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Merry Christmas, everyone! For diehard RU readers, I’ve put together a short article on subtext . I became aware of this term only a few weeks ago while listening to a workshop presented by New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak . I know, I’m a slow top. In my own defense, I was familiar with the writing technique, but never knew it had a name. Imagine that a technique with a name. Go Tracey. To start us off, I’m ...

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I met Cat through Broad Universe . She's been REALLY busy lately. She's cranking out stories, anthologies and is managing editor for Fantasy magazine. Her stories have appeared in the best magazines, including: Asimov's , Strange Horizons , and Weird Tales . She runs an online game called ArmageddonMUD , is a Clarion West graduate and a former tech writer for Microsoft's Visual Basic. AW : Who encouraged you to write? CR : My ...

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