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Alain Normand

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in Thionville, France

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http://www.alainnormand.vpweb.ca

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Fiction, Christian, Science Fiction

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Alain Normand is an author, lecturer, teacher and expert in Emergency Management.

He directed relief efforts in emergencies such as the Saguenay floods, the Quebec Ice Storm, the Haiti repatriation, and the Calgary floods among others. A resident of Brampton, Ontario, Canada, he is the Emergency Manager for the municipality since 1999.

He teaches emergency management and business continuity at York University, Sheridan College, and Humber College on a part-time basis. He is also a frequent guest lecturer at conferences in Canada and abroad.

Alain is also an author. He wrote of a trilogy of novels on emergency management topics and two collections of short stories based on biblical events, all published by Authorhouse and available from most ...more

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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Alain Normand It may not fit in the category of mystery but I work in the emergency management field and I've been deployed to many large-scale emergencies to provi…moreIt may not fit in the category of mystery but I work in the emergency management field and I've been deployed to many large-scale emergencies to provide various roles ranging from emergency shelter manager to disaster relief operations director. So many of my experiences could be included in a book.
What I have done is to take some of my expertise and compile it in a trilogy of disaster novels called the Lakedge Disaster Series.
My first one was called "The Return of the Spanish Lady" where my small fictitious town of Lakedge gets hit with an influenza virus resembling the Spanish Flu. I then wrote "The Curse of El Nino" this time striking Lakedge with everything climate change brought on to Canada. The third installment saw Lakedge crumble from the loss of the forestry mill which was the major employer in town and the economic impact is painted in "The Harness of the Riviera" because that's where the previous owner relocated.
In those stories, you will find a lot of suspense, a bit of conspiracy theories, a bit of romance, some scandals, many disagreements with a few fights, and possibly what you could call a bit of mystery. Try it out and let me know what you think.(less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Alain Normand I write on a part-time basis. If I don't feel like writing today, I don't. When an idea pops up, then I go for it. I rarely run out of ideas. I also c…moreI write on a part-time basis. If I don't feel like writing today, I don't. When an idea pops up, then I go for it. I rarely run out of ideas. I also constantly read both fiction and non-fiction so that I can glean ideas and concepts from others then turn them into my point of view or impressions.(less)

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	The Return Of The Spanish Lady: The 1918 Influenza Virus Is Back (Lakedge, #1) 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Harness of the Riviera: Money Does Grow on Trees (Lakedge, #3) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Curse of El Nino: Global Warming Is Here to Stay (Lakedge, #2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Facing the Elements: Biblical Times People vs. Water, Fire, Air and Earth 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Feats of Courage: Lesser-Known Heroes of the Bible 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le domaine marin côtier du Pays Basque (Pyrénées-Atlantiques): Carte morpho-bathymétrique et carte des formations superficielles. Échelle : 1/20 000 - 4 cartes pliées + notice, sous pochette by Claude Augris, Alain Normand (Goodreads Author), Jean-François Bourillet 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Drowning is a sea of words

I teach crisis communications part-time at the university. As a good academic should, I give at least one essay assignment per course. Every semester, I get pages of words that could be whittled down to a few concise paragraphs.

Professors have ingrained into students the thought that more words means better work. So students manufacture documents in the tens of thousand words just to fit that mol Read more of this blog post »

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