#cacophonous screams in d minor

[yanittawrites]

cacophonous screams in d minor [update iii] // poetry update #1

femicide under the street light 🌃

Do you ever realize that you’ve written a really good piece of prose but it fits better as poetry?

Here’s an excerpt from the last page of this four-page prose poem

I honestly don’t know if this is “good” —tbh i’ve never written a REAL poem with the intention of writing a poem,,,,,, but I was writing Femicide Under The Street Light for Cacophonous Screams in D Minor and I was like....”hmmmm....this sounds like a poem.” So I read it out loud, changed the margins and added line breaks and...

This is actually a poem!! So enjoy everyone! Ahahahah...if you want to read this in full, private message me! Idk if tumblr chats can send photos but if it can, i’ll let you read it if you’re interested ;)

This is about femicide and murdering women just because they are women. This is a real problem in many countries and bodies often go missing without people even LOOKING for them. They’re just forgotten. It’s like...i have felt like this. Like when I was walking down the street alone at night and kept looking behind me. I’m always paranoid and the most chilling thing about this piece is that...it can happen to anyone and that it’s real. The narrator is not necessarily a misandrist, but she’s paranoid and scared, especially of men. She’s intimidated by them. *please don’t take this the wrong way. I’m not promoting misandry in this poem/prose but it’s the narrative that shows how women can sometimes be scared, paranoid and intimidated by men because femicide is real...*

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[yanittawrites]

Just an update...

I just submitted "Momma's a Butcher" to a couple lit mags!! abdkbfdjjcbej this is the first time I'm submitting to a lit mag, so...SO EXCITED af!! The worst part is waiting 6 months for a rejection...

#cacophonous screams in d minor

[yanittawrites]

Cacophonous Screams in D Minor [update i]

Send an ask or message to be on my taglist!

I’ll be introducing you to my new horrifying baby:

(tw: cannibalism, murder, bad mother-daughter relationship)

Genre: horror, short fiction

Plot: A mother who has explicitly exposed her daughter to her cannibalism drives her daughter to a slaughterhouse.

POV: First person, present tense

Word Count: 3238

Status: Third Draft [Beta Readers Welcome!!]

Characters:

Unnamed Narrator

- Innocent, soft five-year-old who thinks her mother is a doctor who slices up her patients. We are in her pov, so by reading her descriptions of her mother’s habits, we can see that it is cannibalism. However, she doesn’t know that it is.

Her mother

- Insane, cannibalistic maniac who plans to take her daughter to her slaughterhause, kill her and taste her flesh. The narrator describes her mother staring and licking her lips at her daughter’s flesh.

This will probably be included in my short story collection (which I planned to start TODAY). I only thought of writing submittable stories, but I did not think of the fact that this could be a collection. It was kinda spontaneous, but that idea sounded very interesting, and I felt like it would be fun to work on.

This story is so...idk...dark and weird af. I honestly don’t know where this idea came from. It was not on my “plot bunnies” idea list, and I had never thought about mentioning cannibalism in my writing. EVER. I was trying to write this short story with a toxic friendship, and the narrator making a choice on whether to accompany her friend to burn a house or not. And I tried to write it, but...it kinda failed. I sat in front of a blank document for I don’t know how long...and I just deleted every word and pantsed a new story. It came to this...

A few friends and i were chatting about dark plots and stories, and we mentioned cannibalism and I was like ew no. But now...idk I’m intrigued. Idk where this story will end, and it’s all spontaneous and vague. I’ve never pantsed anything before. I’m a hardcore plotter...so I’m interested in seeing where this goes.

Btw, I really like the way this is written since it's narrated by a five-year-old who's exposed to her mother's cannibalism. She's a messed up girl tbh.

I’ve heard that story ideas that click with me will make me keep writing and never stop. Well, YES. It’s this one. I was stuck with toxic-friends-burning-down-a-house thing for a week oh gosh!! Finally this idea clicked, and I can write something. Maybe even submit it someday (and get a ton of rejections) but I’m proud of myself for actually finding something to write haha.

Playlist

Mama...ooooooooo...I don’t wanna die. Sometimes I wish I had never been born at all. —Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

Radio Gaga by Queen

ilomilo by Billie Eilish

xanny by Billie Eilish

Intentions by Justin Bieber

Rescue Me by OneRepublic

Drag Me Down by One Direction

Viva La Vida by Coldplay

Thumbs by Sabrina Carpenter

bad guy by Billie Eilish

bellyache by Billie Eilish

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[yanittawrites]

Last Line Tag

thank you so so much @cirianne and @lysander-xp for the tag!! (i got tagged twice in the same hour, so i’m just gonna do it once but thanks anyway!!

