(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. https://bsky.app/profile/djdoherty.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/djdoherty.bsky.social/post/3mmoygl3yvs2gA Political Grief No One Is Talking About https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/5/25/800044852/community/a-political-grief-no-one-is-talking-about/25 May 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:odocszzlu5uebg37hjnavzy6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmoygl3yvs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/djdoherty.bsky.social/post/3luou4cwjxc2lShadows As I get things done I cast a shadow One day I will no longer cast a shadow But that is fine Because I have done enough ~djd #WritingCommunity24 Jul 2025 05:58 +0000at://did:plc:odocszzlu5uebg37hjnavzy6/app.bsky.feed.post/3luou4cwjxc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/djdoherty.bsky.social/post/3lr7mzqvnic22Received the feedback from my beta reader for the Historian Assistant. Thanks Gaby. Lots of good stuff in her feedback. I’m picking through it and then It’s back to editing. See how fast I can get through it. Remember: Writing is rewriting. #writingcommunity10 Jun 2025 00:26 +0000at://did:plc:odocszzlu5uebg37hjnavzy6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr7mzqvnic22https://bsky.app/profile/djdoherty.bsky.social/post/3llnkj5jpns2yI finished up my edits on my manuscript. The Historian Assistant YA/Sci-fi 98,845 Words. My Beta reader has me penciled in for end of April. #writingcommunity #amwriting #writersky #Writers #WritersLife #SciFi #writerslift #WIP #goals #YoungAdult #YouthFiction #YouthReaders #WritingGoals31 Mar 2025 04:47 +0000at://did:plc:odocszzlu5uebg37hjnavzy6/app.bsky.feed.post/3llnkj5jpns2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/djdoherty.bsky.social/post/3lkydgiozzk2yThis is Arlo. The newest member of my writing group. #writingcommunity22 Mar 2025 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:odocszzlu5uebg37hjnavzy6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkydgiozzk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/djdoherty.bsky.social/post/3licuyiaquc2rJust 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 😐16 Feb 2025 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:odocszzlu5uebg37hjnavzy6/app.bsky.feed.post/3licuyiaquc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/djdoherty.bsky.social/post/3lhuck3a6ss2pJust finished my edit run on the Historian Assistant. Now at 97K words. I’m going to go through it with ProWritinfAid and see what it finds. But I may give myself a few days break before diving in again. #writingcommunity10 Feb 2025 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:odocszzlu5uebg37hjnavzy6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhuck3a6ss2phttps://bsky.app/profile/djdoherty.bsky.social/post/3lfjfkcci5k2k#writingcommunity #amwriting #writersky #Writers #WritersLife #SciFi #writerslift #WIP #goals #YoungAdult #YouthFiction #YouthReaders #WritingGoals #Storytelling THE HISTORIAN ASSISTANT Young Adult, Science Fiction 94k words.12 Jan 2025 04:36 +0000at://did:plc:odocszzlu5uebg37hjnavzy6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfjfkcci5k2k