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Why are NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) so exciting for authors and the publishing industry? How will they generate more streams of revenue for creators? What are some ways that authors could use them? All this and more in today's interview. I also mention Bloomberg's article on how NFTs shift power to artists in the intro. Thanks to my patrons at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn who support these extra futurist episodes.John Fox is an award-winning short story writer and author of I Will Shout Your Name, a collection of his stories. He's also a developmental editor, creator of writing courses, and a blogger.  You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below. Show Notes * What are NFTs and how do they work?* How authors might benefit from selling NFTs* Questions to ask when you’re thinking about creating an NFT* Ideas for NFTs from authors* Addressing concerns about the environmental impact of NFTs* Exhibiting caution around publishing contracts and their blanket ownership of future formats of a book* Marketing strategies for authors as the world and technology changes You can find John Fox at thejohnfox.com and on Twitter @bookfox. John has some great courses for authors and if you'd like to support the show, check them out through my link: TheCreativePenn.com/bookfox Transcript of interview with John Fox Joanna: John Fox is an award-winning short story writer and author of I Will Shout Your Name, a collection of his stories. He's also a developmental editor, course creator, and blogger. Welcome, John. John: Thanks for having me. Joanna: I'm excited to talk to you today. Before we get into the topic of the show, the technological side, I did want to ask you a bit more about you and your writing journey so people know where you're coming from. John: I got a couple of graduate degrees in creative writing from New York University, and then an MFA from USC. Way back in 2006, I started blogging. So I've been blogging for 15 years now at Bookfox. About five or six years ago, I decided to monetize the blog and start selling courses, start doing editing, start to become more of a resource for writers out there, because they may need help, a lot of people need help. I get emails all the time saying like, ‘How do I self-publish?' Or, ‘How do I find an editor?' Or ‘How do I do this or that?' So I just wanted to help the writing community through Bookfox. Joanna: It's a goldmine. I spent quite a long time on your site. So we'll definitely direct people there a bit later. I was interested because you're a literary writer yourself, you mentioned you have an MFA, you write short stories,