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.
During week 12, I finished the planning for book 2 timeline and start into the edit of Broken Sight. It’s going a little slower than I would like, in part because I’ve had a few personal things on this week (red hair for the win!) that ate into my writing time. I also got my proof copy back from book 3 in the Highland Rift Pack, so the start of next week will be working
In week 11, I finally finished reading all the stories that form part of Book 2 of Death and Visions. Second Sight, Losing Sight, and Broken Sight are a collection of 3 stories from different points of views for the same series of events. This has been difficult because all three stories need to flow together. I’ve had to make some big changes through this, and I’d already altered how the world worked in book
I spent the start of Week 10 finalising the edits on the Highland Rift Pack prequel vol 3, and getting it published; you can download here if your part of my newsletter. Then I moved over to work on Death and Visions Book 2. This has been through 2 drafts, but since the first draft was 40k and the second draft was 93k, it was mostly first draft, and overall, it’s been pretty rough. But
Bitten by Frost is the 2nd book in the Highland Rift Pack Series Bitten By Frost Amelia’s Pack sent her north as a punishment for rejecting the Alpha’s son as her mate. But for the first time, she feels free. Now, she’s never going to let anyone close, not even the frustrating scientist who’s testing her patience and self-control. For years, Mitchel has hidden his Frost magic, protecting his family’s reputation. But when he goes
I spent Week 9 working on the Highland Rift Pack series, both the short story for Staci and copy edits for book 3. It went smoothly, with no issues with either story. Which is a delightful change :D. I’m going to spend Sunday going through and doing final edits (hopefully) on the 3 short stories in the book 3 prequel, then I’m back onto the Death and Visions series for a little bit until the
Week 8 was all Short Stories. After last week’s hiccup with the Death and Visions Prequel, I managed to finish it this week. It’s still a little rough, but I think I have all the foundations in place. The Highland Rift Pack Prequel for Staci has been through quite a few drafts and was still missing something; thanks to my writer’s group, I think I managed to figure out what that was, and I added
Direct Ebooks This month, Story Origin (who I use to send my freebies) announced they partnered with Lemon Squeezy to distribute Direct Ebooks. This means you can now get the ebook file directly from me and cut out the middleman ebook store like Amazon. You can check out my store here – https://jemmaweir.lemonsqueezy.com/, or if you click on the book below, you will see a direct sale link. There doesn’t appear to be a pre-order
For week 7, I started the short story but ran into an issue with the plot. The good news is that I fixed it; the bad news was I lost half the words I’d written, and by the time I finished editing, what was left was probably a lot more than that. But it was better I found the issue now rather than at the end of the short story. I also got a little
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For week 6, I managed to get the rest of Blurred Lines done! There are a few places I need to go back to before it goes to an editor, and I need to write the prequel to ensure the few references I made actually happened. But other than that, I am thrilled with it. What did I get done in week 6? What’s coming next week?
