia Cemetery here in Mobile, Alabama. I got to geek out over local history in the fourth oldest (and the largest) municipal cemetery, established in 1836. People of all faiths and walks of life rest here, including plenty of noteworthy historical figures. And as it…

  Carrie Dalby

  November 12, 2018

  CURRENT EVENTS, Gothic, Historical Fiction, HOLIDAYS, LIFE, Mobile, NATURE/SEASONS

  Alabama, Carrie Dalby, Gothic, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Bay Area, Mobile’s Historical Facts, Research, Southern Gothic

• Gothic Lit with Stephanie Lawton

  Today I welcome good friend and fellow indie author, Stephanie Lawton. If I had to pick a favorite of her novels, it would be Shrapnel–an eerie blend of gritty contemporary YA, paranormal, Southern Gothic, and historical. Thanks for letting me guest blog today, Carrie! We have a lot of things in common, but a few…

  Carrie Dalby

  April 16, 2018

  AUTHORSHIP, Creativity, Friends, Gothic, INSPIRATION, LIFE, READING, Southern Gothic, WRITING, young adult

  Gothic, Historical Fiction, literature, Mobile Bay Area, Southern Gothic, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WRITING

• Guest Post: Steven Moore

  This week I’d like to welcome my friend and fellow Inscribable, Steven Moore. He’s the superhero artist behind this masterpiece. (See below for more information about our super group.) Science Fiction, Fantasy & History—Hand In Hand I’m currently writing my next Gnome Legends™ Downtime Read™—The Timeless Crystal and have found myself fascinated by how easily…

  Carrie Dalby

  April 3, 2018

  Creativity, Friends, Historical Fiction, INSPIRATION, READING, WRITING, young adult

  Mobile Bay Area, PUBLISHING, WRITING

• 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

  AUTHORSHIP, Creativity, Critque, Editing, GULF COAST, Historical Fiction, LIFE, Mobile, NATURE/SEASONS, Perilous Confessions, PUBLISHING, seasons, Southern Gothic, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, winter, WIP Work-in-Progress, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, Editing, family saga, Gothic, Historical Fiction, literature, Mobile Bay Area, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WRITING