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
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
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.
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
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
The plan for 2023 July Camp Nano is to finish Battered by Storms Draft 3 for Camp nano, but it will depend on the length of the final revision. In theory, If I hit these averages its possible. But something could always go wrong. What is Camp Nano? Camp Nano happens in April and July, and it is a challenge to write, edit, anything you want during that month. Its a self set target, unlike
