Turkey season

Dale Langlois Writing

I should be out in the spring woods trying to harvest a tom turkey on opening day, but here I sit banging on a keyboard instead of yelping and purring like a hen in heat. In my own defense, I just finished a midnight shift and am kinda tired. Too tired to get dressed and hike through the woods, but …

One week report

Dale Langlois Who is the Beave?

I have spread my seeds of science all over the world. During a three day promotion 2126 people downloaded my novel and are now reading it. Over one hundred people in England have it in e-book form. I have received two reviews from the pro-mo, both good, and the butterflies are resting. Two signings in the local library brought out …

Maybe I do have two personalities.

Dale Langlois Who is the Beave?

This week some of the guys at work overheard me talking to the editor of the local newspaper. He plans on doing a press release after I get home from vacation. The guys I write for said I sounded like a phony while I was talking to him. I laughed and it took time for me to see it from …

A fork in the road

Dale Langlois Who is the Beave?

Went through my first signing this weekend. The turnout was great, even though the police weren’t called to direct traffic. Family and friends showed up to support me and my book. Those who had already read it had nothing but good to say about the story. One question that kept coming up was, am I going to do this again. Becoming …

I’ve learned from my kids

Dale Langlois Who is the Beave?

This morning I took my son Chris to get his tonsils out. He should never have a sore throat again. On the way home I stopped at the local library to talk about my first book signing. Who in the heck am I to be doing book signings? Well, I guess because I wrote a book, I have the right …

It’s about friggin time!

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CreateSpace e-mail: Hello dale langlois, The physical proof of “The Second Intelligent Species”, Book #xxxxxxx, has been ordered. This is to notify you that the proof will ship within five days. Another notification email will be sent to you once the proof ships from our facility. Eight years ago I started something that changed my life. Why? I was home …

Experiencing Braxton Hicks Contractions

Dale Langlois Who is the Beave?, Writing

As every author knows, the most frightening part of the whole ordeal is making your thoughts public. You’ve done everything you know to make it the best you can. True criticism is received only after someone else other than friends read what you have written. For the whole life of your work, one person has loved it to the point it’s become a sign an obsessive …

My introduction to the world.

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When I conceived the theme of my novel, and the story developed, the idea of selling it never came to mind. I am at the stage where the creating process is nearing an end. My edits will be done this week.More than once I have been called an author. Other times I struggled to find even one friend who would call me a writer. What difference does it make? …

Acknowledgements

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Yesterday I worked on my Thank You page. Writing a novel is something you do by yourself, until you want to do it right. The help of others is essential if your story is to be marketable.Of course I thought of my father Bruce, who passed nearly three years ago. I thanked him for his artistic abilities. He taught me …