Little rewards/baby steps: healing!
This photo, taken weeks from the initial break, shows some of my self-imposed therapy.
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Notes from the smelter, the woods and the page
One Door Closes; Another Opens
Hurt on the job, carried out by my crew, and finally given the time to finish a book.
Read postKilling Your Babies
Cutting 5,000 words from a half-finished draft, and what readers taught me about structure.
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Marketing My Next Novel
Lunchroom copies, an Alpha Team and a plan to sell a few hundred before launch day.
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I love my Mom.
This post is about my Mom. July 10th she will turn 81. She is a fisher. I got my fisherman genes from her.
Read postAstronomical show of a lifetime!
I hope for clear skies the final day of May. There may or may not be the most spectacular celestial event witnessed by our generation.
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What is art?
Is art only painting on duck cloth? Is art creating poetry that rhymes? How about creating a sonnet or a ditty?
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Why do I do what I do?
I spend my spare time, and some say I have too much of it, doing things other people never found an interest in.
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Why do you want to write? There’s no money in it!
Most questions posed to me: I can think out a reasonable answer, or within minutes, someone in the lunch room looks it up on google and we agree on…
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60 years old… Hum?
Tomorrow I reach a milestone in my personal life. Sixty orbits around our star. Like everyone one on this day in their life, I reflect.
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Have an adventure every day!
Sitting here enjoying the fruits of nature. Breaded chicken of the woods deep fried. How can anything taste bad when deep fried?
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An old dog can learn new tricks
As a boy growing up, most of my fishing was done from land and usually with worms or slugs I found under stones along the river bank..
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Illusions of Grandeur
Some of you know and some of you don’t, I am working on another novel. 15,000 words into “The Better Bev Effect” and building.
Read postSoon…
Tomorrow is Feb 18th 2021. Why is that an eventful day? We: NASA/ the human species are placing yet another probe on the planet Mars.
Read postThe Zone
The time is 3:00 AM, I am at my keyboard thinking. I listen to classic rock with earbuds.
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How would you deal with this?
I spend my share of time alone in the woods, but a few days a year, I share the experience with friends hunting whitetail in downstate N.Y..
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Getting old, is in the observer
Glass ankles, atrophying muscles, common sense: I have the drive to go into the wild; other forces over-rule, so I go, only so deep.
Read postBelief
What you believe is not necessarily fact. What is fact? Fact is that 1+1 =2. No mathematician or scholar can argue that one fraction of truth.
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I Love the Seasons
I hear friends and relatives complain about the first snow. First snow is the beginning of but one season; same as corn poking its first green…
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Time for a re-boot.
Within a week, America should know who their leader is. I feel we have not been led as much as steered, but then again, aren’t the reigns being…
Read postThe Better Bev Effect
Prologue: The Thinning A virus passed from vermin consumed by the poor killed even the rich. The plague knew no class, no occupation, no age.
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You got nothing else to do.
Thanks for taking a look at this stale site during these times of boredom.
Read postBiggest honor of my writing carreer.
A few weeks ago we attended a jamboree for one of my wife’s relatives who is battling cancer. I donated a couple books for the Chinese auction.
Read postPlanning for retirement
At the age of fifty five, one tends to think of where they want to be at the age of seventy five.
Read postGoing on a trip, you’re coming with me.
Talk about a crossroads. Less than a month to go before the U.S. is led by a leader few really wanted.
Read postVision test
This is going to be a fun test of your vision, I will ask questions and you can answer in your mind. I want to make an observation.
Read postRecognizing the writing on the wall
Yes, I wrote an apocalyptic novel, but never believed a scenario would come about where the survival skills in “The Second Intelligent Species” would…
Read postFishermen don’t lie
As usual, I write after midnight shifts. Why, and how will I do it after I retire? I still don’t have those answers.
Read postHow does an election year affect what I post? Good question.
“Should I write about politics?” I asked myself. Beave said, “Yes, but be very careful.” I don’t always trust his decisions, especially when it comes…
Read postThe Dark Side Of the Moon
Finally winter is here. Old bones aren’t ashamed to sit next to the fire. So what can I do to challenge myself and pass the time, but be productive?
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Didn’t win the Powerball?
