Evan Staehle | Updates Evan Staehle Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:20:47 +0000 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:20:47 +0000 https://evanstaehle.com en https://evanstaehle.com/other-writings/is-creative-ambition-bad-there-s-likely-a-line-between-healthy-and Evan Staehle https://evanstaehle.com/other-writings/is-creative-ambition-bad-there-s-likely-a-line-between-healthy-and Other writing Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:02:31 -0400 Full text can be found at https://evanstaehle.substack.com/p/is-creative-ambition-bad <![CDATA[ <p>There's likely a line between healthy and unhealthy ambition. Have we already crossed it?</p> ]]> https://evanstaehle.com/other-writings/how-to-avoid-creative-burnout-i-m-sure-you-ve-felt-it-before-i-certainly Evan Staehle https://evanstaehle.com/other-writings/how-to-avoid-creative-burnout-i-m-sure-you-ve-felt-it-before-i-certainly Other writing Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:01:24 -0400 Full text can be found at https://evanstaehle.substack.com/p/how-to-avoid-creative-burnout <![CDATA[ <p>I’m sure you’ve felt it before. I certainly have.</p><p>It’s when you’re meaning to create…except it feels like striving.</p><p>Like you’re forcing it. You try to create, but what comes out doesn’t feel inspired or fresh.</p> ]]> https://evanstaehle.com/other-writings/the-story-behind-the-story-it-all-started-years-ago-with-a-dream-no-not Evan Staehle https://evanstaehle.com/other-writings/the-story-behind-the-story-it-all-started-years-ago-with-a-dream-no-not Other writing Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:00:02 -0400 Full text can be found at https://evanstaehle.substack.com/p/the-story-behind-the-story?r=1ztz96 <![CDATA[ <p>It all started years ago with a dream.</p><p>No, not the metaphorical kind. The <em>literal</em> kind. I woke up one morning and had this killer dream the night before, and thought, “This would make a good idea for a story”.</p><p>A fantasy world. A corrupt queen. Ancient ruins that had significance. Prisoners recruited to explore said ruins. </p><p>And a girl who could breathe fire.</p> ]]>