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Sitka World will be hosting a launch party on August 10th, 9pm EST in their Discord.

This would be an ideal opportunity for newcomers to join and get some sneak previews of what's to come – including a cinematic trailer preview, RPG preview, and an exclusive reading.

There will also be some open mic reading slots, so authors are encouraged to sign up to read their own work in their Discord - be prepared for a story-based challenge to get in – as I’ve noted in previous Minutes, they have one of the most unique onboarding experiences I’ve yet to encounter in Web3.

Minute #1: Sitka World Launch Party

Minute #2: Deca

While this newsletter focuses mainly on the literary side of the NFT space, I think it’s really important to think about how those items differ from traditional longform media.

Deca is evolving into a great place to showcase crypto art – and with implementations of text, it also becomes a potential platform for the written word. Which is why these Minutes are appearing, for the first time, as a Deca gallery – please take a look!

Particularly, look for what’s missing that could be here, should be here – I’ll write about it next time!

Need a Deca invite? Here’s one. And here’s another.

Minute #3: $LIT Speaker Series

As I’ve noted before, $LIT, while not exclusively focused on NFT books seems to create a lot of long-form content – the latest being their Project Zero which includes a comic book.

They’ve also started a “Speaker Series” – and the first two speakers were Keith Grossman,

President of TIME, and Neil Strauss, a best-selling author. These talks are available in the $LIT Discord and are yet another reason why I believe this is one of the key organizations for Web3 writers to be a part of!

Also, let's flash back to Minute #2 - and note that Deca is one of the few galleries I have found that allows you to read NFTs seamlessly right here inside the interface - something I've written about before as a functionality that all NFT art venues should provide!

Elle Griffin’s recent article in ESQUIRE is definitely a “must read” for creatives and executives alike in the literary NFT space.

But unfortunately for the magazine, they don’t actually seem to have a presence in Web3. This ties

Minute #4: Now Read This!

into my question in Minute #2 about “what’s missing.”

Tweet @ me if you think you know the answer! I'll airdrop a copy of LETHARGICA to the first three people who get the answer right before the next Minutes are released!

Metalibrarian Minutes - Number 11

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!

If the intersection of books and the blockchain is your jam, I look forward to connecting here!

Oh, and if you want to support my work in this area, please consider picking up a copy of my genesis piece, LETHARGICA - a multi-media experiment that 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 art from holders.

You can read these in Deca! Try it! Click to flip the pages!