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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...

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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...

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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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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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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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