When I first heard about non-fungible tokens (NFTs)–not long ago, actually–I found them to be nothing more than a curiosity. Then Cryptowriter decided to airdrop NFTs to members of the community. I ran–and did not pass Go or collect $200–to WAX’s Atomic Assets Hub where I set up an account for the sole purpose of receiving my freebie. I’m glad I did. Here’s what it looks like (a facsimile):
The image artist is Lars Kommienezuspadt.
Now, this is not the first NFT I’ve ever owned. In 2018, I helped write the lore for the popular cross-chain game Splinterlands (when it was a beta launch on the Steem blockchain). In return, I received some digital game cards. I also entered fiction writing contests with Splinterlands themes and won a few of those along with some card packs. I didn’t think about them then as NFTs because I wasn’t familiar with the term, but that’s what they are. While each monster may have hundreds or thousands of cards representing it, each card has a unique numerical identifier making them all a one-of-a-kind.
Outside of the Steem blockchain environment, this is the first NFT I have owned.
Today, I Minted My Own NFT From a Tweet
Cent #Valuables is an NFT platform allowing anyone to mint an NFT from a tweet. Elon Musk is going bonkers selling his tweets as NFTs.
I decided to make one of my own and am now selling this tweet.
The sales page is here. Now, ya’ll don’t knock each other down to try to get there and buy it. Okay?
Plans To Create More NFTs
As a published fiction writer and poet, I’m always looking for ways to get more mileage from my creations. A few years ago–about a decade, actually–I started writing Twitter poems using the hashtag #twitpoem. I called it the #twitpoem project, and created that hashtag myself. Today, you can still see people using the hashtag I created over 10 years ago.
I’ve thought about taking some of these old tweets and turning them into NFTs. Here’s a sample, something I played around with but haven’t yet pulled the trigger on:
The image is from Pixabay.
It’s not for sale yet, but if I decide to move forward with this project, I’ll likely use WAX as the platform for creating these. And, shameless plug, I have a few electronic books for sale at Amazon featuring these twitpoems.
I’ve also got some published poems that I may combine with an image to create original and less common NFTs.
On the fiction side, I have some book covers that I might make NFTs out of. I tend to write in the speculative fiction genre and have edited three multi-author anthologies with a similar theme. Here’s one of those covers:
The Biblical Legends Anthology Series is also available at Amazon, in both print and Kindle editions. For anyone with an allergic reaction to Amazon, my books are also available at Kobo, Smashwords, Nook, the Apple iStore, and through major book distributors.
One other thing I’m mulling over in my mind is creating original works of literature as NFTs, or taking some old published short stories and turning them into NFTs. The logistics for written works, however, is different and I’m thinking they will have more value if partnered with an image. Still thinking.
Anyways, I’m always thinking up something. How about you?
Allen Taylor is a published poet and fiction writer, an award-winning journalist, and inveterate thinkerer.
First published at Voice.