Leilanie Stewart

Writing that confronts the nature of self
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  • In the past month since I last posted, I have received great news: my first full manuscript request from a publisher for my debut fantasy novel. [...]

    Request for a full novel manuscript!

    May 8, 2019
  • Although it doesn’t feel like spring here in chilly Northern Ireland, I have finally dusted off the literary cobwebs and started working on [...]

    A new novel work-in-progress

    April 4, 2019
  • Today WordPress kindly informed me that this is the 8th anniversary of my blog, Homo Sapien Leilanderthalensis… literary evolution. In the [...]

    Happy Anniversary Homo Sapien Leilanderthalensis!

    March 28, 2019
  • It has been a while since I’ve published any poetry. Just because I feel like it (why else does anyone do anything, right?) I have decided [...]

    Six poems by Leilanie Stewart for the sixth of March

    March 6, 2019
  • January is just past the halfway mark and already I’ve received my first novel manuscript rejection for the year. Hurrah! I say that of [...]

    Keeping hope alive when submitting a novel manuscript

    January 19, 2019
  • Blessed Solstice, Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Joyful Kwanzaa, fun-filled Festivus, Smashing Saturnalia…Seasons Greetings, whatever [...]

    Happy New Year 2019

    December 27, 2018
  • To celebrate all things horror, during October I’ll be publishing my strange and/or spooky stories in the build up to Halloween. [...]

    Spooky stories for Samhain – the countdown to Halloween

    September 20, 2018
  • Over the years I have been promoting poetry competitions and advertising literary magazines from external websites that are free for writers to [...]

    Paying to be published: a personal view

    August 21, 2018
  • Since my last post, I’ve been adrift on the endless sea that is the submissions process. While it may be a calm sea so far, I can’t [...]

    Rejection letters: the road to novel publication

    July 13, 2018
  • It has been a while since my last post, mainly because my maternity leave ended in April; my writing took a temporary back seat while I got into [...]

    Novel submissions and tackling the slushpile

    May 21, 2018

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