Crypto Writer Talks

A discussion between Encapsuled, Sasha Stiles and wordvoid, hosted by Devoid (aka Justin Tagg).

In this panel discussion, hosted by Kalen Iwamoto, Karissa, Encapsuled, Glerren, and Devoid (aka Justin Tagg) talk about their writing routines and habits, and share their tips on how to get more writing done in the age of digital distractions. They also introduce a new initiative in the Crypto Writers Discord -- group writing sessions, in which members of the crypto writing community get together for an hour to write. 

Books mentioned in this episode:
Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg
Atomic Habits by James Clear

In this dialogue, Artemis Wylde and Glerren Bangalan discuss the value of performance and the power for vocals in the context of poetry NFTs. 

Lyndon Jude is in charge of creator success at Manifold Studio. In this interview, Lyndon talks to Justin Tagg (aka DEVOID) about smart contracts -- the advantages of using custom contracts, the possibilities for literature in web3 and much more.

Merchant Coppola is a visual poet and typographical artist who mints on the tezos blockchain. He talks to Justin Tagg (aka DEVOID) about his unique style and creative process, his involvement in the teia (previously hic et nunc) community, and his epic art threads on twitter.

You can view Merchant Coppola's work here.

Sasha Stiles is a poet, artist and AI researcher. Her new book Technelegy, co-written with her AI alter ego, probes what it means to be human in a posthuman world. 

Merzmensch is an avant-garde writer and artist working with AI. He is also an OpenAI community ambassador.

Mike Ford is a writer collaborating with GPT-3. His is currently minting darkly humorous, programmable prose on Async.

To mark the end of an exhilarating year in crypto writing, Justin Tagg (DEVOID) and Kalen Iwamoto invite 6 crypto writers to look back and share their greatest moments of 2021. 

Guests: Paleh0rs3, Sasha Stiles, Ric Galbraith, Margaret Labour, Artemis Wylde, Glerren Bangalan.

Jay Rosenkrantz is a writer and entrepreneur with a fascinating and varied career — he was once an online poker champion, and has created a VR game, a poker school and a cartoon comedy series. In this interview, Jay and Justin Tagg talk about Jay's most recent brainchild "Heroic Story", a game show for writers on Discord. They also discuss how web3 is ushering in a new kind of writer: the writer as "crowd".

Jay's website: https://www.jayrosenkrantz.com/

Sasha Stiles is a poet, artist, transhuman translator, and AI researcher working at the intersection of text and technology. In this interview, we discuss human-machine collaboration; her role as poetry mentor to the humanoid robot, Bina48; her new book Technelegy, and much more.

Sasha Stiles' website
Order Technelegy online

theVERSEverse is a literary gallery where poetry = works of art. In this interview, the founders Ana Maria Caballero, Sasha Stiles and Kalen Iwamoto talk to Glerren Bangalan about their vision for the gallery; their GenText collection and the relationship between poetry and technology; and the future of the gallery and literary works of art.

Nathaniel Stern and Scott Kildall are the artists behind acclaimed networked performance art works like Wikipedia Art and Tweets in Space. In NFT Culture Proof, their latest networked performance project that launches on November 11, they invite people to engrave NFT culture on the blockchain. 

Learn more about the project on the NFT Culture Proof website.

Margaret Corvid, NFT Nora and Jessica Artemisia talk to Glerren Banagalan about the ins and outs of lore writing. What's the role of the lore master? How much can you get paid for it? What do you do when you clash with the team? What's the future of lore in the fast-paced NFT world? 

Justin Tagg (DEVOID) is a writer, poet, artist, and filmmaker. In this interview, Justin shares with us his novel approach to storytelling, the ontological speculation that underlies much of his work, and his ongoing and upcoming projects, including the Devoid collection, his poetry trading cards, and his zine "The Dark Passenger Never Answered". 

Follow Justin on Twitter: @Devoid_Art

Show notes:

Watch MOUSE-X: https://vimeo.com/86766083

Agnes Varda, Cléo from 5 to 7

A live reading of Glerren Bangalan's comedy erotica screenplay, "Agency Hit Redux", performed by Lessah, Link, Glerren, and Kalen. 

Agency Hit Redux is an all-female reboot of a piece called Agency Hits, and it satirizes the culture within advertising and marketing agencies in the Philippines. This version was first performed in a Deus Sex Machina show celebrating 2017 Women's Month called "Deus sex machina classics: Vagina MOMOlogues".

Ric Galbraith and Justin Tagg (DEVOID) discuss creative decision-making: planning vs. winging it, the benefits of bad decisions, and thinking of creative choices based on the state you're in. 

Carmace (Hawaii)

Creatress (California)

Arregui (Patagonia)

Koshe (UK)

William (Uganda)

Nitika

Glerren (Manila)

Encapsuled is a poet, writer, and developer. In this interview, he talks to Justin about his Capsules project on Hic et Nunc, his onchain poetry, and his writing process.

Follow Encapsuled on Twitter: @encapsuled_

Ana Maria Caballero reads her Async piece, "Kylo Ren + the Divine Feminine". The episode opens with a conversation between Ana Maria and poet Margaret Corvid about Ana’s work and her experience in the NFT space.

Follow Kalen Iwamoto on Twitter: @KalenIwamoto

Show Notes

People mentioned:

Lydia Davis

Sophie Calle

Edward de Bono

Follow the speakers on Twitter: Paleh0rs3 and Ana Maria Caballero

Show Notes:

Links to Async pieces:
Paleh0rs3
Expected Behavior
Questgiver

Ana Maria Caballero
Kylo Ren + the Divine Feminine