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New London Day Article

2019-04-19T21:00:00-07:00

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WW1 Memorial

Internationally renowned author Traci L. Slatton writes of an article about her as a National WWI Memorial model in The New London Day newspaper.

Colette, A Review

2018-10-16T21:00:00-07:00

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Novelist Traci L. Slatton reviews the film Colette (2018) starring Kiera Knightly. This is a film about a woman owning her own voice.

Returning to Source and Writing Again

2018-03-01T21:00:00-08:00

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Write again, they are telling me. You must write, Traci. It's the new theme: writing again.

Yoga Teacher Training

2017-04-02T21:00:00-07:00

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I thought of this dinner when I signed up for Yoga Teacher Training at Three Sisters Yoga; as the body goes, so goes the mind. A flexible, open body will yield a flexible, open mind. I was also thinking of the next three decades of my life.

Glowing Reviews of THE YEAR OF LOVING

2017-03-27T21:00:00-07:00

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Glowing reviews of Traci L. Slatton's heartfelt novel THE YEAR OF LOVING, a story about a woman in a love triangle with an older man and a younger man.

Two New Reviews of THE YEAR OF LOVING

2017-02-25T21:00:00-08:00

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Two New Reviews of THE YEAR OF LOVING The last several news cycles seem to have been dominated by politics. It's been hard to get some traction with my new novel THE YEAR OF LOVING. But early this morning a gracious email arrived from a blogger whose reviews I really enjoy.

Recent Author Events and Book Reviews

2017-02-11T21:00:00-08:00

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Internationally renowned author Traci L. Slatton writes about recent author events and great book blog reviews of THE YEAR OF LOVING.

Announcing THE YEAR OF LOVING

2016-10-06T21:00:00-07:00

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Announcing THE YEAR OF LOVING. I am delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of THE YEAR OF LOVING. Art gallerist Sarah Paige’s world is crumbling.

BLOOD SKY is 2015 Indiefab Finalist

2016-03-07T21:00:00-08:00

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Parvati Press is pleased to announce BLOOD SKY has been recognized as a finalist in the 18th annual Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards.

Three Recent Beautiful Reviews of BROKEN

2016-01-10T21:00:00-08:00

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Here are two recent beautiful reviews of BROKEN, Traci L. Slatton's historical novel set in occupied Paris.

Scrivener: A Fabulous Writing Program

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

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

Traci Slatton interviewed by Desiree Watson on Wellness Lounge

2015-05-10T21:00:00-07:00

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Desiree Watson interviewed me on her VoiceAmerica radio show Wellness Lounge, A Step Further.

From the HuffPo: Three Plot Structures Every Storyteller Can Use

2015-03-09T21:00:00-07:00

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Here is my latest Huffington Post article: Three Plot Structures Every Storyteller Can Use

One tool for learning the craft of writing novels is plot structure. These structures are scaffolds. Adventure, dialogue and characterization matters.

Foreword Reviews Spring Issue: Broken is "beautiful"

2015-03-04T21:00:00-08:00

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Foreword Reviews is the library journal of independent publishing. My novel BROKEN is reviewed and featured in Foreword Reviews, Spring 2015 issue.

Book Candy Studios Rocks Book Trailers

2015-02-05T21:00:00-08:00

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It's not easy to make book trailers. A trailer must tease, intrigue, delight--hook a reader and trigger desire for the book. Book Candy Studios did all that

The Business of Independent Publishing

2015-01-31T21:00:00-08:00

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Experiences Regarding the business of independent publishing A few months ago, I received a polite email from Professor John Maxwell of Simon Fraser Univer

Author interview: Rory Pinto interviews me on New Perspectives Radio

2015-01-20T21:00:00-08:00

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This is an old author interview of me on NEW PERSPECTIVES RADIO from August, 2011, right after I had independently published FALLEN. Rory Pinto is a wonderful healer and charming radio host....

Great Beast

2015-01-13T21:00:00-08:00

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Author Traci L. Slatton contemplates creativity.It's that fanged, clawed thing, back to taunt me and play with me and befuddle me. Creativity, of course.

Days of Inspiration

2014-12-10T21:00:00-08:00

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Days of Inspiration I've endured these debilitating days periodically throughout my life. My usual strength seems like a sham, my resilience is a distant

Grateful

2014-11-27T21:00:00-08:00

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Grateful,I give thanks for my children, my sweet husband, my lovely friends, my overly-gregarious dogs, my home, the books I've written and those I've read

Seattle PI Review of BROKEN: "Heat and Passion...and a Beauty that Shines Through"

2014-10-16T21:00:00-07:00

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Seattle PI Review,Author and prolific reviewer Leslie Wright wrote a thoughtful, intelligent review of BROKEN. She posted her article on her personal review

Writing Eros in BROKEN

2014-09-24T21:00:00-07:00

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Eros in BROKEN,I’ve been married with children for my entire adult life, so, technically, I don’t know anything about sex.Or, perhaps, birth control It’s

My New HuffPo Piece: Five Questions You Must Ask Your Protagonist

2014-09-18T21:00:00-07:00

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Before Writing Your Novel... Here's my latest piece on the Huffington Post, some advice for writers: Five questions you must ask your protagonist

BROKEN Blog Tour starts today!

