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.

https://youtu.be/S1Q-lk279ZI

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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