Hey, I’m Mackenzie! I write a variety of things, including stories, songs, and poems, and this is my imperfect attempt to keep a writeblr.
While I may share content for any of these things, my current focus is a series which I am presently 8 “Terrible First Drafts” into!
I’ve made myself a handy-dandy list of complicatedly aesthetic tags to use as I sort the posts I share here, all related to this series and its characters. I may add to this list in time, especially if I shift focus to other WIPs, but right now I expect this will be the bulk of my content. The tags are meant to be both enigmatic and organizational, so I will share a quick rundown of them below, but you are under no obligation to keep track of them. They’re mostly here so if there is certain content you like, you know where to find it!
Without further ado, here’s the things you might need to know:
c tags denote character
p tags denote pairings
d tags denote types of relationship dynamics
WIP: DVS
(An official title? Absolutely not. Do I have any idea what I’m actually going to call this series in the long run? Also absolutely not.) Premise (I’m not calling it “synopsis” because it sounds too official, and then I’ll overthink it): six girls with superpowers set out to help their community in little ways, never planning to risk any major danger. Of course, when do things ever go to plan?
Protagonists:
Gabrielle Davis: practical / eldest cousin / early 20′s / prophetic dreams, visions, and feelings + forcefields / (#c: praying for a sign)
Janessa Davis: passionate / middle sister to Gabrielle and Kimberly / graduating high school in first arc / healing quickly + boosts to speed, strength, and agility / (#c: heart and soul)
Kimberly Davis: headstrong / youngest cousin / 15 in first arc / summons and controls electricity / (#c: chaos child (affectionate))
Lynley Davis: hopeful / twin sister to Charity / mid-late teens / time manipulation / (#c: oh you are well-named)
Charity Davis: cautious / twin sister to Lynley / mid-late teens / affects plant life + affinity with animals / (#c: would it kill you to be hopeful?)
Kiera Davis: sagacious / only child / same age as Janessa / literal empath / (#c: beautiful bleeding heart)
Other Characters: (aka minor characters I’m likely to rant about)
Jack: (#c: I just wish you were a better man)
Luke: (#c: who could stay? you could stay)
Steven: (#c: you and I should stay the same)
Kevin: (#c: loyal. earnest. true.)
Other: (#c: the utter importance of impermanent people)
Main Relationship Dynamics:
(#d: my sister’s keeper) = dynamics between any of the sisters
(#d: love is worry) = family relationships in general (parental, between cousins, etc...)
(#d: I’d take a bullet for you) = friendships
(#d: why would they be miserable?) = romantic relationships
Platonic Pairing Tags:
(#p: what a pair we are)
(#p: how to save a life)
(#p: anchors)
(#p: triumphal tuesdays)
Romantic Pairing Tags:
(#p: through the heart right?)
(#p: no regrets)
(#p: the choice I would’ve made)
--- Alright! I think that’s it for now! As I said, I may add to this (or otherwise change it) in the future, but this should be an accurate representation of where my thoughts currently are in the series. :) Thanks for reading! ---
loveeee characters who think they're likable but not lovable. characters who know they have surface-level admirable or alluring traits and so make sure to highlight those traits so that nobody looks closer to see what's underneath. characters who know they're hot or clever or cool and use that as a suit of armor so that no one ever gets close to them, because when they strip bare and show their vulnerability they're not any of those things, which means they have nothing left to make up for who they inherently are
siblings who are vastly different in the world's eyes but are similar in moments that are deeply personal. siblings who will hold secrets from each other out of shame or fear or indecision but will give up anything for each other. siblings who never learnt to be happy alone because they were born to be siblings. siblings who leave for each other. siblings who stay for each other. siblings who fall in love with people the other wouldn't think twice about. siblings who remain siblings even when one of them is dead. who are you if not the creator or the choice. a sibling.
"doesn't this charater under insane stress going through extremely traumatic events realize how inconvenient their irrational emotional reactions are to the people around them?" well, see, you're not gonna believe this, but the thing is,
the dynamic between two people who love a third person so much and come to understand each other because of that is so important to me. you would put them first, and so would i. you understand why we have to save them from themself. i trust you with their life, and so, that means more than if i trusted you with mine. the love doesn't have to be the same, but it's powerful enough that you understand why you're not the only satellite drawn into their orbit.
some people are taking "doomed" to mean "dead". this is actually a misconception! you can be doomed even if you don't die! it's sometimes worse if you don't die!
one of the worst things about being a writer is when you have to sit on your hands about a REALLY COOL SPOILER. and you just want everyone to know about the really cool spoiler you want them to know so so so badly but the best way for them to learn it would be to experience it and you also want them to do THAT so you’re just sitting on your hands vibrating and making a low whine while your dog looks at you with concern. and then your friends go “what’s wrong”. and you go PLEASE I NEED TO TELL YOU. and they go “oh okay so tell me”. and you go NO,
"you're the writer, you control how the story goes" no not really. i wrote the first sentence and then my characters said "WE WILL TAKE IT FROM HERE" and promptly swerved into an electrical fence.
Anyway, I think one of these couples is about being fundamentally changed by love, and I think the other one is about being fundamentally known and loved, and I think the third one. also exists.
Petros Alanna Boudreau / Peter's Denial Robert Leinweber / Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Arms Christina Perri / Luke 15:18-19 / The Return of the Prodigal Son Rembrandt / Song in E Julien Baker / Amazing Grace John Newton / Ever After / Arms Christina Perri / Deal MJM / The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe / Bad Blood Sleeping At Last / Doctor Who / The Last Battle C. S. Lewis / James 4:6a / The Return of the Prodigal Son Benci Giovanni Battista / Ephesians 2:4-5 / tumblr post / Angel / Grace Aches Too MJM / The Passion of the Christ / Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing Robert Robinson / The Chosen
The point of fiction is actually to put that guy in a situation™️, and he might try to tell you the point is to then get him out of the situation, WRONG, second situation