2014-09-17T21:00:00-07:00

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Whirlwind Book Tours put together a blog tour for BROKEN, and today is the launch. I'm excited! Today an excerpt from BROKEN appeared on two blogs, The Pen

Word Crimes by Weird Al Yankovic

2014-07-20T21:00:00-07:00

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Word Crimes,I couldn't stop laughing when I first viewed this video. I blast Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines on my iPhone when I'm on the elliptical trai

Finding myself in Wikipedia

2014-06-04T21:00:00-07:00

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Finding myself in Wikipedia. I was googling around, keeping abreast of the scuttlebutt on my books, when I found a reference to one of my books in Wikipedia

Finishing the First Draft of BROKEN

2014-05-29T21:00:00-07:00

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Things were bad in Occupied Paris and getting worse. Then the first draft was done. I'm nerved up when I finish the first draft of a novel. I'm wired.

Method Writing

2014-05-18T21:00:00-07:00

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My husband told me last night that I was "method writing." It's true that I write from the inside of a story and I am writing a dark novel set during WWII.

Emsun Review of COLD LIGHT

2014-04-10T21:00:00-07:00

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A review of Cold Light: "Slatton did it once again...Her writing style is unnaturally engrossing..."

Writing Well is the Best Revenge

2014-02-28T21:00:00-08:00

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Writing well is the best revenge. I love Anne Lamott's beautiful book on the craft of writing, Bird by Bird, with its approbation for 'shitty first drafts.'

Epistolary Fiction

2013-06-15T21:00:00-07:00

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Epistolary Fiction. This is an old form of novel, the novel in documents, usually letters, that is morphing into blog letters-posts.

Day 11: Letter to a friend

2013-06-11T21:00:00-07:00

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Day 11: Letter to a friend. Lynn and I dined at a restaurant that has been in business for over 400 years.

Day 10: Letter to a friend

2013-06-10T21:00:00-07:00

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Day 10: Letter to a friend. I hope it pleases you to hear, if you can be pleased with me, that I enjoy my time here. A close encounter of the strange kind.

Day 9: Letter to a friend

2013-06-09T21:00:00-07:00

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Day 9: Letter to a friend. There were a host of reasons to sally forth in the direction of Shakespeare & Company after 12:00--so I went. I walked.

Day 8: Letter to a friend

2013-06-08T21:00:00-07:00

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Day 8: Letter to a friend. Today I am most blue, missing my beloveds at home. I am following the wave of the feeling...

Day 7: Letter to a friend

2013-06-07T21:00:00-07:00

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Day 7: Letter to a friend. Some days stand out. Today was one, thanks to a lovely dinner with M. Le French Editor and his wife la belle dame Isabelle.

Day 6: Letter to a friend

2013-06-06T21:00:00-07:00

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Day 6: Letter to a friend. Today was spent largely in the company of Janet Flanner—that is, perusing her book “Paris Was Yesterday, 1925-1939.”

Day 5: Letter to a friend

2013-06-05T21:00:00-07:00

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Day 5: Letter to a friend. This morning I did a solid hour of yoga to make up for my excesses last night. Food, drink, and… Jean-Sven. He behaved himself

Day 4: Letter to a friend

2013-06-04T21:00:00-07:00

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Day 4: Letter to a friend. The light at this time of year stretches seductively far into the evening—at 9:30 or 10, a honeyed lucence falls on everything

Day 3: Letter to a friend

2013-06-03T21:00:00-07:00

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Day 3: Letter to a friend I hope you're receiving these notes, and they provoke a smile. Lord knows you seemed dour enough in our last few conversations

Day 2: Letter to a friend

2013-06-02T21:00:00-07:00

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Day 2: Letter to a friend. In the morning, the bright, rich light comes in, saturated with color and taste and fragrance.

Day 1: Letter to a friend

2013-06-01T21:00:00-07:00

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Day 1: Letter to a friend. I am staying on a little street with multiple creperies, and managed to inhale a crepe with oeuf and fromage for lunch.

Sex in literature today

2012-12-17T21:00:00-08:00

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Reviewer Katie French of Underground Book Reviews sent a list of questions for a blog interview. One question was what I thought about sex in literature.

My recent post on HuffPo: What I'm learning about life from writing novels...

2012-05-02T21:00:00-07:00

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Author Traci Slatton learns valuable life lessons from writing novels. Writing is so integral to my life that it becomes a springboard for all else.

Fun guest blog on MOONLIGHT GLEAM'S BOOKSHELF

2011-08-02T21:00:00-07:00

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Fun guest blog on MOONLIGHT GLEAM'S BOOKSHELF. I participated in a character guest post on Moonlight Gleam's Bookshelf. I got to be Luca from IMMORTAL.

First Wives Always Know, and other inconvenient truths

2010-08-18T21:00:00-07:00

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First Wives Always Know, and other inconvenient truths. A second wife can know something else about the same tasty man--and get better results out of him.

Why Revision is Important

2010-05-02T21:00:00-07:00

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Why Revision is Important. Orwell is talking partly about diction and construction in his essay. The relationship between clear thinking and clear writing.

C. Stephen Baldwin's SHADOWS OVER SUNDIALS

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

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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.

Hoisted on My Own Petard

2008-12-29T21:00:00-08:00

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Hoisted on My Own Petard During a radio interview to promote IMMORTAL, I spoke about publishers and writers and the need for the two to find a common ground

Who do I read?

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

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

How Buddha erred, why Writer's colonies are mistakes, and Maya Angelou

2008-02-17T21:00:00-08:00

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Buddha erred, why Writer's colonies are mistakes, and Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou's work makes my soul sing. I put her in the same literary category as Yeats

Welcome

2008-01-06T21:00:00-08:00

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Welcome! This is the inaugural entry of my author blog, In the mouth of the serpent. This blog will consist of my ramblings, rantings, opinions, and hopes.