Skull-Killer

Oh jeez, it's seriously been a while since I've appeared on my DA. Apologies, as always, but this time I have a very valid excuse. 

I've officially launched my magazine! Myself and three other co-founders are extremely proud to launch The Uprising Review! It's been a long time coming and a good amount of hard work between the three of us, but we are open to accepting submissions as I type this. Once we've gathered a good amount, we'll be launching with the stories and getting an official readership feel. 

Which brings me to my next point, I'm looking for writers who would love to submit! I cannot guarantee publication with us (we are looking for quality), but I would love to be able to see some of the amazing and talented writers here. 

The Uprising Review has no genre restrictions (besides erotica, which we will not accept). We accept flash fiction up to 1,500 words (anything less than 500 words we won't be able to pay you for but we'll still publish you) and will pay $5 and short stories between 1,501-3,000 words and will pay $10 for. 

We focus on free speech within writing. Creative expression shouldn't be censored and sometimes uncomfortable topics need to be explored in a safe, creative manner in order to understand the perspective of others. 

I'm super excited for this project guys, I honestly cannot wait to read some more fantastic stories (as I've already received a great many few). If you're a writer yourself or know of any writers, feel free to point them in our direction. Guidelines for format can be found under 'submissions' on our site, The Uprising Review

Happy writing my lovelies! 

- Skull 

Thank you guys for all the birthday wishes yesterday I really do appreciate it. I found out one of my favourite authors is continuing her trilogy that ended in 2008 (Cornelia Funke, her Inkworld series) so that had me freaking out all over the place. Then I found out another one of my favourite authors (Brom) already came out with a new book! Which, I immediately purchased. So it was a pretty good day as a whole. 

On to the writing news! 
I still haven't heard word on when my newest publication, Real Doll, is coming out. But I am going to pre-warn all of my watchers interested in reading it: this is not a story for anyone under the age of 18. It deals with necrophilia. As most of my watchers know, I am not a fan of censoring my own writing and refuse to put up content labels. That is a personal choice of mine. That doesn't mean I will not dispense a content warning when one is validated. This publication will be available as a free PDF download to everyone (there will also be a physical version you can purchase and have shipped to your home). So read at your own discretion. I will not be held responsible for you reading this publication and then being upset about the content. 

My first publication, Dryad, came out October 21st. It is featured in a magazine that offers both physical and digital copies. So you have two options. If you're not too sure about purchasing the issue, you can read my blurb about Dryad on my writer's blog: georgespisak.wordpress.com/201…

In regards to my writing blog: every Friday (usually around noon my time), I post a blog post. Usually about writing/being a writer. There will also be story blurbs, project updates (like my novel, the Underneath), and short stories published on the blog. DA will be getting the short stories that are posted on my blog. If the short story is written for a DA contest, then the story will be posted on DA first. If the story is part of a writing challenge found on another person's blog, then it'll be posted on my blog first. Either way, both DA and my blog will be getting the same free content uploaded. It's just a matter of timing. 

Onto the big news! 
I'm working on my first self-published project. I'm currently working with an illustrator to create a horror picture book for adults. I'll be writing a blog post about it in the coming weeks and will be linking that post on my DA page. I'm really excited about this project and I'm hoping it'll be successful! Wish me the best of luck! 

I hope you're all having a wonderful week. 
- Skull

So, I've made a little list of all the stuff that's been published since I started getting things sent out. You can find that in my scraps, because it isn't really worth the waste of a deviation: Publication List. It'll be updated as I go along. 

In the meantime, I'll post a link to my newest piece (which you can read FOR FREE) here: 
www.violethourpress.com/the-vi… Issue 1.3 is a horror flash fiction and poetry issue. I've already read it all and it's got some fantastic pieces in it. My piece, "Rafters", is also featured. 

Hope everyone is having a fantastic week!
- Skull

So, I don't have any new stuff for you guys because most of the shorts I write are being sent out to publishers because I have a problem :') (I'm waiting to hear back from five different publishers while working out a potential deal with another. Cause I still have a problem.)

In the meantime, I want to get some 'new' stuff to you guys. So I decided to do a rewrite challenge. I've dug through my DA account and found some old short stories that I posted ages ago. Goal: rewrite and update them. 

Here's the old shorts, feel free to tell me which ones you want to see rewritten first (feel free to title judge, that might make things more interesting):

- Goddess (2011)
- Untiled (2011)
- Twilight (2011)
- The game (2011)
- The Dragon Lady (2011)
- My Orange Plastic Friend (2014) 

I only picked ones that I thought I could work with. Again, feel more than free to title guess. Please don't subject yourself to the drabbles of a tiny Skull :')

Hello my lovelies! 

I'm making a journal to tell you all that I'm officially being published. My short story, Dryad, is featured in an American magazine. It'll be out end of this month/start of November. I'll be posting a link to where you can purchase it once it's out. It'll be available in print and ebook. 

Here's a little blurb to find out if you're interested :

She's in love with a man she met a few hours ago, one whose name she doesn't know. She can't even remember his eyes. But his touch is soft, his smile sweet. His scent reminds her of apple blossoms. She would do anything for him. Least, she thinks she would. There's a thought in the back of her mind, screaming that something is wrong. But she can't quite grasp it. She can't focus. It's there, trying to bring her out of her happy haze. Elizabeth. 

I'll be posting the next chapter of The Underneath in the next few days and, hopefully, I'll have some more short stories up. Honestly, most of my short stories are being sent off to publishers I'll look around for some DA contests or pump out some quick flash pieces for you guys. In the meantime, photographs it is. 

Have a wonderful day you guys!