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   Cryptoengineer to James Nicoll   
   Re: The Care and Feeding of Series   
   04 Nov 25 22:24:25   
   
   From: petertrei@gmail.com   
      
   On 11/3/2025 6:29 PM, James Nicoll wrote:   
   > In article <10ebcvk$381ki$1@dont-email.me>,   
   > William Hyde   wrote:   
   >> Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote:   
   >>> On 3 Nov 2025 at 14:08:01 GMT, "James Nicoll"  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> The Care and Feeding of Series   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Five crucial steps for curating series.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/post/the-care-and-feeding-of-series   
   >>>   
   >>> Miss-spell the author's name on one volume's spine mid-series. That   
   >>> always entertains.   
   >>   
   >> I once read a book I liked by Roberta Heinlein.   
   >>   
   >> I wonder what ever happened to her?  Probably moved to Romance for the   
   >> money.   
   >   
   > Misspelling titles is also good: back in the summer I saw a copy of Rouge   
   > Queen but was too cheap to buy it.   
      
   I have that one (a Bluejay trade paperback iirc).   
      
   That's not the the only issue. Apparently, it was written by   
   L. Spraque de Camp.   
      
   pt   
      
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