As artists, we can be pretty good as coming up with excuses to not work on our creative projects. But the key to moving forward and making progress comes by facing those excuses head-on. Join me and my friend Dave Wright as we discuss how to overcome those excuses.

TIMECODES0:01 Intro1:12 Excuse 1 - "It's Not the Right Time"4:34 Excuse 2 - "It's Not Perfect"7:11 Excuse 3 - "My Art Doesn't Matter"10:15 OutroThis episode was recorded by @nebthos and produced by @staehlemedia - https://www.nebthos.com- https://www.StaehleMedia.com Get Dave's new book, "Gaming In The Gospel" on Amazon:https://a.co/d/6BCdMVIGET MORE ENCOURAGEMENT & INSPIRATION:✉️ Subscribe to the newsletter: Evanstaehle.substack.com🎧 Listen to the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/37e5GSJZchqeVo0CA3oxn3?si=a361ae77902a4689FOLLOW ME ON SUBSTACK:https://substack.com/@evanstaehle?utm_campaign=unknown&utm_medium=web

Your art and creativity have a higher purpose than you might think. In this episode, I'm joined with my good friend Dave Wright as we talk about why art matters. Be inspired and encouraged in your own creative endeavors!TIMECODES 0:01 Intro0:32 Meet Dave Wright1:38 Evan's Dogzilla Story4:07 Dave's Experience8:38 How to Develop Your Theology of Art9:53 Does Art Have to Be Explicitly Christian?12:54 Viewing Your Art As a Sacred Calling14:20 OutroMENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Get Dave's new book, Gaming in the Gospel! https://a.co/d/508ctHU

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About a year ago, I went from D&D Player to DM running a game...that turned into a campaign. Here's a few things I learned from being a first time DM and writing my first TTRPG campaign.

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I've been sitting on this idea for an animated series for YEARS. But since I don't have a massive budget for that, I began to think what other formats I could explore.

Spoiler alert: I turned it into something else, and it worked out great. Learn how I did it, and how you can do the same with your stories.

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