This is from a short story called ‘femicide under the street light’ idk if it’s gonna end up an actual story or just ramblings about murder and femicide. (It’s a rarely used word so you should google it and learn a bit about it. It’s really interesting!) I haven’t done an update on this yet, but I’ll do it pretty soon!

{idk how long these tags should be, but i like this section so i’m gonna post it all! Hahaah}

So here it is!

You remember reading the paper yesterday and the day before and the week before. Bodies found near alleys, murdered the same way. Chest cut open, ribs cracked, hearts dug out and body dumped in the trash, arms and legs spread out and mouths hanging open as if screaming for mercy because it was too late to scream for help. Half a dozen bodies, murdered the same way. You can almost see their images, lurking behind your vision. How many bodies does it take for the police to be comfortable with the word femicide? How many women do men need to murder to show that there are women lurking in their bedrooms, locking the door three times to make sure it’s locked, doors barred with brooms and chairs to keep the murderers away, staying up all night to at least die a hero?

You don’t realize you are running until you see the blur of lights moving past by as if they were shooting stars. You almost wish for escape, for safety and the fact that men would just leave you alone.

A hand reaches out, as white as the color of the silver knife. It flashes, and you can see it has cut your skin, blood seeping out its trenches as if it were a waterfall.

“Please don’t hurt me,” you say, but your voice is distant.

I’m tagging @sundaynightnovels @oddsandinks @mshelleys @august-iswriting @apricotwrites and @ryns-ramblings!

{please please please tell me if you don’t like to be tagged!}

And if you want to do this tag, go ahead!! Say I tagged you. ;)

#thanks for the tag! #tag games #last line tag #writeblr #short story #writer #writing #creative writing #murder #writers of tumblr #cacophonous screams in d minor

[yanittawrites]

One Sentence Premise Tag

Thanks @honeyised for the tag!

Celestial City (novel)

Diana Jai’s best friend was murdered, Diana was accused for the crime, and she discovers that her best friend actually belongs to a supernatural race of guardians called the Celestials.

Cacophonous Screams in D Minor (short story collection)

1. Momma’s a butcher

A cannibalisitic mother lures her daughter into a slaughterhouse and reveals the truth about herself.

2. Gertrude’s Dream Waltz

Ludwig is a mysterious boy because nobody at his school knows his real identity and name, so Gertrude tries to hypnotize him with her favorite classical music piece (Gertrude’s Dream Waltz by Ludwig van Beethoven) and learn some information about him.

The intros are linked in the title if you want to check it out! I haven’t mentioned Gertrude’s Dream Waltz in a real update yet because it’s still kind of like a floating idea?? I am in the beta-reader-phase for Momma’s a butcher, and I’ll start drafting Gertrude’s Dream Waltz tomorrow. ;)

I don’t really know who to tag, tbh...so I’ll tag @chloeswords @themillionthdraft and @riaisntwriting

#thanks for the tag! #celestial city #cacophonous screams in d minor #writeblr #writing #tag games

[yanittawrites]

Happy Storyteller Saturday! Do you write multiple projects at once? If so, how many do you have now?

Yay hi! Yes, I do! The purpose is mainly for me to keep myself inspired. If I work on one project at a time, I often get burnt out and stop writing altogether. But once I have multiple projects, I can keep myself writing without having to force out ideas.

Right now, I have two of them: Celestial City and Cacophonous Screams in D Minor. They’re linked, so you can check them out! Celestial City is the YA urban fantasy novel I’m working on (currently outlining), and Cacophonous Screams in D Minor is a short story collection that will include weird and disturbing horror stories. I’ve written one already: Momma’s a butcher, and I’m brainstorming the second: Gertrude’s Dream Waltz!

#celestial city #cacophonous screams in d minor #writeblr #thanks for the ask! #writing

[yanittawrites]

Cacophonous Screams in D Minor [upadte ii]

tw: cannibalism, murder

If you don’t know about this story, you can read the intro here.

Guess who finished drafting her story in one sitting. I’m so proud of myself,,,,,, and ahhhhh I read this story ten times and I still love it. Not to brag,,,but it’s the best thing I’ve written in what? 5 months?

I’m looking for some beta readers if anyone’s interested.

