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About Elaine

Elaine Ambrose is a bestselling author of 12 books, 14 eBooks, and 4 audiobooks, and she has won more than 26 prestigious national writing awards in three genres: humor, memoir, and children’s books. She’s a popular ventriloquist with a “family” of creative characters. As a motivational and humorous speaker, Elaine Ambrose shares her effective storytelling strategies to business and civic audiences across the country and in five foreign countries. As a certified workshop facilitator, she organizes and presents writing and storytelling workshops on her YouTube Channel and in person. As a syndicated blogger, she has won national recognition for viral posts on BlogHer, The Huffington Post, The National Society of Newspaper Columnists, and the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop.

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Let’s Celebrate My Ejection Fraction!

I’m so excited to be normal! Three years ago, an echocardiogram revealed my heart ejection fraction was registered at 30%, indicating serious heart failure. Another procedure this week revealed the ejection fraction had improved to 60%, a normal percentage. I’ve never been so happy to receive a score of 60%. Three Years … [Read More...] about Let’s Celebrate My Ejection Fraction!

Why Ventriloquists Use Different Accents for Characters

https://youtu.be/30TeVbq7epU?si=W_5zqVK9bAYkIcpE Click the YouTube link to watch and hear six of my characters. I have eight puppets with distinct accents. Ventriloquists use different accents to distinguish between their characters. The act wouldn’t work if the puppet had the same voice as the ventriloquist. My … [Read More...] about Why Ventriloquists Use Different Accents for Characters

Cycling Without Age in Idaho

https://youtu.be/_NDLZAXxOiQ?si=LyWLIT-v2qywwr2O In 2017, I ordered a Triobike Trishaw from Copenhagen, Denmark, and created the first Idaho chapter of "Cycling Without Age." With the assistance of Eagle City Council Member Mary McFarland, we met with the Mayor of Eagle to secure permission to ride … [Read More...] about Cycling Without Age in Idaho

Writing Workshop – “Writing the Wrongs: How Experiences Create our Stories”

A writing workshop titled "Writing the Wrongs: How Experiences Create Our Stories" is available on October 27 and will be repeated on November 3 in Eagle, Idaho. Bestselling author Elaine Ambrose will facilitate the morning sessions, and a panel of Idaho authors will end the workshop with a discussion and Q&A session. … [Read More...] about Writing Workshop – “Writing the Wrongs: How Experiences Create our Stories”