Victoria DoughertyWandering“All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached…9 min read·Dec 28, 2020----
Victoria DoughertyTruth and Dare: The Dangerous Allure of the Horror Story(The disco zombie from Studio 54)6 min read·Jan 12, 2020----
Victoria DoughertyTonight’s Lecture Will Be on the Creative Process (whether you like it or not)Last week at the dinner table, my middle daughter (age 15) performed a cheeky, dramatic reading of a sweet love scene I wrote for my…6 min read·Sep 13, 2019----
Victoria DoughertyUnder the Spell of the Moon on Savage IslandGlenn Miller was the king of swing until his plane disappeared over the English Channel in 1944. He’d been in London, broadcasting both…6 min read·Sep 5, 2019----
Victoria DoughertyRepeating History: Why Writing About the Past MattersHistorical fiction writers are in a deep funk. Sales are down in this great genre and most agents aren’t even looking to take on hist-fic…7 min read·Mar 27, 2019----
Victoria DoughertyWhy Would Anyone Have Children?A few weeks ago, a blue-checked member of the Twitteratti, a man named Duncan Jones, posted this on his Twitter feed.14 min read·Feb 15, 2019----
Victoria DoughertyThe Tale of a Country Mouse and City Mouse…Updated a BitWe decided to forego our middle child’s usual summer camp this year, opting instead for a City Mouse — Country Mouse adventure with one of…8 min read·Aug 10, 2018----
Victoria DoughertyFrom Ferguson to Charlottesville to Bratislava: Hopes for the State of Our UnionLast week my family and I went to St. Louis for my mother-in-law’s 92nd birthday. We had a terrific time visiting family and friends…6 min read·Aug 18, 2017----
Victoria DoughertyWho Are You Calling a Hero?In both fiction and real life, the hero has had a rough journey over the past hundred years. Two World Wars, a depression, a Cold War, a…8 min read·Jul 15, 2017----
Victoria DoughertyGrowing Old(er) TogetherMy husband and I celebrated our seventeenth wedding anniversary last July. As far as commemorating the occasion, to be honest, we fell…6 min read·Mar 24, 2017----
