Leilanie Stewart

Writing that confronts the nature of self
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Category Archives: Writing

  • I haven’t been posting much on social media this week, mainly because in between my day job in secondary education and typesetting the [...]

    Creative writing projects this week – everything but my own

    October 17, 2025
  • It’s October, which means spooky season is coming soon. Of course, I had my Mabon decorations up at the autumn equinox, but this month [...]

    Happy October! Cosy autumn reads

    October 3, 2025
  • It has been a busy first month back for the new academic year in secondary education. Like last year, I’m teaching creative writing, a part [...]

    Another year, another creative writing class

    September 27, 2025
  • This week I have been back to work after eight weeks off for summer break. For any new readers, I’m not a full-time author. Whilst it is [...]

    Who is to blame for not writing? Nobody else but me!

    August 30, 2025
  • Over here in Northern Ireland, primary and secondary schools finish for summer on the last Friday of June, this year being the 27th. I recall [...]

    School’s out for summer

    July 12, 2025
  • Ah, writing success! Doesn’t every author out there want a sea of eager readers waiting to snap up their book? Yes, of course they do. [...]

    How do you define success as a writer?

    June 24, 2025
  • These days, the news feed on my phone has turned into a book update list, ha ha. My algorithm must be set to books, books and more books, which [...]

    Turning your child’s imagination into a book

    June 9, 2025
  • Author Q&A today, inspired by a reader of The Blue Man who asked me: “Have you ever played a ouija board like your characters in The [...]

    Have I ever played a ouija board like my characters in The Blue Man?

    April 26, 2025
  • What is a stereotypical horror author? My inspiration for today’s blog post came from a chat with someone recently about my writing. The [...]

    Stereotypes about horror authors

    April 2, 2025
  • Happy Mother’s Day if you are from, or live in, the UK. My lovely literary lad made me this hand-painted book bag. Aww! Here’s my [...]

    Mother’s Day unboxing… a hand-painted book bag

    March 30, 2025

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