Writing, Craft, and Content in the Fantasy Industry: RSP Film and Theory with Adam Harstad

Matt Waldman's RSP Cast

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. And of course, if you want to know about the rookies from this draft class, you will find the most in-depth analysis of offensive skill players available (QB, RB, WR, and TE), with the 2024 Rookie Scouting Portfolio for $21.95. Matt’s new RSP Dynasty Rankings and Two-Year Projections Package is available for $24.95 If you’re a fantasy GM interested in purchasing past publications for $9.95 each, the 2012-2023 RSPs also have a Post-Draft Add-on that’s included at no additional charge. Best yet, proceeds from sales are set aside for a year-end donation to Darkness to Light to combat the sexual abuse of children.