CANCELLATIONS

When an author stops writing a popular series, readers get disappointed. Some may even get angry at the writer for discontinuing stories they love. Most often, this is not the author's choice. Usually the axe comes from the publishing house, and like a TV series, there isn't enough warning to offer a satisfying conclusion. The series might be cut off mid-stream, so to speak. A writer's only recourse then is to write short stories to keep her characters alive, to shop around for a new...