Archive - On Writing Love

Coming out of my *Query Trench*

... and I've been doing ~just fine~

Aug 9, 2025 • Stephie Chapman

May 2025

Grand Tour Season has Begun

So have a Love Unchained freebie chapter 💋

May 10, 2025 • Stephie Chapman

March 2025

Well, that sucks

Realising you really are at the mercy of a computer

Mar 17, 2025 • Stephie Chapman

February 2025

Welp, here we go again

Coming to a slush pile near you, a cycling sports romance

Feb 20, 2025 • Stephie Chapman

September 2024

Nail Bar Breakthrough

Because the best ideas come when your hands are soaking in acetone.

Sep 22, 2024 • Stephie Chapman

July 2024

Schrödinger's Rejection

I’ve had the nearest of misses with The Matchmakers.

Jul 11, 2024 • Stephie Chapman

June 2024

Chapter 1 - ‘This is very much the scenic route.’

Alright, here we go! Welcome to Love You Too, Esty Mackie. This is a good place to start! At the end of each chapter is the click through to the next…

Jun 6, 2024 • Stephie Chapman

On Serialising Fiction

AKA, Love You Too, Esty Mackie is coming to Substack

Jun 4, 2024 • Stephie Chapman

May 2024

This was harder than I anticipated

May 30, 2024 • Stephie Chapman

My Favourite Writing Tools

Following on from last week’s post about plotting, here are some of the tools I use for writing.

May 23, 2024 • Stephie Chapman

A Journey in Storytelling

Or, how I went from scrappy pantser to devoted plotter

May 16, 2024 • Stephie Chapman

On Enforced Downtime

Last summer, a friend I’d sort of drifted from a little over the years reached out and asked if I wanted to start running with her, and I, ever thirsty…

May 9, 2024 • Stephie Chapman