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   Robert Woodward to Cryptoengineer   
   Re: The Care and Feeding of Series   
   04 Nov 25 21:44:22   
   
   From: robertaw@drizzle.com   
      
   In article <10eeg19$4hdr$1@dont-email.me>,   
    Cryptoengineer  wrote:   
      
   > 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.   
   >   
      
   Are you referring to his name on the cover? I would have to see more   
   examples of that typeface to be certain, but I think that is a "g".   
      
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