Elaine Buckner

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

820 Followers 1,134 Following 239 Posts Joined Jul 2023
1 month ago

Happy with the progress on my short story. Got a cold, creeping atmosphere forming around it, and even though the snow outside my window is finally starting to thaw, the story itself is sinking straight into full‑on snowed‑in madness.

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Drifter Luna finds stability as a concierge at the opulent Thornfield Hotel. But a romance with the pensive hotelier E. Rochester cools when staff vanish, and a guest falls from the penthouse. Now, accusations threaten to reduce her happily ever after to ashes.

#QuestPit #Q #A #R #H #RF #T #DR #LF

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Clover’s stretched thin before the dreams start. Her family’s faking prosperity to save their hamlet & her empathic ability wear her down as the town’s superstition stirs. When a wraith invades her sleep, she must face a century of lies before it claims more.
#questpit #YA #H #DF

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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 #W #A #H #R #T #LGBT #W

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1 month ago

Thank you!!!

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1 month ago
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Last day of my 30s 🥀

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2 months ago
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Tried to take a picture with Figaro but he just wanted to give kisses 🤍 #catsofbluesky

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2 months ago
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My last read of 2025 🖤

What’s yours?

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2 months ago
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Next year my little girl is turning 16 and I’ll be turning 40, so we got flowers.

Carnations for me for January’s birth flower and roses for Artemis cause she likes to snack on the petals. 🥀

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4 months ago
A blue circle that says, "MSWLS ARE UP!" Around it are graphics of books, and then a line at the bottom reads, "MENTEE APPLICATIONS OPEN ON NOVEMBER 6TH."

Manuscript wishlists are live! We recommend popping over to our website to peruse mentor profiles before mentee applications open on Nov 6th 👀

Important note: Contrary to previous rounds, we are only accepting complete manuscripts this year!

www.roundtablementor.com/mentors

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4 months ago
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My little guys, Mozart and Figaro, turned 1 yesterday 🎂

#cat #catsofbluesky

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5 months ago
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🎃🍊

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5 months ago
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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

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5 months ago
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a woman says i want you to have it in front of a painting ALT: a woman says i want you to have it in front of a painting

Soon I hope 🖤

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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

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5 months ago

💛

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5 months ago

🖤🖤🖤

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5 months ago

Doing some drafting between DVpit pitches and thought I'd share a snippet from my current WIP.

#writingcommunity

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5 months ago
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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

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5 months ago
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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

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5 months ago

🖤🖤🖤

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5 months ago

Thank you!! 🖤

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5 months ago
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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

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5 months ago

My first pitch is clearer on the plot, thought I throw this one out for fun to show a bit of the setting 🖤🖤🖤

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5 months ago
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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

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5 months ago

Thank you!!

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5 months ago

🖤🖤🖤

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5 months ago

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. #DVPit #A #H #R #DIS #CI #MH

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5 months ago

CEOs in the afterlife? That’s bleak in the best way. The Good Place meets bureaucratic hell, I dig!

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