#Giveaway Time to prepare for #DVpit! Enter from July 13-18, 2026 to win query and/or first pages critiques from agents! TO ENTER: • repost this post • AND reply with your category & genre! (e.g. YA Fantasy) • Entries must be for completed, unpublished work. Full rules: dvpit.carrd.co#giveaway

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.

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

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

Last day of my 30s 🥀

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

My last read of 2025 🖤 What’s yours?

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. 🥀

My little guys, Mozart and Figaro, turned 1 yesterday 🎂 #cat #catsofbluesky

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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

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

Elaine Buckner@elainebuckner.bsky.social · last yr.

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.

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

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

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

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 #H #DF #MR #DIS #CI #MH

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.

#DVParty Day 5: Story's theme song. The cradled and the weight, kept tenderly, terribly, and without release. #YA #Speculative #Horror www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnYS...

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#DVparty Day 4t: Post your story as a meme or a gif. #YA #Speculative #Horror

a woman laying on a bed with the words it 's just a dream

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Mr. Figuero, October’s finest gentlemen. #catsofbsky

#DVparty Day 3: Opening lines

#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.

Sleeping kitten, a donut and revisions. Only 7 chapters left to edit! #writingcommunity

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

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

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

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

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

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