Inkfeather Pages is where I share the messier, more honest side of writing life — drafting, revising, the odd garden-fatigued Sunday, and everything in between. Expect notes from the desk, behind-the-scenes glimpses of works in progress, and the occasional ramble about what it actually takes to finish a novel.
Jemma Weir is a Scottish indie author of paranormal romance and urban fantasy with bite: magic is messy, love is fierce, and family means everything. Fantasy was her first love. Now she writes the kind of stories she always wanted to read — gritty, heartfelt, and just a little unhinged.
This is only one of several stories as part of a Storytime Blog Hop. Want to read more?Links are at the bottom! A Phoenix in Hell by Sabrina Rosen Once again Pur was thrown back. He didn’t understand how canine teeth could mark a nonexistent body. But every time they had, and every time it hurt. It didn’t matter which head had grabbed him, the crunch and thump were always the same. At least he
This is only one of several stories as part of a Storytime Blog Hop. Want to read more?Links are at the bottom! Friends of the Deep by G.Craddock The keeping of a lighthouse is an almost sacred duty. The rotating beam of light the only thing between passing ships and terrible ends. Charlotte knew this and took great pride in her duties. Which was why she was currently agitated. A ship was approaching. This was
This last week my focus has been much better. I got a lot more done in the time I had and got to have some of the downtime I wanted. Of course, that does not mean I was 100% successful. It is going to take conscious effort to maintain. Organisation and prioritisation are both required. Neither of which I am good at when there are no deadlines except the ones I set. Mostly I got
This is only one of several stories as part of a Storytime Blog Hop. Want to read more? Links are at the bottom! Trail of Carnage by Jemma Weir Marisa froze as she entered the house. A sense of dread almost overwhelmed her as she stared at the carnage before her. She almost left. She would have if not for… Well, that wasn’t an option anymore. She hoped – no, she prayed – she was
Thank you everyone who has taken the time to review Second Sight. You have all been amazing. For those who have not read, or bought Second Sight yet I wanted to share what people are saying about Second Sight now its been out in the wild for 2 weeks. If you haven’t yet picked up your copy of Second Sight you can grab it from Amazon, Apple, Google play and more for only 99p Amazon
This last week was a series of procrastination and focus issues. I got Second Sight revised and sent to my writers’ group for review – eventually – and got the plan made for Earth Bound. It took far longer to do both than I would have liked, and I ended up with almost no free time outside doing these by the end of the weekend (rounding Monday into this because it ran over). If it
The Second Sight revision is going very very well. Last week, I created my plan, created an outline of the story that I wish I had written the first time. Right now I am doing the Type in/Write in which for the short story. I found what works well for this story is to write the changes on the printed manuscript (or a new blank page), then immediately Type them into the computer in scrivener.
The last few weeks has been something I never thought I would see. I had not wanted to post about Covid-19, there is so much everywhere about it that it’s almost the last thing I want to read, but also the first thing I look for when I unlock my phone. It has had such an impact on our lives that I can’t talk about anything without at least touching on it. Lockdowns, social distancing,
Last week was long, and stressful – amazingly none (almost none) of the stress had anything to do with Coronavirus, though like everyone toilet roll has now become rarer than a four-leaf clover. This could be next week’s stress… Just over a week ago my small chihuahua broke all four of her toes in one paw. The breaks were difficult in part due to her size, but also due to the fact all four were
Last week I was working on two projects – and one hell of a procrastination issue. The first project was another short story I want to submit to an anthology, and the second was Ride the Rainbow revision (finally!). The procrastination is still plaguing me – hence writing a blog instead of revising… But I am working on ways to get focused next week. ‘Butt in chair’ is not quite my problem. I’m in the
