Leilanie Stewart

Writing that confronts the nature of self
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Author Archives: Leilanie Stewart

  • Finally, after three years of writing my latest novel project, a ghost horror book set in London, I have finished the final draft. Hurray, [...]

    Unboxing the final draft of my ghost novel WIP

    May 10, 2026
  • A few days ago I received a review of The Wabi-sabi Doll from a reader in Canada, giving the best compliment I’ve had for a book in a [...]

    What’s the best compliment an author can get?

    May 6, 2026
  • Happy Mayday! Which book is better for Beltane, The Fairy Lights or Gods of Avalon Road? Both! These novels each feature May 1st in the plot. The [...]

    Happy Mayday! Beltane and a flower micromoon

    May 1, 2026
  • Or she may put you in a book and kill you. At least this is what it says on my favourite writing mug. A colleague bought this for me during a [...]

    Please do not annoy the writer

    April 26, 2026
  • This week, a book delivery arrived for my creative writers. In case you don’t follow my blog regularly, I teach creative writing to [...]

    Why do I teach creative writing to secondary school students?

    April 21, 2026
  • April in Japan is usually hanami season (cherry blossom viewing) and seeing all the pink blossoms blooming in Northern Ireland has left me [...]

    Discussing my latest novel, The Wabi-sabi Doll, on BBC Radio Ulster

    April 15, 2026
  • The thing about working in a school, as I do, is that all your holidays are fixed; you get a week off for Halloween, two weeks for Christmas, a [...]

    Easter staycation: switch-off time from writing and editing

    April 10, 2026
  • This week, while off for Easter break, I had an opportunity to dress up as a medieval monk. Do I make a convincing medieval monk? Er, no. Apart [...]

    Am I a convincing medieval monk? Happy Easter weekend

    April 4, 2026
  • While doing a spring clean today I found my first writing certificate from when I was a kid. It was fun to take a trip down memory lane [...]

    My first writing certificate from when I was a kid

    March 30, 2026
  • Feeling a bit philosophical today, folks, and gearing up for a day of writing as I’m near the finish line of my latest novel draft that has [...]

    Writing is a journey, not a destination

    March 25, 2026

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