Tag: WRITING

• October Wrap Up

  The month started with literary events and ended with a lot of Mobile Police Department volunteer activities. The first two weeks of October had me on a panel discussing hands-on research techniques at Mobile Writers Guild and then representing my books at the first ever Oakleigh Literary Lawn Party. As for the Mobile Police Department…

  Carrie Dalby

  October 27, 2024

  AUTHORSHIP, autumn, Bellingrath Gardens, Betrayal, Candice Marley Conner, CURRENT EVENTS, Editing, Friends, GULF COAST, Historic Mobile Preservation Society, Historical Fiction, LIFE, Mobile, Mobile Police Department, Mobile Writers Guild, Mobile’s Historical Facts, Oakleigh Literary Lawn Party, Southern Gothic, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS

  Bellingrath Gardens and Home, Carrie Dalby, Historic Mobile, Historic Mobile Preservation Society, Historical Fiction, literature, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Bay Area, Mobile Police Department, Southern Gothic, WRITING

• Video From Last Week’s Event

  

  A week ago, I had an event at The Haunted Book Shop with Captain Billie L. Rowland of the Mobile Police Department in celebration of Loyalty: Washington Square Secrets 3. Captain Rowland was my main source for Mobile Police Department accuracy in the historical setting of 1920 Mobile, Alabama. I started off the presentation by…

  Carrie Dalby

  September 15, 2024

  AUTHORSHIP, Candice Marley Conner, Historical Fiction, Loyalty, Mobile, Mobile Police Department, Mobile’s Historical Facts, Public Speaking, READING, Research, Southern Gothic, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, Gothic, Historic Mobile, Historical Fiction, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Bay Area, Mobile Police Department, new release, Research, Southern Gothic, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, 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

• Rolling with the Police

  

  If you recall from my previous post (Peacekeeping), I’m currently attending the Mobile Citizens Police Academy. It’s equal parts research to equal parts curiosity as my stories are dealing with the Mobile Police Department a hundred years ago, but I live in the now. This past Sunday night (Memorial Weekend), I rode a twelve-hour patrol…

  Carrie Dalby

  May 30, 2024

  AUTHORSHIP, CURRENT EVENTS, INSPIRATION, LIFE, Mobile, Mobile Police Department, Research, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, Historic Mobile, Historical Fiction, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Bay Area, Mobile Police Department, WRITING