Traci L. Slatton Author Blog

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medical innovation review

self-reliance

Doctor as Entrepreneur: In the face of the medical technology revolution and ever more rigid insurance regulations, doctors have their own ingenuity.

Scrivener: A Fabulous Writing Program

2015-10-14T21:00:00-07:00

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computers

how to write a book novels

novels

writing

A glowing review of writing software Scrivener, sold by Literature & Latte.

FOREWORD REVIEWS book review of BROKEN

2015-01-24T21:00:00-08:00

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5 star review art

art

book promotion

book reviews

independent publishing

literature review

FOREWORD REVIEWS book review of BROKEN in the forthcoming Sci Fi/Fantasy issue, which ships in February to B&N newsstands. The review is beautiful.

Traci Slatton's Best of 2014

2014-12-30T21:00:00-08:00

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5 star review authors

travel

Traci Slatton,This is a personal, idiosyncratic list. These items are what I loved and enjoyed. BEST MOVIE: In Your Eyes, produced by Joss Whedon BEST SONG

Citizenfour: The Most Important Movie You Will Ever See

2014-10-25T21:00:00-07:00

Categories: anarchy

anarchy

criminal behavior

dystopian

evil

horror

politics

psychosis

terrorism

vulnerability

Citizenfour,I recently finished a WWII novel, and I'm still researching the era for another, very different novel set during the same time period. Since one

Great Review of Broken at Game Vortex

2014-08-23T21:00:00-07:00

Categories: art

art

blogs

book reviews Broken

Broken

Great Review of Broken,Psibabe, aka Ashley Perkins, at Game Vortex posted a thoughtful and beautiful review of my forthcoming novel BROKEN. She wrote, in

Review: Sigmar Polke at the MOMA

2014-07-17T21:00:00-07:00

Categories: art

art

Sabin Howard

Sabin Howard sculpture

sculpting

talent

Sigmar Polke at the MOMA,I saw a lot of art in Italy. The Accademia in Venice, the Uffizi in Florence, the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, the Canova Gipsoteca

Agriturismo Al Vecchio Borgo outside of Possagno: A magical experience, with excellent food

2014-07-11T21:00:00-07:00

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5 star review art

art

food

travel

Agriturismo Al Vecchio Borgo,If I were married to a surgeon, I would hear about cuts and scalpels; if I were married to a movie producer, I would be regaled

Review of the Samsung Galaxy S4, by an iPhone User

2013-05-19T21:00:00-07:00

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Review of the Samsung Galaxy S4. I am an admitted Apple fangirl. I found myself increasingly interested in the flexibility of the Android ecosystem

New Favorite Show: BBC's SHERLOCK

2013-03-02T21:00:00-08:00

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television

BBC's SHERLOCK. Sherlock exceeded my expectations. The plots are intricate and interwoven, juicy and satisfying. They're just so darn intelligent.

Review of Dystopian Romance book Cold Light (After Series) by Traci L. Slatton

2012-06-28T21:00:00-07:00

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After Series

book promotion

book reviews review

Review of Dystopian Romance Cold Light (After Series) by Traci Slatton. Paromantasy blog is lively and exciting. Check out their new review of COLD LIGHT

New review of THE ART OF LIFE

2012-06-25T21:00:00-07:00

Categories: art

art

Sabin Howard

Sabin Howard sculpture

sculpting

Review of THE ART OF LIFE. Atelier Mends Blogspot called it a "rich, intelligent study interweaving the history of classical sculpture and Howard's own"

Brene Brown: The power of vulnerability | Video on TED.com

2011-01-12T21:00:00-08:00

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harassment

healing

life model love

love

maturity

redemption review

spiritual teachings

transference

wholeness

Brene Brown: The power of vulnerability | Video on TED.com. "Blame is a way to discharge pain and discomfort."

Hereafter: Compelling, heartwarming

2010-10-24T21:00:00-07:00

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5 star review art

art

passings

HEREAFTER is poignant, sweet, intense. Three people deal with death and the afterlife in ways that are somber, human, and deeply affecting.

WALL STREET: Money never sleeps

2010-09-26T21:00:00-07:00

Categories: anarchy

anarchy

art

redemption review

Wall Street. I liked this movie. Michael Douglas is at the top of his game: creepy, smart, likable, unpredictable as slithery, unrepentant Gordon Gekko.

Eat, Pray, Love: the movie; Pray, Stay, Love: the life

2010-08-29T21:00:00-07:00

Categories: art

art

love

maturity

redemption review

Eat, Pray, Love. My rascally and delightful middle daughter wanted some daughter-mom time, so we went together to see EAT, PRAY, LOVE.

The Power by Rhonda Byrne

2010-08-21T21:00:00-07:00

Categories: authors

book reviews freedom

life model love

love

redemption review

vulnerability

wholeness

The Power by Rhonda Byrne. There's a lot here, most of it good stuff. Opening the mind and heart to love can only benefit people.

AUTHENTIC HAPPINESS by Martin Seligman

2010-05-10T21:00:00-07:00

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astrology

book reviews freedom

redemption

AUTHENTIC HAPPINESS by Martin Seligman. What about the study of positive mental and emotional traits, like peace, joy, hope, faith, and optimism?

MADNESS: I bought a nook on eBay

2009-12-11T21:00:00-08:00

Categories: review

MADNESS: I bought a nook on eBay. To be able to read anything right away without walking the three blocks to my local Barnes & Noble will be a treat for me.

C. Stephen Baldwin's SHADOWS OVER SUNDIALS

2009-11-08T21:00:00-08:00

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book reviews friends

writing

C. Stephen Baldwin's SHADOWS OVER SUNDIALS. It wasn't just the adventures, it was the keen sense of curiosity with which Stephen so deeply engaged his life.

Leverage

2009-02-02T21:00:00-08:00

Categories: anarchy

anarchy

errors

television

Leverage. Which brings me to a great new TV show, LEVERAGE. It airs on TNT. It's a Robin Hood show of the most satisfying kind.

Who do I read?

2008-02-21T21:00:00-08:00

Categories: authors

writing

Who do I read? Richard North Patterson and Sue Grafton, for starters: two of the classiest writers of prose in the English language today.

"Come with me if you want to live"

2008-01-13T21:00:00-08:00

Categories: review

television

So it was with pleasure that I watched "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" last night. I readily confess to being a long-time "Terminator" fan.

The Internal Triangle, and the Failure of Psychotherapy

2008-01-10T21:00:00-08:00

Categories: art

art

redemption

reference