Author: Brenda Chapman

31 Oct

Posted at 14:28h in Blog

Good almost-afternoon everyone! I'm late blogging today because yesterday was my birthday and we celebrated late into the night in the backyard, socially distanced around a fire pit with a heat lamp hanging from the deck's ceiling. Even at that, it got mighty chilly by...

24 Oct

Posted at 13:28h in Blog

Another week finishing up. Yesterday was a gift of a day here in the Ottawa Valley. Twenty-two degrees and sunny. A day to lift our spirits. I took the opportunity to clean out the last of my garden and read on the back patio. A...

17 Oct

Posted at 14:33h in Blog

Checking in this October Saturday morning on what has been a relatively quiet week. I posted this past Monday on 7 Criminal Mind blogspot. The question was about a bad review we once received and asked us to respond. You can read my post here. Four...

10 Oct

Posted at 14:45h in Blog

Checking in with you again - the weeks are flying by! Only a couple of things to report this week on the writing front but both are really good. First, I heard from Pat Campbell, Grass Roots Press publisher, and they've chosen a voice actress to...

03 Oct

Posted at 14:55h in Blog

Well this has been quite a week on the American political scene. We had a frankly disturbing presidential debate on Tuesday night, and received news yesterday that President and Melania Trump both tested positive for Coronavirus and he was flown to a hospital for treatment....

26 Sep

Posted at 12:47h in Blog

Good Saturday morning. A beauty of a day in Ottawa with a predicted 25 degrees C. It's been a quick week with a lot of my time spent writing and thinking about writing. I'm into the dreaded middle of my latest manuscript when the tension is...

19 Sep

Posted at 13:07h in Blog

Another week in the books. Pretty cold this end of the country for the first half of September. I'm thinking about eating a ton of carbs and hibernating until late spring. Hopefully, there'll be a vaccine by then. No book news (I have a feeling this...

12 Sep

Posted at 13:26h in Blog

Summer is officially over so I'm back blogging as promised. Summer sure zipped by, didn't it?! Covid-19 is still controlling our lives and I've listened to Public Health and stayed close to home since I last wrote. It's kind of sad when Google Earth reports...

23 May

Posted at 14:16h in Blog

As the weather warms up and summer days begin, I'm wrapping up this blog until September. Covid-19 means that I'm unable to line up any events which limits my news so this seems a good time to take a break. So this will be my...