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[james_davis_nicoll]

I was going to put a rant here but I think it would be prudent for me to wait a month until the book that triggered it sees print. Even if I friends-lock it, that doesn't mean the publisher might not get wind of my comments and take offense.

So, to fill the time until then:

Is writing Heinlein young adult novel pastiches primarily a male occupation? I can't off-hand think of a female writer who tried her hand at a Heinlein young adult novel, at least not in the centenary wave of Heinlein pastiches.

[This might be a stupid question but if it is mainly a guy subgenre, why would that be?]

In a unrelated comment, metric _or_ American imitation of Imperial, people. Not both or at least not both in the same sentence.

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[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

I can use metric, Imperial or the US system but I am a strict segregationist where measuring systems are concerned [1]. I don't want to have to flip back and forth in my head.

1: Also food, which is why I eat my dinner one item at a time, rather than going back and forth.

[velochicdunord.livejournal.com]

Seconded on all matters.

[velochicdunord.livejournal.com]

Although, I can also switch back and forth between imperial (US) metric, printer's measures and units, and pixels entirely at will, on the fly and at random.

[robertprior.livejournal.com]

While I find it no harder to visualize 2 feet, 5 cm than 2 feet, 2 inches. If I have to deal with compound arithmetic anyway, I can deal with mixed units.

I'd prefer to deal with metric, because that way the math is easier. But I can handle mixed as easily as I can straight Imperial.