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Metalibrarian Minutes - Number 12

MINUTE #1: Rewarding Readers, Part One

One of the greatest benefits of Web3 writing is the way it increases the ability of authors to connect with their readers. A well-crafted literary NFT project allows the author to provide additional content – but also to reward fans – as Readl has previously piloted, and as I am now doing with a pair of limited-edition NFTs.

Each is a card that gifts a percentage of my 2022 writing income to the holder.

The silver "One in a Hundred" 0.01 percent card is being air-dropped to the first 100 fans who collect one of my literary NFTs – and there are nine “One Percent” cards available for those who believe that the value of the gift will exceed 0.1 ETH - which is a high probability - based on the pending sale of a memoir in the traditional publishing market and a series of NFT book launches planned for the last quarter of this year!

Minute #2: Metabeasts

Why am I referencing a Play-to-Earn trading card game NFT in these Minutes? Two reasons – the first is that my paid work with this project highlights one of the ways that writers can make a living in Web3 – writing and editing White Papers, pitch decks, etc.

The second is that this project incorporates a full 236-page novel as its core “lore” – which was provided to all the holders of the project’s NFTs. This novel seems to have really resonated with the community, despite the fact that it was released as a token-gated PDF rather than an NFT in its own right - which also means that like ESQUIRE Magazine last time, it gets an

So, there’s a lot that can be learned all around – I’ll be talking to the founder of MetaBeasts about the value of releasing lore books as NFTs – and encouraging my fellow writers to look for opportunities to get involved early on with NFT projects that need writing and editing help – the Sitka World "Guild of Scribes" may be one great way to find these kinds of jobs.

Also, it’s worth noting that if you get hired by a project, you may be offered a straight payment in USD or ETH, a percentage of mint, or an airdrop of the project NFTs.

Each of these has its pros and cons - DYOR (and get everything in writing) but in my experience, choosing the “project NFT airdrop” option has worked out well for me in this case!

• instead of a linked NFT worth a thousand words (and perhaps a few ETH!)

It’s been a while since I found another literary NFT project that really seemed to have something new to offer – but BookVolts already has a functional NFT "e-reader" app for Android and iPhone, which seems to be an “industry first” as far as I know.

It looks like they’re in the early days of building their marketplace – but you know I am always looking for that “first-mover advantage” – and I think this is an organization that is going places!

Minute #3: BookVolts

Minute #4: read this, listen to that!

The latest issue of Vagobond Magazine is a “must read” for creatives and executives alike in the literary NFT space. I myself wrote a couple of articles in this issue – but don’t read it just for that – there’s a lot of great material about the writing in Web3, and the magazine itself functions as a showcase for yet another way that digital publications could prosper in the wild days ahead – by selling ad space!

And the next “big listen” that has me excited is the Spotted Lion Writers Club Twitter Space, hosted by Greg Younger – it’s this week (Tues/Weds depending on where you are in the world… click the link to get a reminder set to your local time!) I had a great chat with Greg earlier this month about Web3 writing, so I’m excited by what this latest episode will bring us! Hope to see you there!

Thanks for taking the time to read this... A long-time listener of the Tim Ferriss Show, I'd heard enough about how NFTs were revolutionizing the visual arts world to wonder about how authors could get involved.

As a holder of several of the early books released as NFTs, as a member of many of the groups exploring this niche, and as a writer who is working on NFT releases of my own, I have a unique perspective on what’s happening in this space, and I have started this weekly'ish report as a way to share what I’m learning with my fellow readers, writers, artists, translators, collectors, and investors.

Since March 2022, it's gone out as a free newsletter to interested subscribers, so I'll be very curious to hear your comments about this experiment in putting out an issue on Deca!

Oh, and if you want to support my work, please consider picking up a gold ONE PERCENT Reader's Reward card - or copy of my genesis piece, LETHARGICA - which combines a video "book trailer" NFT with unlockable written and audiobook versions of a story which reviewers call "a wonderful and heartbreaking tale."

Ten percent of all proceeds go to "Doctors Without Borders" in transparent ETH donations recorded on the blockchain, and ten percent goes to collecting books and art from holders - who also receive an airdrop of the silver ONE IN A HUNDRED Reader's Reward cards!