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Phoenix Eliott
@phoenixeliott.bsky.social
book-lover, writer, suffering from wanderlust
home: the forest of NC
#amwriting #amquerying
A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER meets THE UNMAKING OF JUNE FARROW when 15yo Zuma uses old photographs to travel back in time and solve her aunt’s disappearance.

#WSPit #WSPitQ #YA #M
February 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
To solve her aunt’s disappearance, 15yo Zuma must:
1. Track down suspects (ALL the stakeouts)
2. Not get caught by the bad guy
3. Oh yeah, travel back in time

#WSPit #WSPitQ #YA #M
February 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Need to solve your aunt's decades-old disappearance?

-Easy! Just travel back in time and stop her from disappearing

Not so easy?
-Identifying the bad guy
-Keeping your boyfriend a secret
-Getting home before curfew
-Making sure you aren't the next missing person

#QuestPit #YA #Mystery
February 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Zuma’s heard all about her Aunt Adelaide, who’s been missing for thirty years. She never imagined they’d have the chance to meet—until she travels back in time to 1993. If 15yo Zuma can solve the case, she could change history, or else she’ll be forced to assume Adelaide’s fate.

#QuestPit #YA #My
February 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
To solve her aunt’s disappearance, 15yo Zuma must:
1. Track down suspects (ALL the stakeouts)
2. Not get caught by the bad guy
3. Oh yeah, travel back in time

#QuestPit #YA #My #AgentsGuide
February 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER meets THE UNMAKING OF JUNE FARROW when 15yo Zuma uses old photographs to travel back in time and solve her aunt’s disappearance.

🕐time travel
📼90s nostalgia
🏘️small town vibes
😍romantic sub-plot
🕵️teen sleuth
🔀all the plot twists

#QuestPit #YA #My #Q #Agentguide
February 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The interior of the barn is almost as dark as it is outside, save for the string lights hung haphazardly around the perimeter. High above us, rows of tobacco leaves are strung on poles that crisscross the rafters.

#WIPSnips #YA
February 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
In one week, it will be the thirtieth anniversary of Adelaide Walker's disappearance. Standing here in her room, in the shadow of the rusted billboard with her face, her absence has never felt so close.

#WIPSnips #YA
February 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Zuma’s heard all about her Aunt Adelaide, who’s been missing for thirty years. She never imagined they’d meet—until she travels back in time to 1993. If Zuma can solve the case, she could change history, or else she’ll be forced to assume Adelaide’s fate.

#YouDeservePit #YA #Mystery
January 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER meets THE UNMAKING OF JUNE FARROW when 15yo Zuma uses old photographs to travel back in time and solve her aunt’s disappearance.

#YouDeservePit #Q #YA #Mystery
January 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
To solve her aunt’s disappearance, 15yo Zuma must:
1. Track down suspects (ALL the stakeouts)
2. Not get caught by the bad guy
3. Oh yeah, travel back in time

#YouDeservePit #Q #YA #Mystery
January 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I flip the light switch, plunging the room into pitch darkness before painting it red with the safe light. The printing process is easier this time around. Developer, stop bath, fix, rinse. I hang the photo on the line and watch a drop of water slide down its surface.

#WIPSnips #YA
January 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
“They don’t have these in my time,” I say, sucking the chocolate from each fingertip.

Micah’s mouth drops open. “No Butterfinger BBs? What a tragedy.” He takes a swig of Cheerwine before offering it to me. “I bet they have all kinds of cooler snacks, though.”

#WIPSnips #YA
December 20, 2024 at 2:57 PM
December 13, 2024 at 8:17 PM
I've seen this floating around and I'm curious how you characterize your writing style. I started off big on plotting and am either a True Plantser or Neutral Plotter at this point. What about you? #amwriting #writingcommunity
December 5, 2024 at 11:01 PM
I scream and step back from the railing, grasping for anything solid to hang on to. My fingers slam into a metal strip overhead and I grip it tightly. After catching my breath, I assess the situation.

I'm on a ledge along the perimeter of a water tower.
#WIPSnips #YA
December 3, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Everyone—regardless of whether they’re a police officer, neighbor, friend, or potential boyfriend—gives me a scathing glare like I’m the most stupid and selfish person in the world, and maybe I am.

Except I’m not. I was trying to save the missing girl who stayed missing.

#WIPSnips #YA
November 26, 2024 at 3:12 PM
A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER meets THE UNMAKING OF JUNE FARROW when 15yo Zuma uses old photographs to travel back in time and solve her aunt’s disappearance.
November 11, 2024 at 7:09 PM