Word count: about 2500

Livers, hearts, brains, eyes, intestines, whole babies, heads, severed hands. This is what I’ll collect when I’m a doctor. I see lines and lines of skulls, arranged in a neat pattern ranging from smallest to largest on another shelf. Groups and groups of femurs, rib cages, pelvises, fibulas, humeruses. I can name them because they’re labeled. Elliot’s rib cage. Gertrude’s humerus. Baby John’s femur. Rachel’s pelvis. I touch them with the tips of my fingers. They are hard, chalky and real. They feel very real. I tip-toe to touch the rest of them. More skulls, bones, intestines and hearts. Even a brain. I wonder why Momma kept these. They are incomplete. Some parts of the livers are lined with teeth marks. Bones lined with the half-moon of nails and teeth marks scraping along the edge. Intestines torn in half and cut up into pieces. Hands with the index finger bitten off. What were these patients doing before they died? Was biting off their own finger painful?

The narrator is a five-year-old so it was a bit challenging to fit my brain into a small person. She’s really innocent, and she doesn’t know that her mother’s a cannibal. The story kind builds tension off of that detail.

I just got a new idea for another story as well! I’ll do another update when it’s more fleshed out.

Send an ask or message to be on my taglist!

#cacophonous screams in d minor #short story #horror #short stories #short story collection #short fiction #writing update #writeblr #writers of tumblr #writing #creativewriting

[yanittawrites]

100 follower celebration!!🥝

thank you thank you thank you thank you for 100 followers! Honestly, I’ve been here for only a month, and the writeblr community has been so friendly and amazing! I love everyone of you and thank you for supporting my writing!

Sorry for the lack of content at the moment...I’m in a writing slump, but I hope this 100-follower celebration can create more interesting content for all of you!

But first, I have to thank a lot of you<3

Thank you @sundaynightnovels for being the first writeblr I’ve actually talked to! Ahhhhh I love how we talked about the horrible weather, a bit about movies and our wips! I hope we get to talk more often hahahah...Thank you for reblogging my posts and asking really interesting questions about my wip...(some answers i figured out on the spot>_<) And thanks for tagging me in tag games! <3

Thanks @birdywrites for being the...second? writeblr I talked to! (sorry I did not reply...this is not a good excuse but I’m a socially awkward gal so i did not know what to answer hahah)...ok I love how we talked about how we need braincell transplants and when you told me about your amazing wips!! ahhhhh can’t wait to talk more!

Thank you @august-iswriting for being the first person I added to a taglist! (cacophonous screams in d minor), and thank you for being the first person who reblogged my first attempt in trying to write poetry haahah...Maybe we could talk sometime! I love your poetry as well, such an inspiration! >_<

Thanks @oddsandinks for loving my wip, @raevenlywrites and @adie-dee for asking good questions and @mshelleys for letting me be a part of #murdereddarlings!

Now to the celebration!

I don’t remember where I found the inspiration for this, but if it’s you...please tell me, i’ll give credit <3

Rules: send me these emojis, and i’ll do what each one says! you can send me more than one. sorry if i take a long time to answer because i have homework and things to do, but i appreciate everyone of them! <3

🍉 write a brief description of your character, and i’ll tell you which of my ocs they’re romantically compatible with (tell me if they’re ace!) and who is their best friend!

🍇 send me a prompt/sentence/dialogue snippet/quote/interesting word and i’ll write a short piece of prose or poetry about it!

🍓 send me a theory/assumption/headcanon about a character of mine, and i’ll tell you if it’s true!

🍆 send me your ships from either my wip or (the shadowhunter chronicles, harry potter, percy jackson) and i’ll tell you my opinion about them!

🍎 send me one fun fact about you and i’ll send you a private message! let’s be friends! <3 (i really encourage you to do this hahah...let’s not be lonely)

🍌 send me a short description of your world or something you find interesting about your wip, and i’ll tell you what part of my wip is connected to yours!

#100followers #writeblr #writing #thank you #writer #writers on tumblr #creative writing #short story #poetry #writing inspiration #writing update #i’m socially awkward but i still wanna make friends! #writers of tumblr #horror #fantasy #urban fantasy #novel #my novel #books #ask meme #murdereddarlings

[yanittawrites]

Welcome to my Writeblr!

First, let me introduce myself. I am Yanitta, and I’m from Thailand. As I mentioned in my bio, I love to write & read DARK stuff, especially fantasy. I’ve written about 17 novels (finished 2 of them lol), all of them dark...and 4-5 Short Stories.

*send me an ask or a message to be in my taglist*

Pinterest

Instagram

WIP and Finished Works Directory

*not up to date—go here to see the newest directory! <3*

Celestial City [novel] —urban fantasy period drama (outlining)

Cacophonous Screams in D Minor [short story collection] —horror and literary fiction -working title

Momma’s a Butcher [short story] —horror (tw: cannibalism) looking for beta readers right now!

