Leilanie Stewart

Writing that confronts the nature of self
Skip to content
  • Home
  • Awards, radio shows and press information
  • Blog posts
  • Current projects and common themes in my writing
  • Magazine and Anthology publications
  • Novels
  • Poetry Collections
  • Short Story Collections
  • Writing advice

Category Archives: Writing

  • Great news to share with you this week. Yesterday I finished the final draft of fiction WIP#9, my psychological short story collection. Back in [...]

    April writing update – final draft of short story collection finished!

    April 4, 2024
  • The idea for today’s post came to mind after listening to the GCSE English class presenting their speeches on the topic of career choices. [...]

    Is being an author a popular career choice for teenagers today?

    March 11, 2024
  • Spring is around the corner, which is the perfect time for a physical – as well as mental – spring clean. I have been in poor health [...]

    March motivation – my readers keep me writing

    March 4, 2024
  • Good morning (from the Northern hemisphere). Early start on the writing today with a big pot of coffee. I’m nearly at 30k words on the [...]

    February writing update – sequel to The Buddha’s Bone

    February 18, 2024
  • Writing is a flexible job. One of my favourite things about being an author is that you can pretty much set up your writing desk wherever you [...]

    Benefits of having a flexible writing space

    February 8, 2024
  • Today I set up my writing space on the sofa, instead of at my usual writing spot on my (cluttered!) desk. I fancied the cushiony comfort, along [...]

    Slow but steady writing progress – chipping away at three projects

    January 28, 2024
  • An author friend on social media recently decided to take an online hiatus; she had been tirelessly marketing all of her indie-published books, [...]

    Switching hats as writer, editor and publisher

    January 16, 2024
  • Happy New Year, dear readers. I hope 2024 is a good one for you – and for me. Don’t you just love a blank slate, though? A brand new [...]

    Happy New Year! Literary and health goals for 2024

    January 4, 2024
  • It’s New Year’s Eve and so another year draws to a close. In order to make a plan for the year ahead, I like to summarise the good, [...]

    Old Year’s Night – Reflecting on 2023

    December 31, 2023
  • I don’t tend to do many live author events, mainly because I find that pouring my advertising budget into sponsored ads on Amazon reaps [...]

    Christmas Fayre – book signing event

    December 17, 2023

Post navigation

← Older posts Newer posts →
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Leilanie Stewart
    • Join 559 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Leilanie Stewart
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar