Proposal to write 2 articles for Bastard GAN punks v2

Dear all,

My name is James Morales and I am a writer and a journalist. I have a BSc in Social Anthropology and MA in Communication and Media Studies.

I’ve previously written about topics including blockchain and crypto, the darknet, digital art, and the history and sociology of the internet. Besides journalism, I have a background in content writing for software companies such as Automation Anywhere, Affise, and Process Bliss, to name a few. I currently work as a business/technology journalist for PYMNTS.com.

Please view a selection of published works here: (https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/997237619966611518/997241853764186192/Portfolio.pdf).

You can visit my LinkedIn Profile here: (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/james-morales-69747177).

I was approached by wassoshi(xbastard) to write for Bastard Gan Punks after they saw an article I wrote about GAN art: From Poetical Science to GANism: A Selective History of the Art in Artificial Intelligence

https://www.electricartefacts.art/news/from-poetical-science-to-ganism-a-selective-history-of-the-art-in-artificial-intelligence.

In order to go about publicizing the Bastard Gan Punks project I propose the following:

To write one article on the convergence of GAN art and NFTs in the GAN Punks. Both have their own fascinating histories which play out in the GAN Punks Project. This historical perspective can then be embellished with details about the inception of the GAN Punks movement, its influences, and the story so far. I would then recommend a second article about the DAO. There's so much to say about decentralized governance as a topic I could go on about it all day but with specific respect to what you have going on here, I would explain the role of the DAO in the project and why it is unique.

In the spirit of decentralized organization, I would also love to get insight from members of this community and perhaps even experiment with a decentralized editorial/feedback process using an open document.

With regards to where to publish, my first preference would be Wired as a well-known tech publication with a large readership. After that, I think one of the NFT platforms would be a great idea as they have a much smaller but very relevant readership. OpenSea, Known Origin and Rarible all have blogs, for example. My third preference would be the crypto/NFT news sites for the same reason. I'm not too familiar with these myself but I know there are plenty out there eg. nftnewstoday.com, cryptonews.com, nftnewspro.com.

My rate is in GBP as I'm UK-based and it's £120 per 1000 words. I'd anticipate each article to be 1000 words or less.

I’m excited to write about this unique collection which sits at the intersection of my interests in digital art, NFTs, DAOs, and decentralized organizational forms generally.

I hope to get the opportunity to contribute to the growth of this project. I admire its radical democracy which I would do my best to give voice to.

Best, James Morales