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Elaine Buckner
@elainebuckner.bsky.social
Find me elsewhere: LanieBuck. I write Adult and MG gothic horror. Member of the Horror Writers Association and a crazy cat lady. LBC➡️CHI
My little guys, Mozart and Figaro, turned 1 yesterday 🎂

#cat #catsofbluesky
October 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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October 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
My Darling Dreadful Thing X The Wicked Deep

When Clover's empathic abilities awaken, a ghostly presence visits her dreams, offering escape from others' emotions. But as kindness turns to obsession, Clover suspects they want to inhabit, not liberate.

#DVPit #YA #MR #DF #H #DIS #CI #MH #OWN
October 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Luna’s rearview mirror reflects a shattered life, but Thornfield Hotel offers a fresh start. As concierge, she’s swept into a world of secrets, seduction, and vanishing staff. But the deeper she falls for hotelier E. Rochester, the closer danger creeps. #DVPit #A #Gothic #H #R #DIS #CI #MH #OWN
October 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Doing some drafting between DVpit pitches and thought I'd share a snippet from my current WIP.

#writingcommunity
October 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Luna’s rearview mirror reflects a shattered life, but Thornfield Hotel offers a fresh start. As concierge, she’s swept into a world of secrets, seduction, and vanishing staff. But the deeper she falls for hotelier E. Rochester, the closer danger creeps.

#DVPit #A #R #H #Gothic #DIS #CI #MH #OWN
October 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
My Darling Dreadful Thing X The Wicked Deep

When Clover's empathic abilities awaken, a ghostly presence visits her dreams, offering escape from others' emotions. But as kindness turns to obsession, Clover suspects they want to inhabit, not liberate.

#DVPit #YA #DF #H #MR #DIS #CI #MH
October 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Luna’s rearview mirror reflects a shattered life, but Thornfield Hotel offers a fresh start. As concierge, she’s swept into a world of secrets, seduction, and vanishing staff. But the deeper she falls for hotelier E. Rochester, the closer danger creeps. #DVPit #A #H #R #DIS #CI #MH #OWN
October 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
My Darling Dreadful Thing X The Wicked Deep

In a port town where sea air and superstition cling to every surface, empath Clover's dreams are visited by a figure from local lore. It offers relief from others’ emotions, but obsession soon follows.

#DVPit #YA #H #DF #MR #DIS #CI #MH
October 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Day 6 #DVparty: Next Project

On a romantic cruise getaway, two women surrender to their growing attraction, redefining their friendship amid sunlit decks and starry nights. Meanwhile, pranksters turn their cruise into a live stream of terror by offering passengers to a sadistic online audience.
October 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Mr. Figuero, October’s finest gentlemen. #catsofbsky
October 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
#DVparty Day 3: Opening lines
October 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
#DVParty

Meet Clover. Some call her a witch, but she’s an empath who feels others’ emotions. She walks a town where sea and superstition cling to every surface and catches the eye of a restless spirit with a dark offer. Named for luck that never comes, each step pulls her deeper into the unknown.
October 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Hostel X No Strings Attached

On their cruise getaway, two women give in to attraction, redefining their friendship—while pranksters fueled by a sadistic online audience exploit passengers for entertainment, sending their cruise into peril.

#PosterPit #A #H #R #H #LGBT #W
August 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
My Darling Dreadful Thing X The Wicked Deep

When Clover's empathic abilities awaken, a ghostly presence visits her dreams, offering escape from others' emotions. But as kindness turns to obsession, Clover suspects they want to inhabit, not liberate. #PosterPit #Q #YA #DF #H #PR
August 16, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Hostel X No Strings Attached

On their cruise getaway, two women give in to attraction, redefining their friendship—while pranksters fueled by a sadistic online audience exploit passengers for entertainment, sending their cruise into peril.

#QuestPit #A #H #R #H #LGBT #W
August 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My Darling Dreadful Thing X The Wicked Deep

When Clover's empathic abilities awaken, a ghostly presence visits her dreams, offering escape from others' emotions. But as kindness turns to obsession, Clover suspects they want to inhabit, not liberate. #QuestPit #Q #YA #DF #H #PR
August 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Jane Eyre Retelling

Luna's rearview mirror reflects a shattered life but Thornfield Hotel offers a fresh start. As concierge, she's swept into a world of secrets, seduction & murder with the enigmatic E Rochester at its center & her heart & survival in the crosshairs. #QuestPit #A #H #RF #DR #LF #Q
August 6, 2025 at 6:25 AM
My Darling Dreadful Thing X The Wicked Deep

When Clover's empathic abilities awaken, a ghostly presence visits her dreams, offering escape from others' emotions. But as kindness turns to obsession, Clover suspects they want to inhabit, not liberate. #QuestPit #Q #YA #DF #H #PR
August 6, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Hostel X No Strings Attached

On their cruise getaway, two women give in to attraction, redefining their friendship—while pranksters fueled by a sadistic online audience exploit passengers for entertainment, sending their cruise into peril.

#QuestPit #A #H #R #H #LGBT #W
August 6, 2025 at 6:23 AM
One day, I will age into myth and dwell as the crone in thistle-thick woods, and the moss will know my name.

It will be glorious.

Oh… mythic millennial malaise.
Anywho, off to IKEA.
July 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A Figaro and Mozart update- from sickly little strays back in February to healthy (and huge) at 9 months old!

They are now bigger than their 15-year-old sister, Artemis. #cats
July 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Sleeping kitten, a donut and revisions.

Only 7 chapters left to edit!

#writingcommunity
July 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
My Darling Dreadful Thing X The Wicked Deep

When Clover's empathic abilities awaken, a ghostly presence visits her dreams, offering escape from others' emotions. But as kindness turns to obsession, Clover suspects they want to inhabit, not liberate.

#BluePit #BluePit📖 #YA #H #OV #PN #F #M #Q
July 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
On a cruise ship, two women pursue romance, but their connection turns deadly when pranksters, fueled by their online audience's sadistic demands, start exploiting passengers for the sake of entertainment.

#BluePit #BluePit📖 #A #H #R #H #LGBT #W
July 13, 2025 at 4:45 AM