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.
Word Counts for Week 5 of NaNoWriMo November 2023 I won Nano! ???? Week 5 of NaNoWriMo November 2023 got me to 50704 an entire day early. The writing days went very smoothly to the point I got 600+ words per sprint instead of the usual 400+. As I said last week, writing every day isn’t for me, but it has shown that I can push for a larger word count over a shorter period.
Word Counts for Week 4 of NaNoWriMo November 2023 Week 4 of NaNoWriMo November 2023 brought me through the last of the patching of old content and reduced the workload to a normal level. As I hit the end of the weekend, I am directly in the middle of the book, and being a romance means spicy scenes. With 4 days of nano left and the likelihood I’ll need to switch projects at the start
Word Counts for Week 1 of NaNoWriMo November 2023 Week 3 of NaNoWriMo November 2023 has gone better than last week, but only by a small measure, except for one day when I seriously considered whether this story was right for these characters. Words this week were still hard-fought, and I didn’t always manage to hit par, but the rhythm is finally starting to feel right. Two or three pieces of the puzzle that I
Word Counts for Week 1 of NaNoWriMo November 2023 Week 2 of NaNoWriMo November 2023 gave me an absolute headache as the plot fell apart, and I could not make the pieces fit together. This wasn’t just a small change; it was a massive change where events moved in order and changed again after I edited them and realised it wasn’t working. As a result of this chaos, I had no new words on day
Word Counts for Week 1 of NaNoWriMo November 2023 Week 1 of NaNoWriMo has gone great, and I’m slightly ahead of the minimum. If I can keep this up, I might be able to stay ahead or get some extra words in since this draft could be between 60k and 90k What is NaNoWriMo? National Novel Writing Month is a writing challenge to write 50k new words in November. To find out more about it
Book 3, Battered by Storms is now up for pre-order on all resellers and is due out on the 3rd of May! Battered by Storms Staci has always known that her storm magic sets her apart from the rest of the town, but she’s always had her mother to lean on. However, with her mother’s health in decline, Staci is faced with the prospect of being alone for the first time. She decides it’s safer
Over the last week, I have rebranded my entire Rift Bloodlines series to Highland Rift Pack. Why Rebrand to Highland Rift Pack? I was on the edge of sleep last week, thinking about all the various plans for this particular series, and it occurred to me that I wanted to write some other characters in this world. But those characters weren’t shifters and weren’t part of the main arc that flows through the books I’ve
It’s done! I have finished the Proof edit of Books 1 and 2 of Rift Bloodlines (almost…). I bought Grammarly after I finished book 2 read aloud, so now I need to go back to book 1. What did my proof edit of Rift Bloodlines 1 + 2 involve? Each edit I’ve done has been slightly different, and this one is no exception. So what was my process for this edit? Read aloud – Editing
I cannot believe we are nearly in to October! This year has flown by. I’m already looking forward to what I want to do next year! That may be my impatience to get Rift Bloodlines ready and out there. This month has been up and down in progress as I came down with the flu and was unwell for over a week. But I’m finally feeling better and getting back into the swing of things.
I have finally got my first Prequel Rift Bloodlines story up! Here is some more detail on what you will find in this story, which you can get free by joining my newsletter. If you’re already on my newsletter, you can download on the first button below. If you liked the short story, you will love the first book in the Rift Bloodline series where Sam and Hale risk everything to try to save each