Gertrude’s Dream Waltz [short story] —dark academia

What I like to write & read

Urban fantasy

Period dramas and Historical fiction (specifically in the Victorian, Regency, Edwardian era, or WW1&2)

Writing with a lot of clever metaphors and similes

Horror, thrillers and murder mysteries (especially if it’s set in the past or has a fantasy element to it)

Well-written narratives in a child's point of view

Random Stuff about me

I'm an enneagram 1 (the reformer) and an intj.

I speak four languages.

I've played the violin for 9 years.

I write articles for GenZWrites

My favorite colors are green and maroon.

Little Women is my favorite classic, and my favorite March sister is Jo (and sometimes Amy!)

I'm really shy, and I don't like talking to new people. But if we're close...oohhhh I can't stop talking.

I love jasmine tea.

I'm very neat and organized and punctual.

I’ll be posting my writing updates, reblogging writing advice that I find useful and giving my own advice based on what I’ve learned throughout my writing journey!

Feel free to send a message or ask! I’m happy to make friends in the writing community.

(I may write dark stories, but I’m not Dracula and I don’t bite ;)

#writeblr #writing #amwriting #celestialcity #urban fantasy #writingupdate

[yanittawrites]

yanittawrites’ wip directory🍌

100 follower celebration game! (sorry if i answer your ask late, but i’ll answer everyone’s!)

🍒Hi! I’m Yanitta (she/her), and I’m an asian writer (& poet?) from Thailand! (Any southeast-asian writers hmu!<3) I mostly write speculative fiction: fantasy, horror and a bit of historical fiction and period dramas! Btw, I’m friendly, but socially awkward...so you can send me asks and messages! I won’t bite, and I’d love to make friends ;) *note: you can tag me in games or send asks!*

Btw, my name means “scholar” in Thai. ;)

*all of these are linked, so you can check out the ones you’re interested in!*

If any of you want to be added to the taglist, ask questions or discuss our wips together, send me a message or ask! They’re appreciated and they make my day<3

current wips🍑

Celestial City — ya urban fantasy period drama set in victorian england

Cacophonous Screams in D Minor — horror and literary fiction short story collection

Gertrude’s Dream Waltz (short story #2) — gertrude hypnotizes a mysterious boy at school to learn more about him

Femicide under the street light (short story #3 + prose poem version) — a woman walks alone at night and is paranoid

Unnamed Poetry Collection — feminism + asian culture + mental health + nostalgic childhood memories

finished wips🥝

Cacophonous Screams in D Minor — finished stories

Momma’s a butcher (short story #1) — a cannibalistic mother lures her daughter into a slaughterhouse

#ive noticed a lot of new followers so i made a new directory! #writeblr #writing #writers of tumblr #writer #writers on tumblr #writing inspiration #creative writing #horror #fantasy #short story #short stories #novels #just writer things #writblr #writing update #urban fantasy #amwriting

[yanittawrites]

hello I would love to be added to the cacophonous screams in d minor taglist (rad title by the way, I applaud you)

ahhhh yes, sure! i’m flattered thank you! ;) I’m glad you like the title!

[yanittawrites]

3, 13 and 19 for the ask game :)

3. What is your favorite/least favorite part about writing?

My favorite part is the feeling when my fingers cannot stop moving on the keyboard and when the music I’m listening to is completely inaudible. That means I’m very very focused on my writing, and words just flow out like a waterfall!

My least favorite part is editing...haha. I like rereading my work, but editing just feels like a lot of work. I am always reluctant to kill my darliings, and I’m an underwriter so I have to add words and rewrite the story. It’s just that my rewritten draft is never as good as the first draft.

13. Describe your writing process.

My writing process often changes with every project. For a novel, I brainstorm ideas, flesh out characters and world-building, fill out my three-act story structure beat sheet in detail and outline my scene cards. I plan A LOT for novels.

For a short story collection, though, I do not plan anything. I pants all my short stories and I leave it to my fingers to figure out what happens next. I like that feeling, but doing it for novels will only make me in a bad mood when editing.

19. How do you cope with writer’s block?

I work on another project. I have two wips: Celestial City (a novel) and Cacophonous Screams in D Minor (a short story collection). When I am in the mood for urban fantasy, I write my novel. When I am in the mood for some gruesome horror, I write a short story, edit one or just brainstorm one.

I get into a lot of writing slumps, but I find writing ANYTHING a great remedy. I just open a document and type whatever comes into mind.