Crypto Writer Talks
By Crypto Writer Talks
Crypto Writer TalksSep 28, 2021
Reminting vs. Remixing with Encapsuled, Sasha Stiles and wordvoid
Is minting the same words a faux pas, or is it an opportunity to take a project in a new direction?
A discussion between Encapsuled, Sasha Stiles and wordvoid, hosted by Devoid (aka Justin Tagg).
How to get writing done
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
Performance and Poetry -- Dialogue between Artemis Wylde and Glerren Bangalan
In this dialogue, Artemis Wylde and Glerren Bangalan discuss the value of performance and the power for vocals in the context of poetry NFTs.
Interview with Lyndon Jude of Manifold Studio
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.
Interview with Merchant Coppola
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.
Interview with Christian Bök
Christian Bök is a world-renowned experimental poet, a founding member of the literary movement called conceptualism and the author of Eunoia, a best-selling book of univocalic poetry that won the Griffin Poetry Prize. In this interview, he talks about constrained writing, the relationship between poetry and art, the playfulness and rigour of his work.
Writing with AI — Merzmensch, Mike Ford, and Sasha Stiles
What does it mean to write with AI? What does the process look like? How do you unleash the creativity of a machine? What’s the role of the writer?
We invite 3 pioneering crypto writers to share their thoughts and expertise on AI-collaborative writing.
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.
Year in review: the greatest crypto writing moments of 2021
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.
Heroic Story — Interview with co-founder Jay Rosenkrantz
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/
Interview with Sasha Stiles
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 literary gallery -- Interview with founders Ana Maria Caballero, Sasha Stiles and Kalen Iwamoto
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.
The Digital Self - A dialogue between Encapsuled and Justin Tagg (DEVOID)
This episode is a dialgoue between Encapsuled (a crypto writer, poet, and artist) and Justin Tagg, aka. DEVOID (filmmaker, crypto writer, poet, artist). These dialogues are experiments in conversation — Justin and Encapsuled begin with the topic "The Digital Self", but move on to explore various topics, such as their writing habits, the skill of disagreeing well, and the notion of the self in the metaverse.
NFT Culture Proof -- Interview with Nathaniel Stern and Scott Kildall
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.
Lore writing with Margaret Corvid, NFT Nora, and Jessica Artemisia
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?
Interview with Justin Tagg (DEVOID)
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
Live performance of Glerren Bangalan's comedy erotica screenplay, "Agency Hit Redux"
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".
Creative decision-making: A dialogue between Ric Galbraith and Justin Tagg (DEVOID)
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.
Around-the-world poetry reading
Interview with Encapsuled
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 "Kylo Ren + The Divine Feminine"
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.
Interview with Kalen Iwamoto
Kalen Iwamoto is a crypto writer and the founder of the crypto writers discord. In this interview, she talks about her latest NFT projects, and shares her thoughts on crypto writing, concepts, micro fiction, and the growing crypto writing community.
Follow Kalen Iwamoto on Twitter: @KalenIwamoto
Show Notes
People mentioned:
Lydia Davis
Sophie Calle
Edward de Bono
Async for writers with Paleh0rs3 and Ana Maria Caballero
Paleh0rs3 and Ana Maria discuss their latest pieces on Async and the writerly possibilities of the platform.
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