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Book recommendation: “Here to Stay”

Denis Ledoux — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:52:43 +0000

[This review of my latest book was posted on Substack on October 20, 2025, by Jean Edouard Pouliot. Thank you profusely, Jean, for your support in publishing Book recommendation: “Here to Stay”.] [Jean’s text] I wanted to mention a wonderful new book by my friend, Denis Ledoux, who has been writing for years about the […]

The Making of Here to Stay

Denis Ledoux — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:37:18 +0000

Until October 31, 2025, Here to Stay / Lives in 17th Century Canada is available with no S/H. Get your copy today. In 1995, I became intrigued with tracing my ancestry to the first of the Canadian colonists who bore my patronym. Who were these of my people who came to North America four and […]

Many disparities between women in early Canada and in New England

Denis Ledoux — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 20:22:54 +0000

[Jeanne Mance, founder of the first hospital in Montréal (the Hôtel-Dieu) and a key figure among the women in early Canada.] We want to believe that European settlement of North America was identical, but it wasn’t. The French and the English colonies established different patterns. The women in early Canada had a more public presence. […]

Why a Book Tour Works

Denis Ledoux — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:50:18 +0000

Why does a Book Tour Work? It does so because it allows people to know, like and trust you—essential characteristics of any selling and buying relationship. Why a Book Tour Works is an original contribution to LinkedIn’s Pulse. Pulse is a blog on LinkedIn for people to post on topics of their expertise. The post […]

Surviving Childhood Abuse: A Writer’s Experience

Denise Brown — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 05:55:00 +0000

Congratulations to Denise Brown on the publication of her book, Transcending Darkness: A Memoir of Abuse and Grace. I recently had the opportunity to interview Denise about her experience writing her book on surviving childhood abuse. I am pleased to share her experience. To read Part 2, click here. To read Part 3, click here.—DL […]

Develop Your Website: It’s A Prime Interface with Your Audience.

Denis Ledoux — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 15:05:10 +0000

Develop Your Website Whether you have already written a book and are reaching for an audience or are still writing your first book, develop your website if you do not have a proprietary one. Why develop your website? ___ On the Third Thursday of every month (at 1 PM/ET, 12 CT, 11 MT, 10 PT), […]

Sit in on this Virtual Memoir Tour

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:39:00 +0000

Today, I am urging you to sit back and enjoy this virtual memoir tour in which I read an excerpt read from my memoir French Boy/A 1950s Franco-American Childhood. Here’s some necessary background: I did not learn English until I went to grade school. My brother had preceded me in school where he had learned […]

This is how to market a memoir!

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:41:03 +0000

You’ve written your memoir, or are perhaps still writing. The art and craft of writing a memoir are foremost in the creation stage but there will come another stage afterwards that is to commit to market a memoir you have written. I will share a process of reaching as large an audience as possible for […]

Surviving Childhood Abuse: a Neglected Child – Part 3

Denise Brown — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 11:00:00 +0000

In this third interview, Denise Brown continues to share her experience of writing Transcending Darkness: A Memoir of Abuse and Grace. This is a startling tale of a neglected child —of an entirely neglected family. To read Part 1, click here. For Part 2, click here. —DL DL: How do you recommend people deal […]

Surviving Childhood Abuse: Overcoming Trauma- Part 2

Denise Brown — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 11:00:00 +0000

We continue our interview with Denise Brown about writing and publishing her book, Transcending Darkness: A Memoir of Abuse and Grace. Hers is a heroic story of overcoming trauma. To read part 1, click here. To read Part 3, click here. —DL DL: You must have had periods of time in which you were discouraged […]