CHLOE STANTON, orphaned at 13 and shuffled through foster care never quite belonged. Her life takes on a Cinderella quality when she marries SCOTT, a brilliant neural-researcher who finally gives her the love and security she has always craved. Her art career flourishes. She lives in a beautiful home. She has everything until Scott’s RESEARCH ASSISTANT turns up dead and Chloe starts asking questions
Reoccurring dreams reoccur for a reason
original mixed-media on canvas by Tracy Oliver
(Acquired by the Robert Mintz collection)
There is nothing like moving to gain a fresh perspective! Sorting…culling, re-organizing, refreshing, the whole process is transformative. I firmly believe that one of the first steps in getting your
1. I heard a presentation by Frank Kern who is an astounding marketing strategist and an amazing salesperson. He also seems like a down-to-earth all around good guy. He pointed
I’ve decided to call this section of my website Notes to Myself, because maybe this will speak to someone or maybe it won’t. Either way, I want to write this
I recently attended the San Francisco Writers Conference and pitched my novel for the first time. (Fun!) Since I’m learning about book marketing and publishing anyway, I decided to start
I went all winter without changing the burned out bulb in the ceiling light in my bedroom. The fixture is made of glass and to change it requires unscrewing and
Reification is the tendency to think of mental models as if they’re concrete realities. It happens across all disciplines from medicine to marketing. The nice thing about models – mental
1.Claim responsibility for your own circumstances. We all face the occasional wild card, whether it comes in the form of a runaway bus, or a priceless art find in the
Tracy Oliver Writer, artist, idealist & founder of Skycastle Media
Kre-ativ 1. Having the ability or power to create 2. Productive; creating. Characterized by originality and expressiveness; 3. Imaginative:creative writing Noun: One who displays productive originality: This definition of “creative”
I went to Barnes and Nobles looking for literary magazines and I was blown away. B&N had a total of four lit mags stocked—this next to five rows for cat
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Who Lives, Who Dies and Why? That’s the question posed by Laurence Gonzales in his book, Deep Survival. http://www.deepsurvival.com After finishing his book I felt like I wanted to commit
I want to remember this quote by Robert Frost: “All great things are done for their own sake.” Whether they’re scientific discoveries, works of art, novels, songs, inventions, or corporate
If you make artistic discoveries and if all of a sudden your head begins to crackle with laughter, If you find all your ideas useless and ridiculous, know that IT