Amber Leggette-Aldrich
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Month: June 2019
Friday Fun – Baked Alaskan
Posted on June 28, 2019 by Amber
How to make 737,438 Baked Alaskans… With average daytime summer temperatures ranging from 55 to 78 °F (12.8 to 25.6 °C) across the state, today is a little hotter than normal. Tomorrow is supposed to be even hotter…if anyone’s left to record it. I… Continue Reading “Friday Fun – Baked Alaskan”
Category: authors, Comedy, Friday Fun, writingTags: #Alaska, #amwriting, authors, heatwave, hot weather memes, summer, weather
Good Morning Sunshine
Posted on June 26, 2019 by Amber
The dawn of a new day… We are entering into a heat wave here in Alaska. Our average temperature for this time of year is 67F. But the forecast says 78F today, and 87F by Friday. We have a saying here, “Alaskans don’t tan,… Continue Reading “Good Morning Sunshine”
Category: authors, writingTags: authors, finding balance, sunrise, wildflowers, writing
Friday Fun #7 – Coffee
Posted on June 21, 2019 by Amber
It’s time for a coffee break… I have been drinking coffee for as long as I can remember. There is probably more coffee than blood in my veins. In fact, I my grandmother used to put it in my bottle when I was just… Continue Reading “Friday Fun #7 – Coffee”
Category: authors, Comedy, Friday Fun, writingTags: #amwriting, #FridayFun, authors, coffee, Comedy, humor
90 Days to Published Challenge…
A leap of faith… “Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him…so shall your plans be established and succeed”. (Proverbs 16:3 AMP) In 2014, when he was in the 7th grade, I gave my son, Christian, a writing assignment… Continue Reading “90 Days to Published Challenge…”
Category: authors, writingTags: #amwriting, authors, books, Christian fantasy fiction, fiction, publishing, writers, writing
3 Questions for Authors
Kindness in the world of wordsmiths… Through the years I’ve had the pleasure of meeting some wonderful folks in the Author community. Without their kind generosity, my own journey into the land of writing would not have happened. Generally speaking, in the world of… Continue Reading “3 Questions for Authors”
Category: authors, writingTags: advice for authors, authors, marketing, questions, questions for authors, writing, writing as a business
Friday Fun #6
Posted on June 14, 2019 by Amber
Fitness Program for Writers (or anyone with a desk job) As a writer, I spend many long hours sitting at my desk. But, as everyone knows, such a sedentary lifestyle is not good for your physical health. So, I created a fitness program just… Continue Reading “Friday Fun #6”
Category: authors, Comedy, Friday Fun, writingTags: #FridayFun, Comedy, exercise, fun exercises, humor, writers, writing
The 10 Commandments of Writer’s Etiquette for Social Media
Posted on June 13, 2019 by Amber
10 Commandments of Writer’s Etiquette for Social Media What is etiquette and why is it important?… When I was a child, my parents taught me that there was a standard set of principles of what was considered to be appropriate behavior, as acceptable in… Continue Reading “The 10 Commandments of Writer’s Etiquette for Social Media”
Just One More Day
Posted on June 12, 2019 by Amber
This morning I took a trip down memory lane, as I do from time to time. I try not to dwell in the past, but there are some lessons of life that are good to be reminded of occasionally. I found this post that… Continue Reading “Just One More Day”
Category: authors, life lessons, writingTags: #amwriting, #WednesdayWisdom, life and death, life lessons, love, Norma Cornett Marek, Tomorrow Never Comes
The Mindset of Success
Posted on June 11, 2019 by Amber
What does success look like to me? The Mindset of Success… As a mother, one of my goals was to raise my son to be a person of integrity and faith. So, seeing him drop to his knees at the age of 3 ½… Continue Reading “The Mindset of Success”
Category: authors, influence, writingTags: #amwriting, failure, personal gain, self-confidence, success, successful, wealth, wisdom
FRIDAY FUN #5
Posted on June 7, 2019 by Amber
Just a few memes… Summers in Alaska are short (like this post) and today I’m beginning the rock work on my house. Since I’m kinda old(er) and not as fast as I used to be, I am taking the rest of the day to… Continue Reading “FRIDAY FUN #5”
Category: Comedy, Friday FunTags: #comedy, #FridayFun, #humor, memes, writers
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