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VEIL OF SHADOWS

Welcome to the darker side of the internet.

Veil of Shadows is where I let you in properly.

If you follow me on TikTok or Instagram, you’ll know I share pieces of my writing life over there. But some things don’t belong in a 30-second video or a grid post.

Some things deserve a quieter, darker corner of the internet.

This is that corner.

Vale of Shadows is my newsletter - free, intimate, and nothing like a marketing email. It’d where the real story of writing and self-publishing Daughter of the Night (and others in the series!) is unfolding, issue by issue, for the readers who want to be part of it from the start.

What lives here:

From the Writing Chamber

The real behind the scenes of writing and self-publishing my debut and many others to follow. The decisions that keep me up at night, the ones that surprise me, and the moments it feels like it might actually work.

What’s on the Altar

What I’m currently reading, why it has me in a chokehold, and how it’s bleeding into the book I’m writing for you.

Speak into the Dark

Your questions, answered honestly. No PR polish. Just me, replying like a human.

The Unwritten Council

Where you help shape the story. Cover choices, character names, plot directions. Your fingerprints will be on this book.

This is free. It will always be free.

Because the readers who show up deserve access.

Join the Vale of Shadows

Come into the dark. I’ve been waiting for you.

Woman with dark hair pulled back, wearing a dark sweater, holding her face with both hands, sitting in front of a bookshelf filled with colorful books and a desk lamp.
A woman working on a laptop at a desk, holding a piece of paper.

Speak into the dark.

Whether you’re a reader, a fellow author, a book blogger, or someone with a question I haven’t thought of yet - you’re welcome here.

For general questions, bookish conversations, or just to say hello, please email:

authorgemmavale@gmail.com

For media enquiries, features, or collaborations, please put MEDIA in the subject line.

I read everything. I reply when I can.