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.
An honest writing retreat reflection: what I got done, what surprised me, and what still went sideways during a week at Acorn Writing Retreats.
From Tuesday afternoon through to Friday morning, I joined twelve other writers for a writing retreat on the shores of Loch Lomond. I arrived the day before, which gave me a head start and an extra day of writing before the official sessions began. The loch was beautiful, even in December. Cold, yes, but atmospheric in a way that made the whole experience feel special. A storm swept in from Tuesday into Wednesday, bringing wild
I mentioned in last week’s round up that I was going to be doing an experiment, but I didn’t say what it was. I went on my own little Writing Retreat! Since March is the end of my work’s holiday year, I had a few days extra off, and the Easter weekend. I hunted high and low and ended up booking a cute cottage in the country out near inverness to go and write with
