JEMMA'S BLOG

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

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.

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

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

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