Inkfeather Pages

JEMMA'S BLOG

Inkfeather Pages

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.

Death and Visions Series

Blind to the World: The Emotional Cost of Seer Power

In Blurred Lines, Seer power isn’t chosen. It’s inherited—and it always comes at a cost. All Seers are women, and the ability passes down through bloodlines. But only one woman in a bloodline can carry the power at a time. For a new Seer to awaken, someone else must die. It’s not a gift freely given—it’s a legacy triggered by loss. And when the power arrives, it takes their sight. Physical vision vanishes. What remains

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Death and Visions Series

The Sight That Shapes a Nation: Seer Control and Propaganda

When Seers became the backbone of justice, their influence didn’t stop at the courtroom. It spread. Into media. Into education. Into the way people understand history, identity, and each other. In Blurred Lines, the UK is no longer governed by debate or evidence. It’s governed by Seer control. The Coalition oversees every Seer. And through them, it controls the narrative. What happened. What didn’t. What people are allowed to remember. This isn’t overt censorship. It’s

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Writing Retreat at Loch Lomond ✍️✨

From Tuesday afternoon through to Friday morning, I joined twelve other writers for a writing retreat on the shores of Loch Lomond. I arrived the day before, which gave me a head start and an extra day of writing before the official sessions began. The loch was beautiful, even in December. Cold, yes, but atmospheric in a way that made the whole experience feel special. A storm swept in from Tuesday into Wednesday, bringing wild

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Death and Visions Series

The Rise of the Coalition of Seers: Truth, Power, and Quiet Lies

In Blurred Lines, the Coalition of Seers is central to the story’s world. Their rise wasn’t marked by war or revolution. It was slower than that. More inevitable. Seers began as truth-tellers—quiet figures who could sense lies, glimpse the past, and sometimes see what was coming. At first, they were advisors. Their visions were respected, but not absolute. Kings and queens listened, but didn’t always act. And when they ignored the warnings, they paid the

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Highland Rift Pack Series

Burned by Embers: Novel November success & Reflections

Word Count: 66,869 / 50,000Status: Draft 1 Complete The Finish Line (and Beyond) Novel November has officially wrapped, and I’m thrilled to say Burned by Embers crossed the finish line at 66,869 words—well past the 50K target. The draft is complete. It’s rough in places, missing a few connective threads, but it’s alive. And that’s the victory worth celebrating. The Struggles The Successes What Comes Next The draft needs to cool. I’ll step back, let

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Death and Visions Series

Cracks in the Vision: When Seer Magic Fails

Seer magic is built on perception. A touch, a glance, a moment of clarity. But perception isn’t perfect. And in Blurred Lines, it doesn’t just misfire—it fractures. Imagine a vision of an actor collapsing mid-performance, a staged death played for applause. But when the curtain falls, he’s truly dead—knife in his chest, gun at his side, and no audience left to clap. The Seer sees both moments: the performance and the aftermath. One is theatre.

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Death and Visions Series

The Cost of Certainty: Subtle Magic and Power in Blurred Lines

When most people think of magic in fantasy, they imagine spectacle—firestorms, duels, glowing relics. But in Blurred Lines, I wanted to explore something quieter. The magic in this world isn’t about grandeur. It’s about subtle magic. And more importantly, what happens when subtle magic is treated as absolute truth. The Seers don’t cast spells. Their magic is forensic—rooted in memory, emotion, and the residue of events. A touch can reveal a lie. A glance might

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Death and Visions Series

Meet Logan Fraser: Why Logan Fraser Became the Heart of Death & Visions

Last week, I shared how this whole journey began with a short story—a tale I thought would stand alone, only to discover it was just the tip of the iceberg. That story laid the foundation for a world shaped by loss, supernatural inheritance, and the cost of power. But as I revised and expanded, one character kept pulling me back: Detective Sergeant Logan Fraser. Why Logan Fraser? Logan wasn’t meant to be the centre of

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Death and Visions Series

How a Detective Hijacked My Story: The Origins of Death and Vision

It all started with a short story. A short piece I published—briefly—before I pulled it back, gutted it, and realised I’d barely scratched the surface. What I thought was a standalone tale turned out to be the gateway to something far bigger, far darker, and far more emotionally charged than I’d anticipated. The original story followed a woman who’d lost touch with her mum. When her mother dies, she inherits powers she never asked for—and

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Other Updates

Cold Water, Warm Words: A Weekend at Loch Insh

This weekend I did something I never thought I’d have the nerve to try—wild swimming in water that hovered around 9 degrees. And not just once, but twice. I joined Alice from Swim Wild and half a dozen other women at Loch Insh for a weekend of cold water dips and creative writing workshops, and I’m still buzzing from the experience. I’ll be honest: the first swim nearly broke me. We started at the Loch

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