The odds of winning the Powerball are astronomical. Talk in the lunchrooms the night of the drawing were of what to do with all that money when we…
Read postWhy I Don’t Believe in the Pseudo Sciences
I don’t believe in ghosts any more than I believe in Bigfoot, crop circles or aliens.
Read postThe Ice Bucket Challenge
Everyone is doing the Ice Bucket Challenge, and ALS has reaped benefits because of it. Someday the disease will be wiped out like polio and smallpox.
Read postWhy I Love Science
When I was seven, we lived in a remodeled chicken coup. My parents paid twenty dollars a week for rent.
Read postJust a regular, working guy
As you know I bounce weekly blogging ideas off my associates at work.
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We’re Still Just Animals
Today at work one of the guys complained of back pain. Having gone through two discectomies myself with back Doctors, chiropractors and home…
Read post“namdaM a fo yraiD”
“What to Hell does this mean?” you ask. This is the tentative title of my next book.
Read postPast the totem pole, turn right…
Last weekend my wife Charlene and I went down to Blue Mountain to attend the Adirondack Center for Writing’s Literary Awards.
Read postI must write.
Once again I am pondering a career in writing. I prefer to be lazy and play poker online, but after many post about climate change, evolution and…
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One of those who taught me.
One of the biggest distractions for a writer is Facebook. When we are having a problem finding our muse we look to our addictions.
Read postHunting and trapping are personal, back to science.
Once again I am writing to vent. The subject is Global Warming/Climate Change, or the lack there of.
Read postNew writing subject
As I mentioned in my other blog I am changing writing subjects for the time being.
Read postShould I create another blog?
Last night I sat in the same stand I have three times in a row.
Read postA different style of writing
Now that deer season has begun, my body will be making some changes.
Read postTaking a sabbatical.
What is a Sabbatical? Many professionals like professors, teachers, doctors and writers take them to get away to do some kind of research pertaining…
Read postMy most anticipated review soon to come.
One of the hardest things I found about writing a first novel was getting people to read your first drafts.
Read postShould I do it again?
http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Benefits-of-Having-More-Than-One-Book-to-Sell&id=5843174 The link above has inspired me to write about a dilemma that…
Read postThe Second Intelligent Species: What frightens you?
The Second Intelligent Species: What frightens you?: https://soundcloud.com/dale-langlois/the-second-intelligent-species Click on the link above to…
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What frightens you?
https://soundcloud.com/dale-langlois/the-second-intelligent-species Click on the link above to hear my first ever radio interview.
Read postIce cream social
Recently, I was asked to do a signing as a local author to establish a new library in a tri town area.
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First press release from Doug Buchanan of The Malone Telegram
Previous Next Doug Buchanan, The Telegram Bangor man pens sci-fi novel Dale Langlois displays the cover of his first novel, ‘The Second Intelligent…
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Learning book promotion 101
I thought about promoting this on video live and posting it on you-tube as a trailer to my book.
Read postDoes this mean we are over the tipping point?
Finally people are starting to see how our planet’s climate is changing and are starting to prepare for the inevitable.
Read postOk, strike one. Try something else.
The tag word experiment achieved nothing. What next? I’ve decided to lower the price from $3.50 to $2.99.
Read postFree Science Fiction Sex
I want to apologize for this bait and switch blog, but as an amateur scientist, I am doing an experiment.
Read postNot giving up my day job…yet
One of my reviews said I shouldn’t quit my day job. I will be the first to agree with him.
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Play time is over, back to work.
I questioned if I should post this picture or not. I do not want to offend readers who stand by animal rights, but on the other hand I want to show…
Read postTurkey season
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…
Read postOne week report
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.
Read postMaybe I do have two personalities.
This week some of the guys at work overheard me talking to the editor of the local newspaper.
Read postA fork in the road
Went through my first signing this weekend. The turnout was great, even though the police weren’t called to direct traffic.
Read postI’ve learned from my kids
This morning I took my son Chris to get his tonsils out. He should never have a sore throat again.
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Eight years
Speachless
Read postIt’s about friggin time!
CreateSpace e-mail: Hello dale langlois, The physical proof of “The Second Intelligent Species”, Book #xxxxxxx, has been ordered.
