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JABE STAFFORD

SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY AUTHOR

Improving lives through storytelling.

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Ales, Agents & Alchemy - Debut urban fantasy novel seeking new publisher.
Perception Thief - (Free) In Four Star Stories Magazine
The Allure Of Contrast And Change In Short Stories - (Free) In Four Star Stories Magazine
Force Of Good - (Free) In Flash Fiction Magazine
Dead Next Door - In Cloaked Press's Fall Into Fantasy anthology.

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    Something From Nothing Doesn't Make You A Hack
    Jabe Stafford
    • Mar 31, 2018
    • 2 min

    Something From Nothing Doesn't Make You A Hack

    Every story that exists wadn’t jack shit before. That new mind-blowing movie? It arose from a whole lotta nada. Your favorite novel? Less...
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    Creativity - Use It (An Innocent Post)
    Jabe Stafford
    • Mar 24, 2018
    • 2 min

    Creativity - Use It (An Innocent Post)

    Genitals. They’re the only things you don’t lose if you don’t use them. Creativity. Those stories and paintings you thought of will die...
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    Enemies Of The Writer: Brain Farts & Burnout
    Jabe Stafford
    • Mar 17, 2018
    • 2 min

    Enemies Of The Writer: Brain Farts & Burnout

    Burnout ain’t entirely evil, but it mostly is. Push your badass writer self a yard or two past the limit so you grow and learn to create...
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    Writer - Butt In Chair Time = Slackass
    Jabe Stafford
    • Mar 10, 2018
    • 2 min

    Writer - Butt In Chair Time = Slackass

    Reach behind you and grab both ass cheeks right now. If you had to get out of your desk chair to do that, good. You’re probably writing....
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    It Ain't About The Targets You're Not Hitting
    Jabe Stafford
    • Mar 3, 2018
    • 2 min

    It Ain't About The Targets You're Not Hitting

    Summon up all your badassest writing powers and unleash them with perfect formatting, grammar, and plotting! Even when you do that,...
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    Don't Gotta Be "In The Mood" To Write
    Jabe Stafford
    • Feb 25, 2018
    • 2 min

    Don't Gotta Be "In The Mood" To Write

    Your body ain’t got a switch you can flip when you want to write like a genius. Stop digging in your belly button looking for it and...
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    Writing = Mad Science
    Jabe Stafford
    • Feb 17, 2018
    • 2 min

    Writing = Mad Science

    Writers, artists, and creators all started their journey by stitching a zombie arm to a pelvis without knowing why or how. That was a...
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    Break Out Of The Suck Cycle
    Jabe Stafford
    • Feb 10, 2018
    • 2 min

    Break Out Of The Suck Cycle

    Don't you just love it when your work sucks? Dumping rumploads of time into learning your craft and producing brilliant art feels...
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    Channel Your Insanity
    Jabe Stafford
    • Feb 3, 2018
    • 2 min

    Channel Your Insanity

    Someone once said, “Make your muse your bitch.” That person didn’t take it far enough. Make your insanity your bitch too. You know it’s...
    7 views0 comments
    The Right Balance Of Self-Care
    Jabe Stafford
    • Jan 27, 2018
    • 2 min

    The Right Balance Of Self-Care

    Hangovers. Stagnation. Really sore genitals. All of the above are the result of too much of a good thing. Self-care is...
    10 views0 comments
    Never Feel Ashamed For Making Writing Time.
    Jabe Stafford
    • Jan 21, 2018
    • 2 min

    Never Feel Ashamed For Making Writing Time.

    Enemies of the writer: Feeling shame at making writing time. When kerjillions of things pile up in life, so do kerjillions of...
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    Enemies Of The Writer
    Jabe Stafford
    • Jan 14, 2018
    • 2 min

    Enemies Of The Writer

    A frick of a lot of things stop writers from writing. Fear. Distraction. Waiting for motivation. The choice to do things that aren’t...
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    Writing's About The People
    Jabe Stafford
    • Jan 6, 2018
    • 3 min

    Writing's About The People

    They say, “Writing’s a lonely gig.” Dadgum wrong. Writing is about the people. Without readers, artists, and fellow nerds, writing is...
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