Kat Ellis
@katelliswrites.bsky.social
YA author of Harrow Lake, Wicked Little Deeds/Burden Falls, and other creepy stuff. The Devouring Light coming this Oct. She/her. https://linktr.ee/katelliswrites?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
The Devouring Light by @katelliswrites.bsky.social is so much fun, and so gross, and so creepy and so fungrosscreepy! Highly recommended! Great pacing and set pieces. Ellis has a very deft hand with action sequences and body horror descriptions. Love a rock band road trip gone wrong. Read it. 🖤🦷
#TheDevouringLight by @katelliswrites.bsky.social is a creepy mystery perfect for dark nights and cosy chairs. Urban Legends✔️ Missing YouTuber ✔️ Abandoned House✔️ Music Superstars✔️ Sabotage✔️ Paranoia✔️ ...and a growing body count✔️✔️✔️ Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social
Huge thank you to @katelliswrites.bsky.social for a great #ukteenchat! Can't wait to scare myself up a copy! And of course to our host-mistress extraordinaire @finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social 😊
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Hmm, let’s see… Try to write stories you’d be excited to read. I think if you’re feeling that excitement while you write, it carries through onto the page. #ukteenchat
Emma Finlayson-Palmer@finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · 10mo ago10, Do you have any writing advice or tips you’d like to share? @katelliswrites.bsky.social #ukteenchat #TheDevouringLight
I have something top secret that I’m not allowed to talk about, but I’m also working on another horror that explores the idea that we’re never truly alone… even when we want to be 😱 #ukteenchat
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Emma Finlayson-Palmer@finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · 10mo ago9, Can you tell us anything about what you're currently working on? @katelliswrites.bsky.social #ukteenchat #thedevlouringlight
No rituals (other than requiring tea on tap!) but I have a dedicated writing room, and I love my space so much. I’ve written 3 books here so far, and hopefully there’ll be many more to come. #ukteenchat
Emma Finlayson-Palmer@finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · 10mo ago8, Do you have any writing rituals or a favourite place to write? @katelliswrites.bsky.social #ukteenchat #thedevouringlight
Plotter, for sure, though my outlines are always kind of loose and subject to change. I feel like that way of working allows me room to explore as I write, and keeps my excitement for the story as I’m telling it while avoiding tripping up because I haven’t planned ahead. #ukteenchat
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Emma Finlayson-Palmer@finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · 10mo ago7, Are you a plotter or a pantser? @katelliswrites.bsky.social #ukteenchat #TheDevouringLight
I love the haunted house trope, naturally 😇 I’m also a big fan of the descent into madness trope, body horror, and stories focused on badass final girls. #ukteenchat
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Emma Finlayson-Palmer@finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · 10mo ago6, Do you have a favourite horror trope? @katelliswrites.bsky.social #ukteenchat #TheDevouringLight
My stories always begin with setting. I pull a lot of the horror from the characters’ surroundings, so creating a layered creepy setting is a great jumping-off point for me. #ukteenchat
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Emma Finlayson-Palmer@finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · 10mo ago5, Settings play a big part in your stories - can you tell us about the world or location in The Devouring Light and how it shaped the story? @katelliswrites.bsky.social #ukteenchat #TheDevouringLight
I loved writing about musicians (I was an enthusiastic but highly untalented rock guitarist as a teen) but I can’t listen to music while I write - I find it too distracting. #ukteenchat
Emma Finlayson-Palmer@finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · 10mo ago4, As The Devouring Light is full of musicians, do you ever listen to music while you write or have songs you associate with the story? @katelliswrites.bsky.social #ukteenchat #TheDevouringLight
I did A LOT of research into leeches. In fact, I was a guest on the Delete My Browser History podcast talking about my leech research - you can check that out here if you’d like. youtu.be/49DOJfbrwv4 #ukteenchat
Minisode 2: Leeches with Kat Ellis
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Emma Finlayson-Palmer@finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · 10mo ago3, Did you have to do any research for The Devouring Light? @katelliswrites.bsky.social #ukteenchat #TheDevouringLight
I've read all your books and can safely say this one creeped me out the most, though Harrow Lake especially got under my skin 😱 #ukteenchat
My childhood fear of leeches and quicksand (inspired by 80s movies like Krull) definitely played a part! And I’m a huge fan of haunted houses — I’ve visited a few on ghost-hunting adventures — so it was really time for me to write a novel that plays with that trope. #ukteenchat
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Emma Finlayson-Palmer@finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · 10mo ago2, Was there anything in particular that inspired The Devouring Light? @katelliswrites.bsky.social #ukteenchat #TheDevouringLight
The Devouring Light is a YA horror about a group of rival musicians whose tour bus crashes on the way to a rock festival. Stranded in a deadly swamp, they take shelter in a creepy, abandoned house… but the house seems to have been expecting them, and now it won’t let them leave. #ukteenchat
Emma Finlayson-Palmer@finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · 10mo ago1, Could you tell us a little bit about your new book, The Devouring Light, please? @katelliswrites.bsky.social #ukteenchat #TheDevouringLight
Hi everyone! #ukteenchat
Emma Finlayson-Palmer@finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · 10mo agoWelcome one and all to tonight's #ulteenchat featuring the fabulous @katelliswrites.bsky.social. Have your questions at the ready and give us a wave if you're here 👋 Remember to use the # so your messages don't get missed
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Emma Finlayson-Palmer@finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · 10mo agoNext #ukteenchat will be tonight - Tues 18th November 8-9pm GMT with the fabulous @katelliswrites.bsky.social talking all about her spooky new #YA - The Devouring Light. This will be here on BlueSky, all welcome to come and join in the chat 🙂 #TheDevouringLight #writerslife #WritingCommunity
The Holiday season is right around the corner. As always, sometimes it is best to relax before the chaos begins, and there is no better way to unwind with a good book in hand. @janicehallett.bsky.social @katelliswrites.bsky.social 💙📚 #booksky #blacksky
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#BookReview: THE DEVOURING LIGHT by Kat Ellis @harperfirebooksuk.bsky.social @katelliswrites.bsky.social #UKYA sifaelizabethreads.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/b...
Book Review: THE DEVOURING LIGHT by Kat Ellis
Kat Ellis shows exactly why she is a force to be reckoned with in YA horror with her latest offering.
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⭐️Kindle Deal Alert⭐️ Joining #Grimstink in the #UKKindleDeals this month: #Wilde by Eloise Williams #TheDollTwin by Janine Beacham and #BlackfinSky @katelliswrites.bsky.social Perfect for Halloween. Deal runs until the end of the month. Don’t miss it! www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=firefly+...
Just got up the bit about the moving leg bone 😱 thanks for the nightmares @katelliswrites.bsky.social 🤣
The Devouring Light by Kat Ellis. It’s here! It’s here! I’m so excited for a new @katelliswrites.bsky.social! Please excuse me whilst I devour (sorry, not sorry) this book.
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Feed Your TBR - The Devouring Light
Can't Wait Wednesday, which I have adapted to better suit my blog as "Feed Your TBR" is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings to spotlig...
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For those who use Kindle to read eBooks, the 2023 YA horror anthology I was part of is on sale for £1.09 today! It features my story Saint Clover, a spooky ode to hunger and chain letters! www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0BY...