Read postExperiencing Braxton Hicks Contractions
As every author knows, the most frightening part of the whole ordeal is making your thoughts public.
Read postMy introduction to the world.
When I conceived the theme of my novel, and the story developed, the idea of selling it never came to mind.
Read postAcknowledgements
Yesterday I worked on my Thank You page. Writing a novel is something you do by yourself, until you want to do it right.
Read post‘THE BEAVE HAS GIVEN UP!’
This is what I’ve been hearing from my Alpha team at work. I’m sure they believe in me and know how hard I’ve been working, but they haven’t seen any…
Read postBrick wall @ mach 1, no airbag.
The main reason I developed an Alpha team was so they could read my manuscript beginning to end and tell me where the problems were.
Read postSprinting, but afraid of reaching the goal.
My goal is to finish the last six chapters next week. I will send my final revised manuscript to my editor at: http://www.fictionfixitshop.com/.
Read postI need your help.
You who know me, realize I can’t spend the whole month of May without working in the yard, or making an honest attempt at a fresh walleye or turkey…
Read postSigns of the apocolypse? I think not.
March 19th in upstate New York and my tulips are already poking their heads out of ground which is normally covered by a three foot snowbank.
Read postThe Clock is Ticking: mid-revision progress report.
With eighteen chapters behind me and another twenty two or so to go, I feel pressure for the first time since I started this project.
Read postSneak preview
PROLOGUE The World’s population approached the twelve billion mark. Millions migrated.
Read postA small sample of Chapter 3
Chapter 3 The earthquake. Matthew 27:51-54 (ESV) 51: And the earth shook, and the rocks were split. Beth looked up at me, and I down to her.
Read postTalk about inspiration
Writing this post is difficult considering my cover is done. All I want to do is look at it.
Read postShit or get off the pot.
In the business of real estate, it’s location, location, location. In the novel business it’s timing, timing, timing. I have been wasting time.
Read postAlpha team update.
The response from my Alpha team is more than I could have imagined.
Read postMy home town shook today.
Around 2:30 pm today, the small town of Malone N.Y. shook. Workers at the local Walmart went outside to see if a truck had hit the building.
Read postWatch how fast science moves next year.
2011 brought many new findings in many different fields of study.When I asked my wife Charlene what she remembered most from last year, she mentioned…
Read postWriting for my target market.
In viewing my stats, I noticed when I write for the guys at work, my viewings increase. Could it be I do write sci-fi for the working guy?
Read postThe Alpha Team
As most of you know, I write Sci-fi for the working guy. Meaning only, I write for the guys I work with.
Read post11/11/11 …Yea…OK?
November eleventh, in the year of our Lord two thousand eleven.
Read postFinnally found my spell checker. Woo Hoo.
One more call with my editor and I start the second or third to last, last, last revision of “The Second Intelligent Species”.
Read postFifty years of reflection
Fifty four years to the day, the Russians launched Sputnik.On July 20th, 1969, my family and the world witnessed Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz”…
Read postSelf promotion: sometimes it has to be done.
Now that I have you here, I want to show you what my book is about.
Read postZombie Land
Once again I find myself pulling my thirty six hours of night shift. A weekend in Zombie Land.
Read postMirror image handwriting.
When I was in my early twenties I learned I had an unusual gift: the ability to write cursive with my non-dominant hand in mirror image at the same…
Read postWanted: self disapline.
The following are the reasons I have not been writing:1) Now that summer is here, I have so much work to do, I haven’t the time.2) When I get home…
Read postDoes anyone give a shit what it’s called, or does anyone give a shit?
Global Warming, Climate Change, Mass Extinction: no matter the title given to the storm, the shit’s gonna hit the fan.
Read postWould you read more?
“The Last Act of Humanity” By Dale Langlois Foreword The World’s population approached the ten billion mark.
Read postIn responce to an editor
My novel’s title has changed several times since it’s conception.
Read postHow a science fiction writer thinks
The subtitle for this blog is sci fi for the working guy. I try to take the most recent news about science and talk about it so the guys at work can…
Read postHave you ever had writer’s block?
Lately, my blog’s followings have suffered. I have learned that a blog unattended, is a blog not followed.
Read postThe people of Japan are in our thoughts
The disasters in Japan involve the whole world, not just one country.
