{"id":5309,"date":"2018-10-23T14:22:46","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T21:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3.14.248.234\/?p=5309"},"modified":"2020-06-26T18:06:47","modified_gmt":"2020-06-27T01:06:47","slug":"founders-fantasy-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bamf.com\/founders-fantasy-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Lessons Founders Can Learn From Fantasy Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"
I have, for some time now, been obsessed with the work of Patrick Rothfuss.<\/p>\n
No, he\u2019s not an entrepreneur, engineer, or venture capitalist versed in the language of the startup world.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s the\u00a0New York Times\u00a0<\/em>bestselling author of the fantasy series,\u00a0The Kingkiller Chronicle.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
This might seem strange to some \u2014 fantasy authors and startup founders operate in different worlds \u2014 but I believe there is plenty founders can learn from the work of fiction writers. The skills, habits, and values that make fantasy authors successful translate directly to success in our field.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n
Patience is a\u00a0virtue.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
For most writers, conjuring, crafting, editing, and publishing a novel takes\u00a0years<\/em>. To complete\u00a0The Name of the Wind,\u00a0<\/em>it took Rothfuss 15<\/a>.<\/p>\n