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Kellie Doherty
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I’m a queer SFF author and a marketing associate in publishing. I have an unhealthy obsession with reading, Critical Role, and my two cats. Newsletter for writing tips and nerdy news: https://kelliedoherty.com/subscribe
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FATAL SPORES & FIERY PATHS is now out!! Join Zayla in her rite of passage through the Cinder Forest.

💀 Creepy vibes
🍄 Wild nature magic
🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic romance
🧡 Bisexual MC + Lesbian LI
🫂 Nonbinary sibling
🗡️ Self-sacrifice + Betrayal

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#sapphicbooks #highfantasy #lgbtqia
Did I hear you say you wanted a queer fantasy that has ancient forbidden magic, a twist on the good old mentor, a snarky prisoner-painter with a soft heart, and a curious scribe who might just doom them all?

Slides over INK STAINS & ILL-FATED LIES

#booksky #sapphicbooks
February 5, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I’ve passed 50K words in my sapphic high fantasy WIP. 🎉 Not done yet but felt good!

#booksky #amwriting
February 4, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Join me for a QUEST!! An hour-long, intentional writing session. ✨

> writing prompts + exercises
> time to write in our own creative works
> a read-aloud [completely optional]
> a challenge corner [bring a writing problem you’re having!]

www.alaskawritersguild.com/event-6547877

#writingcommunity
January 31, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Not me wanting to create a new character just so they can have an alpaca for an animal companion 🥰

#amwriting #booksky #authorlife
January 30, 2026 at 3:40 AM
A do-nothing day on vacation means I can get a whole chapter written in one sitting! Hell yeah. 🧡📚🏳️‍🌈

#booksky #amwriting
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Writing through the horrors, by writing horrible things happening to my characters because I know they’ll have an okay ending that I can control. My girls will be traumatized, but still moving forward and stronger for it.

#booksky #amwriting
January 26, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Sleepy birdfriend 🤎
January 24, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Revised a fight scene today and it’s so much better now. It’s the next chapter my critique group gets to read, and I’m psyched to get their reactions!! 🔥🪶

#booksky #writingcommunity
January 19, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Super excited for #CriticalRole tonight!!
January 15, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Spent the morning prepping for ✨an exciting future thing✨!!
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Writing Book Five. Just thought of a devistatingly cool punishment for one of my main characters. You think death is bad? Wild Nature is UNFORGIVING! 🍄‍🟫🌳😈

#amwriting
January 6, 2026 at 6:48 AM
I’m writing an intense chapter in Book Five in Misti’s POV and I had to dive deep back into Book One to recall this particular pain point. Honestly, it’s both fun and terrifying to be writing the final book in my sapphic high fantasy series.

#booksky
January 4, 2026 at 7:39 PM
It’s -20 here. I think this might be the cold snap….but a month early. 🤔❄️
January 4, 2026 at 5:21 PM
-14 degrees AGAIN today. It’s been too cold for too long.

#alaskalife
January 3, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Happy New Year, my fellow adventurers!

I hope this year brings that phone call you were waiting for, that contract to sign, that chance to write “the end”, and that lovely community to be a part of.

🧡📚

#authorlife #amwriting
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Apothebakery is so cute!!

#boardgamenight
December 30, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Spent the day writing. Got 3K words down. Pretty happy with it!
December 29, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Had a lovely holiday yesterday! 🎁
December 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Worked on my WIP for 30 minutes. Started a scene. Unsure if I like where it began because there’s a time skip. Might cut it later but at least I got some words down. 😂🤔

#authorlife #writingcommunity
December 23, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Happy Solstice! ❄️🕯️
December 22, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Worked on my sapphic high fantasy WIP today and had to research “what does it feel like to be stabbed” and “would a stomach wound kill you”?

This chapter got REAL intense, real quick. 😁

#authorlife
December 21, 2025 at 6:26 AM
*banging a spoon on a pot* Who wants to read an adult scifi about grumpy-sunshine, antihero + cinnamon roll sapphics in space?!

#queerSFF
December 21, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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December 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Beauty & The Book HEA for the Holidays book signing event was great! Chatted with some lovely readers, reconnected with my author friends, and sold some queer SFF books! #booksky
December 14, 2025 at 7:08 AM
It’s cold outside, so baby it’s time for some more homemade soup! This one is a quick ramen-style soup with chicken broth, seaweed, rice noodles and a ton of garlic plus a boiled egg on top! So warm and comforting.

#soup #soupseason #wintermood
December 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM