Adam Harstad and Matt Waldman take a break from their regular conversations about football to discuss writing, crafting content, and crafting an audience in the fantasy industry.
There are a lot of excellent writers and analysts in the fantasy industry. There are few that I hold in as high a regard as Adam (and not surprising he earned the FSWA’s Fantasy Writer of the Year). He’s a forthright human being with a tremendous intellect whose approach to analysis in this space differs from most.
He’s also an excellent fantasy GM in re-draft and dynasty formats. Adam spends a lot of time examining results and dealing with broad themes of decision-making that help us become better fantasy players and fantasy analysts.
This week, we took a break from our usual topics of conversation. We’ll be back with substantive football and fantasy topics soon.
Topics
- How we approach the craft of writing.
- Dealing with deadlines.
- Burnout and taking breaks.
- Feedback — positive, constructive, and negative forms.
- No feedback — it’s more typical than most realize.
- Perfection is the enemy of good.
- Delivering feedback to other writers.
- Getting started in the industry — understanding there are different silos/spectrums of fantasy content providers.
- Professional jealousy/insecurity.
- Cultivating the audience you want.
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