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Something From Nothing Doesn't Make You A Hack

Jabe Stafford

Mar 31, 20182 min read

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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Jabe Stafford

Mar 24, 20182 min read

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, 20182 min read

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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Jabe Stafford

Mar 10, 20182 min read

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, 20182 min read

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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Jabe Stafford

Feb 25, 20182 min read

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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Jabe Stafford

Feb 17, 20182 min read

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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Jabe Stafford

Feb 10, 20182 min read

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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Jabe Stafford

Feb 3, 20182 min read

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...

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Jabe Stafford

Jan 27, 20182 min read

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...

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Never Feel Ashamed For Making Writing Time.

Jabe Stafford

Jan 21, 20182 min read

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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Jabe Stafford

Jan 14, 20182 min read

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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Jabe Stafford

Jan 6, 20183 min read

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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