Why I Write: @sean07.eth
Community Spotlight #1
February '25 "Investor Update"
Welcome back to the First Draft Club newsletter! After publishing here in October and November, I took a couple months off from long-form updates. However, it makes too much not to return to written updates for a writing program. For the rest of 2025, I’m committing to giving monthly public updates on First Draft Club. I’m thinking of these as "investor updates”, as they are an opportunity to explore the larger questions about how the project is going.
February '25 "Investor Update"
Welcome back to the First Draft Club newsletter! After publishing here in October and November, I took a couple months off from long-form updates. However, it makes too much not to return to written updates for a writing program. For the rest of 2025, I’m committing to giving monthly public updates on First Draft Club. I’m thinking of these as "investor updates”, as they are an opportunity to explore the larger questions about how the project is going.
Writing = feedback loops
The most difficult part of writing is actively managing feedback loops. Firstly, you need to get out of your own way. Most people start editing before they finish writing, which short-circuits the process of exploring ideas. Getting feedback from other people is usually helpful but slow. And unless you have a professional editor, there are only so many requests you can comfortably make of friends and family. AI completely changes the feedback landscape for writing. It is faster and has unlimi...
Writing = feedback loops
The most difficult part of writing is actively managing feedback loops. Firstly, you need to get out of your own way. Most people start editing before they finish writing, which short-circuits the process of exploring ideas. Getting feedback from other people is usually helpful but slow. And unless you have a professional editor, there are only so many requests you can comfortably make of friends and family. AI completely changes the feedback landscape for writing. It is faster and has unlimi...
My 2025 Resolutions
I decided not to turn these into concrete goals, but here are general areas that I’d like to invest more time and attention into in the coming year.
My 2025 Resolutions
I decided not to turn these into concrete goals, but here are general areas that I’d like to invest more time and attention into in the coming year.
"Nextdoor for Gen Z"
/someone-build
October reflections: $higher, prompts, and a new account
A record month for participation, boosted by a surprising reward pool. This month, we're experimenting with prompts – make sure to follow @firstdraftclub.eth on Farcaster
October reflections: $higher, prompts, and a new account
A record month for participation, boosted by a surprising reward pool. This month, we're experimenting with prompts – make sure to follow @firstdraftclub.eth on Farcaster
Behind the scenes of First Draft Club
A new channel for updates
GPTs as the next printing press
This weekend, a friend of mine showed me how he was using a custom GPT to help him develop characters for a video game. He had already established the core of these characters, but wanted to further imbue them with spiritual knowledge. The use of custom GPTs or tailored chatbots may be old news for some, but to me it was the first ti...
GPTs as the next printing press
This weekend, a friend of mine showed me how he was using a custom GPT to help him develop characters for a video game. He had already established the core of these characters, but wanted to further imbue them with spiritual knowledge. The use of custom GPTs or tailored chatbots may be old news for some, but to me it was the first ti...
Retiring the "Angel User" brand
Stripping it down
A Spotlight on Spotlight: How to Boost Demand
Improving UX for the "Farcaster Attention Network"
A Spotlight on Spotlight: How to Boost Demand
Improving UX for the "Farcaster Attention Network"
What is an Angel User?
Mark Fishman @markfishman_xyz ...
First Draft Club
Why I started a writing accountability group
Welcome to First Draft Club
It’s 8:30am, 30 minutes before my self-imposed “deadline” for getting this done. Normally, when there are no external motivators, I won’t hold myself accountable. A “deadline”, a calendar block, or even a reward won’t work for getting myself to do something that I don’t exactly want to do in the moment. There are many reasons that people may struggle to write.
Welcome to First Draft Club
It’s 8:30am, 30 minutes before my self-imposed “deadline” for getting this done. Normally, when there are no external motivators, I won’t hold myself accountable. A “deadline”, a calendar block, or even a reward won’t work for getting myself to do something that I don’t exactly want to do in the moment. There are many reasons that people may struggle to write.
