Jemma Weir

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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.
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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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3 December 2025 No Comments

Week 5 of NaNoWriMo November 2023

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.

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30 November 2023 No Comments

Week 4 of NaNoWriMo November 2023

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

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26 November 2023 No Comments

Week 3 of NaNoWriMo November 2023

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

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19 November 2023 No Comments

Week 2 of NaNoWriMo November 2023

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

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12 November 2023 No Comments

Week 1 of NaNoWriMo November 2023

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

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5 November 2023 No Comments

2023 Week 4 July Camp Nano ends in 85702

Week 4 July Camp Nano ends in 85702! I hit my Nano goal on the 23rd, and on the 25th I finished the book. It came in at 85702. Before I can officially mark this draft as done, I need to double back fix chapter one, and a POV issue. My writers group kindly reviewed the first chapter and gave some fantastic ideas on what was wrong and how I can fix it. So, after

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29 July 2023 No Comments

2023 Week 3 July Camp Nano ends in 74002

Week 3 July Camp Nano ends in 74002 words! That’s just over 17k words on last week, so a much lower word count. It was mostly expected as I knew there was going to be a sticky point right inside the fight scene. But after much back and forth, the fix finally settled into place and it worked! My writers group has been taking a peak at the beginning scenes in this book for me.

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23 July 2023 No Comments

2023 Week 2 July Camp Nano ends in 56658 words

Week 2 July Camp Nano ends in 56658 words! That’s nearly 37k words on last week, and I hit the 2/3 mark, way above target. With this weeks fast progress this week I’m nearing into Act 3. Act 3 is going require a lot of work in places, but if this progress keeps up I might be able to finish this up early. Keep track of my progress here – https://nanowrimo.org/participants/jemmaweir/projects/rb3-battered-by-storms-draft-3

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15 July 2023 No Comments

2023 Week 1 July Camp Nano ends in 19778 words

Week 1 July Camp Nano ends in 19778 words! I’m slightly ahead of Nano target, which is always nice, though its a long way to go before I get to the finish line. Draft 3 of Battered by Storms has gone pretty well. There have been some sticky bits that I’d expected and a few parts where the plan didn’t quite hold up and needed some small tweaks. I’m going to need to go through

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8 July 2023 No Comments
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