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Wacky Writing Idea #17: Blue Collar Monster Hunters

August 26, 2023 by John Champaign Leave a Comment

For this, and any other Wacky Writing Ideas, I happily release them into the wild for anyone to use. If you like the idea and want to write it up, do so with my blessing! If you want to change it or use it for something else, have at it! If you really want to do […]

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The Windmill Method Released

July 13, 2023 by John Champaign Leave a Comment

I’ve been working on a real estate investing book called “The Windmill Method” and it’s now been released. It’s an approach for finding a good deal in most markets by putting in aggressively low offers on multiple properties. I’ve written previous posts that discussed ideas that this book expands on. The biggest issue with this […]

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Writers’ Lifts Are A Waste Of Everyone’s Time

June 27, 2023 by John Champaign Leave a Comment

Goodhart’s law is stated as “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure”. It was originally articulated in the context of British monetary policy but has become universal. For faculty at universities, metrics that measure the impact of research, then used for hiring and promotion decisions, are quickly gamed and […]

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Historical Changes In Paid Fiction Writing

June 23, 2023 by John Champaign Leave a Comment

I’m a bit of an anomaly as someone who has written extensively about personal finance (as Mr. Cheap) and currently is focused on writing books, many of which are fiction. Many writers are self-confessed math-phobic, while others are clearly uncomfortable with business and money based decisions. I’m comfortable with all of this and am often […]

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What Does It Mean To Be A ‘Published’ Author?

June 10, 2023 by John Champaign Leave a Comment

I’m often fascinated by the wide range of what a particular word means to different people, while amazed at the expectation people have that they all share the exact same understanding of that word. ‘Feminism’, ‘capitalism’, and ‘retirement’ have vastly different meanings to just about everyone, but somehow we all think there’s a standard, absolute […]

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Amazing Blog Post Series On Modern Challenges Facing New Writers

June 6, 2023 by John Champaign Leave a Comment

I just finished reading an incredible series of blog posts by Dean Wesley Smith. I didn’t know his name, but he’s been a working fiction writer for decades and has some incredible insights into the tradeoffs between traditional and indie publishing and the transition that’s currently happening in the writing industry. These could be bundled […]

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Endless Seas: The Assassination of Joseph Baxtor

June 1, 2023 by John Champaign Leave a Comment

First Story Second Captain’s report:  While delivering medicine in Oritish, a Gegmun assassin snuck aboard and stabbed Captain Joseph Baxtor through the chest while he was sleeping in his quarters.  Although it’s through his heart and he seems to be in great discomfort, he’s still alive, although unconscious.  The assassin has been thrown in the […]

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AI Generative Art Scandal

May 30, 2023 by John Champaign Leave a Comment

I’m one of the 300 entries in #spfbo9, which is quite exciting. I’m happy to be a part of it this year, but in the interest of full disclosure: being an entry is more about meeting the deadline than any particular merit. Nevertheless, I’m in and happy about it! #spfbo is one of the few, […]

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Endless Seas: Under Siege

May 25, 2023 by John Champaign Leave a Comment

First Story Captain’s report:  We are docked in Salrich, a client culture of the Pantheon, resupplying.  Having a culture that is a known quantity, where crew can be given leave and not worry about entanglements with local customs, is a relief.  Our plan is to set sail in three days. Walking out of the bookseller, […]

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Come On, Baby, Don’t Fear The AI

May 22, 2023 by John Champaign 2 Comments

AI writing is a huge concern for writers. The current WGA strike has a ban on AI writing as one of their main demands. Indie authors are in a panic that in the near future AI generated novels will crowd them out of the marketplace and they’ll no longer be able to sell books. Why […]

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