Tag: young adult

• Autism Month

  

  April has about flown by for me. Between talking about the release of Reckless Rebellion, the final novel in The Possession Chronicles, working edits on The Malevolent Trilogy, and sharing about Autism Spectrum Disorders, I managed to give the website/blog a fresh layout. Click over and browse the new look. Through all that, I’d forgotten…

  Carrie Dalby

  April 28, 2022

  ASD Autism Spectrum Disorders, AUTHORSHIP, Autism, Awareness, CORRODED, FORTITUDE, Neurodivergent, READING, Reckless Rebellion

  Autism, autism spectrum disorders, Carrie Dalby, literature, PUBLISHING, young adult

• CORRODED is Back

  

  Today marks the release of the new edition of Corroded. After being out-of-print for three years, my only contemporary novel (so far) is back. Set along the Central Coast of California, Corroded explores family and friend dynamics, as well as first love and autism. While in high school, I lived in Santa Cruz County and…

  Carrie Dalby

  March 22, 2022

  ASD Autism Spectrum Disorders, AUTHORSHIP, Autism, Awareness, CORRODED, CURRENT EVENTS, Neurodivergent, Release Day, young adult

  Autism, autism spectrum disorders, Carrie Dalby, CORRODED, new release, PUBLISHING, young adult

• We All Need Fortitude

  Today–Saturday, June 6, 2020–marks the 122 anniversary of the Tampa area race riots that happened during the mobilization of the troops to Cuba for the Spanish-American War. For my novel, Fortitude, I researched the event from multiple sources and did my best to portray the situation accurately, though it was heartbreaking to dive into such…

  Carrie Dalby

  June 6, 2020

  AUTHORSHIP, CURRENT EVENTS, Dauphin Island, FORTITUDE, GULF COAST, Historical Fiction, LIFE, Mobile, READING, Research, Southern Gothic, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WRITING, young adult

  Carrie Dalby, FORTITUDE, Historical Fiction, Mobile Bay Area, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, young adult

• Five Fortitude Facts

  I’ve been a little obsessive about The Possession Chronicles lately, but here are five facts about Fortitude: My first book baby—though not my first manuscript written. (It’s the sixth book-length manuscript for me.) It’s the result of five years of research and writing. The novel has the most reviews out of all my books. It…

  Carrie Dalby

  September 23, 2019

  Claire O’Farrell, Courtship and Courage, Dauphin Island, FORTITUDE, Gothic, Historical Fiction, Joe Walker, Murmurs of Evil, Southern Gothic, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WRITING, young adult

  Carrie Dalby, FORTITUDE, Gothic, Historical Fiction, literature, Mobile Bay Area, Southern Gothic, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WRITING, young adult

• A Lull in the Storm

  It’s been a whirl year of books so far, but now things are settling down. This month–besides the release of Fortitude–I worked a round of professional edits on my next release. Murmurs of Evil, book two of The Possession Chronicles, will be available June 11. After finishing that editorial pass, I slipped into book three…

  Carrie Dalby

  March 25, 2019

  AUTHORSHIP, CURRENT EVENTS, Editing, FORTITUDE, GULF COAST, LIFE, Mobile, Public Speaking, PUBLISHING, READING, Release Day, Southern Gothic, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WRITING, young adult

  Alabama, Carrie Dalby, Editing, FORTITUDE, Historical Fiction, literature, Mobile Bay Area, PUBLISHING, READING, WRITING, young adult