by Audrey | Sep 28, 2011 | Random
Writing the Opening Sentence of a Novel Hello to all the loyal followers of Pretty Opinionated, and thank you to Nicole Etolen for inviting me to write a guest post on her wonderful blog. It is perhaps not fair that the first sentence of a 400-page novel containing...
by Audrey | Sep 21, 2011 | Books
Fun and Interesting Facts About Kevin Benton I attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA., the world’s largest Evangelical Christians School, founded by the late, great Chancellor, Rev. Dr. Jerry Falwell. While at Liberty, I was a member of the basketball team that...
by Audrey | Sep 18, 2011 | Kids & Family
Education Through Time by Kody Carling Throughout time, the human race has had a reputation of learning from experimentation to increase the quality of life for the Earth’s inhabitants. With the educational gains in the field of medicine over time, the life expectancy...
by Audrey | Sep 17, 2011 | Books
“What kind of work do you do?” asks any person that I meet. “I’m a gangster, yo.” No, I’m not really in crime. But sometimes it seems preferable to say that rather than admitting I’m unemployed. On October 23, 2009, I woke up and went to work. By 11am, I no longer had...
by Audrey | Sep 10, 2011 | Books
LOSS OF INNOCENCE I remember the first time I noticed that Matthew, my first born son, was different. He was about a year old and we were at Gymboree, a program where stir-crazy new mothers could connect while their babies got to tumble and play. The class was held in...
by Audrey | Sep 7, 2011 | Books
The Attitude Girl by Mila Bernadkin About the book The Attitude Girl is an inspirational, award-winning novel, written for young adults, ages 15 and up, and their parents. It’s a fictional coming-of age story, but as realistic and true to life as can be. The main...
by Audrey | Sep 5, 2011 | Books
Let’s get this clear right away: I’m a dog. I’m 1’10” and weigh 63 lbs, and although I’m a mutt on the outside, I’m a purebred on the inside. My good nature comes from the Golden Retriever side of the family, while my...
by Audrey | Sep 3, 2011 | Books
Guest Post: “No More Secs!” by Ann Pietrangelo As a young girl, I constantly begged to use my sister’s portable Brother typewriter, even though I didn’t know how to type. I loved the clanking of the keys and fantasized about sitting in a...
by Audrey | Aug 24, 2011 | Books
After 31 years as a clinical psychologist, I retired and began my second career as a children’s author. This is what I fondly refer to as “the dessert of my life!” My last book, Hot Issues, Cool Choices: Facing Bullies, Peer Pressure, Popularity, and Put-Downs was a...
by Audrey | Aug 20, 2011 | Random
Chopping Through Insecurities I remember accompanying a friend of mine to a workshop and taking part in a little demonstration. We were put in teams of two. One person held a disposable wooden chopstick firmly in front of them with one end of the chopstick in each...
