D. J. Doherty

@djdoherty.bsky.social

(He/Him) Writer, YA/Sci-Fi. WIP: The Historian Assistant LGBTQ+, Slava Ukraini!, Vote Blue. NYC native living in the Pacific Northwest for the past 40 years.

I've seen a few people posting stuff along the lines of "2026 is the year I'm going to read more!" My friend, don't pressure yourself. Even as an author, I say this: Read better, not more. Read what you love, stop reading something that isn't working for you. Don't aim for more, aim for pleasure.

Bernie Sanders: "We have a president who is moving this country rapidly toward authoritarianism...to a large degree the future of this country rests with a small number of Republicans in the House & Senate who know better, who do know what the Constitution is about, and it's high time they stood up"

Just finished going through chapter six where the MC, Eileen, learns to fly the ship. It reads like crap. The pacing is wrong, not enough internal dialogue. Missing the motivation of why she has so much riding on this and the conflict of why the historian wants this. Well, time for a rewrite 😐