Read postThe Meteorite Men must be jumping for joy.
The price of found meteorites just went up. Check out this link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110306/sc_nm/us_meteorites_life Now every cosmic find…
Read post“Why can’t you just quit the blog, and work on the book?”
One of my associates at work asked me that very question just this morning.
Read postOK, I’ve got the BULL, now what do I do?
I’ve contacted a proven author of two books, and he’s agreed to give an interview. Questions have been asked, answers have been given.
Read postSomething to think about
Just what if we do find other life in our solar system, or other intelligent life orbiting around a star, many light years away?
Read postGrab the bull by the horns!
When my daughter A.J. was having problems in English class, I told her, “Bafel-em with bullshit”.
Read postPrediction in review
On November 12th, 2010, I posted a prediction of a small impact being forecast in the news.
Read postGetting my hands dirty
My writing experiences have been mostly solitary up until today.
Read postWho doesn’t like science?
It amazes me that the youths of today don’t find science interesting. How can children not be curious about their surroundings?
Read postMammoth meat, the new beef.
Read the link. I think this is a good idea. Think about it; WOOLLY Mammoths are covered with what must be wool.
Read postTime to get some attention.
Until now I haven’t contributed much to this blog, I think some of the followers of my other blog don’t even know this one exist.
Read postDealing with rejection…NEXT!
Today’s post has nothing to do with science or nature. This morning I received yet another rejection, or realized I misinterpreted a kind gesture;…
Read post‘The sky is falling, the sky is falling.’
OK, some birds fell out of the sky, some fish died. Does this signal the end of the world? I think not.
Read post1-1-11 Does this date freak you out as much as it does me?
Everyone gets excited about the new year. Personally, my wife and I will be moving into our new home, (remodeled hunting camp).
Read postThe Cyclical Earth in 2010.
Erosion: caused by weather and water, and the consequences of tectonic plate movements, are the two primary forces that have built the landscapes we…
Read postTwas the night before Christmas…
Twas the night before Christmas I went out to the mall There was hugging and kissing “Hey give me a call” People were smiling and laughing Each one…
Read postControversy! You want controversy?
OK here it is. I told you I talk to the guys at work. Last night shift, the conversation turned philosophical, as it usually does when I and my…
Read postTwas four nights before Christmas…
December 21st. There are plenty of things about Dec. 21st worthy of a spot on my calender.
Read postI’m a nature writer, damn it!
A good friend of mine said, “You look at the strangest things.” When I tell people that my genre is speculative sci-fi they immediately inquire what…
Read postWhat intrigues you?
OK, now you know what floats my boat. I need to know what kind of science or what type of science fiction you would like to read about.
Read postWe’re not all that special.
So, we’ve discovered a new life form. Not alien life from another planet, not intelligent life, but life different than anything we’ve ever known…
Read postEvolution is not a four letter word.
65 million years ago, a mass extinction event ended the reign of the dinosaurs.
Read postDoes size matter, or does it antimatter?
Before you read this post, look at the link at the bottom of the page.
Read postBlogging is a lot more exposier than a recluse wants.
As a writer, naturally I would rather be alone than in the spotlight; but I guess that goes along with the job.
Read postMy new Foundations
This weekend I helped my carpenter lay the concrete pad for the garage floor at my camp,(new home). Two small blemishes can be seen.
Read postExpanding my Platform
Speculating what the future might be like or could be like due to certain possible events, is basically what I did with my first two novels.
Read postTimeing is Everything!
“Soon technology will prevent this from occurring, until then don’t think it couldn’t.” Please answer a question before you check out the link that…
Read postLets all have a Star Party
When was the last time you went outside in the dark and looked up?
Read postThe Price of Exploration
Imagine you have been selected as a candidate for a one way trip to Mars.
Read postBack page
NICK and BETH want for nothing except more time together. Nature deals the Earth a blow leaving them alone in a world not seen for sixty five million…
Read post500th new planet.
Can you believe it? I remember when there were only Nine of them. At least there was when I was in high school.
Read postNo longer alone.
Since first setting up this site, a lot of things have happened. The group at the college turned out to be The Adirondack center for writing.
Read postAlone in my attempt to get published
This is my first attempt at a blog, so any suggestions are appreciated.
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