Leilanie Stewart

Writing that confronts the nature of self
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Category Archives: Writing

  • This is a great article I read about how many self-published books you should expect to sell, supposing that you are an Indie author. As any [...]

    How many copies do self-published books sell?

    September 16, 2022
  • If you’ve been reading my writing updates, you’ll know that I’m not a full-time writer. I have another day profession that pays [...]

    How to fit literary time in with normal life

    September 12, 2022
  • Professional writing, non-professional writing, serious writing, novice writing, hobbyist writing. So many terms, it would make your head spin. [...]

    Professional writer versus non-professional writer: how to know which one you are?

    August 24, 2022
  • A self-published author is not only a writer, but a graphic designer, a book publicist, a distributor, a social media promoter and many more jobs [...]

    What services to pay for as an Indie author

    August 20, 2022
  • How gorgeous is this? A lovely present from my wonderful hubby to celebrate my third novel forthcoming in a fortnight. I love this! [...]

    A literary present to celebrate my forthcoming novel, The Blue Man

    July 19, 2022
  • School is out for the summer and that means I am off work for eight weeks. My little one is also off school for summer, which means I’ll be [...]

    Summer writing plans

    July 3, 2022
  • Recently someone asked me about how many words I tend to aim for when I’m writing a novel. Generally speaking, I tend to aim for 80,000 [...]

    How long should a novel be?

    June 20, 2022
  • What constitutes supporting an Indie author? Let’s ponder a few scenarios, shall we? 1. If you buy a book by an Indie author you know, but [...]

    How can you support an author without spending money?

    May 28, 2022
  • About a decade ago, I was working in a secondary school in London and running a creative writing group for gifted and talented young people. The [...]

    Is talent or skills more important for writing novels?

    May 25, 2022
  • Do you want to know the first thing that people say when I tell them I’m a writer? “I hope you make lots of money”. Is that [...]

    Motivation to write when it’s not about the money

    May 17, 2022

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