The Writing at the Red House Podcast
Episodes
195 - What I Didn't Know About Book Launches
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi and her friend Diane Dokko Kim, author of Broken Faith, are returning today and going deeper in Part 2 of What I Didn’t Know About Book Launch...
194 - What I Didn't Know About Book Launches with Diane Dokko Kim Part 1
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi Lipp and one of her favorite people, Diane Dokko Kim are helping to take the mystery out of book launches. With so many different versions of wh...
193 - How To Make Big Changes in Your Ministry
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi Lipp and her friend and cat whisperer, Michele Cushatt continue the conversation about being the communicator God created you to be. Sometimes, ...
192 - Being the Communicator God Created You to Be
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi Lipp and her friend and change agent, Michele Cushatt talk about being the communicator God created you to be. Sometimes, well a lot of times, w...
191 - Creating a Mission Focus for Your Ministry
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi and her very missionally focused friend, Michele Cushatt come to you from Writing at the Red House where they are helping writers tell their har...
190 - Rethinking Book Launch Parties Part 2
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Kathi and Michele for Part 2 of “Rethinking Book Launch Parties.” They are joined by Amy Carroll and Cheri Gregory who have recently launched...
189 - Rethinking Book Launch Parties Part 1
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi and Michele gather around the kitchen table with book authors Cheri Gregory and Amy Carroll to gab and giggle over morning coffee. All four auth...
188 - Finding the Woven Story
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi and her very teacher-y co-host, Michele come to you from Writing at the Red House where they are helping writers tell their hard story. Today, K...
187 -Next Level Accountability for Your Writing and Your Life
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi talks with Writing at the Red House instructor Cheri Gregory about accountability. Cheri tells us all about her new favorite productivity tool c...
186 - What Do I Do With All My Old Projects
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi and Cheri Gregory continue the conversation about gutting your office. Do you have a hard time knowing what to do with the old projects stacked ...
185 - What Do I Do With All My Old Projects
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Author Michele Ule asks, “I’m wondering how you’re handling old research, information, old versions of your writing in your home office/computer...
184 - How Do You Do It All with Susan Seay
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi talks with her special guest Susan Seay about getting all the things done, by not doing all the things. In part two, Susan shares the remainder ...
183 - How Do You Do It All with Susan Seay
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Seay, author, speaker and homeschooling mom, carves out some time to visit with Kathi. Kathi asks, “How do you do it all as a professional com...
182 - Keeping the Book Launch Momentum Going
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi and Anna LeBaron, book launch coach, continue their conversation about launching your book well. They take a deeper dive into how you can engage...
181 - Preparing for Your Book Launch Part 1
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi Lipp chats with her guest Anna LeBaron, author of The Polygamist’s Daughter, about best practices for your book launch. Anna shares the secret...
180 - Launching a Book Without Losing Your Soul
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Does your book launch feel a little like being in a whirlwind of to-do’s, emotions and exhaustion? Kathi Lipp and her angelic co-host Michele Cushat...
179 - How to Map Your Book Aha #3
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered if you have a special story to tell or do you feel discouraged that it’s all been written before? In part three of the AHA se...
178 - How to Map Your Book Aha #2
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi chats with her friend and co-author, Cheri Gregory. Kathi and Cheri share their Aha #2 moment about writing a book and the most important thing ...
177 - How to Map Your Book Aha #1
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi sits down with her friend, cohort, and co-author of the book Exhale, Cheri Gregory. They share their surprising Aha moment that will help you ...
175 - Fiction with Ginny Yttrup Part 2
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi sits down with Christy-award winning fiction author Ginny Ytrrup and finishes a conversation about all things fiction. In today’s episode, ...
174 - Fiction with Ginny Yttrup
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi sits down with Christy-Award winning fiction author Ginny Yttrup and talks about the importance of honing your craft, the value of community, an...
173 - How to Create A Challenge For Your Followers
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi Lipp welcomes Facebook group expert and community builder Tonya Kubo to the podcast today. If you want to grow your audience, create community, ...
172 - How to Design Your Dream Life
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Denise Walsh sits with Kathi and talks about her book, How to Design Your Dream Life, and delves into personal growth issues, imposter syndrome, what ...
171 - How to be a great FB Live Guest with Cheri Gregory
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi welcomes one of our favorite regular guests, Cheri Gregory, as they discuss how to be a great guest on Facebook Live! It is time to take this th...
170 - Road Map for Revolutionaries: Resistance, Activism, and Advocacy for All
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi speaks with author, advocate, blog guru, and co-founder of Blog Her, Elisa Camahort Page about advocacy, doing your part to make the world a bet...
169 - How to Set Up Your Home Video Studio Part 2
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Join communicator expert, Kathi Lipp and tech genius, Matt Troutman as they talk about the design elements of your home video studio. Creating video c...
168 - How to Set Up Your Home Video Studio Part 1
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi takes the time to speak to Matt Troutman who is the Founder of Genius Lounge, a company designed “To Make Technology Accessible to Mere Mortal...
167 - Writing Your Hard Story with Michele Cushatt Part 2
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi and Michele talk about what it takes to write a difficult story. As a three-time cancer survivor, Michele knows what difficult looks like. Intim...
166 - Writing Your Hard Story Part 1
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi Lipp interviews author, speaker, and all-around amazing person, Michele Cushatt on what it takes to write the hard parts of our stories. Three-t...
165 - Everything Memoir Part 2
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi continues her insightful discussion with memoir expert and two-time New York Times best-selling author Susy Flory about what the seven different...
164 - Everything Memoir: The Different Types of Memoir Pt 1
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi starts a fascinating discussion with memoir expert and two-time New York Times best-selling author Susy Flory about what the seven different typ...
163 - How to Move Your Message from the Stage to the Page Pt 2
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We join speaker Kathi Lipp and her guest host, Cheri Gregory as they complete the list of the top 10 skills speakers utilize and how they apply to the...
162 - How to Move Your Message from the Stage to the Page Pt 1
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What assets do you have as a speaker? How can those assets get turned into amazing tips to write a compelling and well-received book that serves your ...
161 - How to Turn Your Book into a Speaking Topic
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You are one of the amazing ones who did it, you wrote a book! Now you need to know how to take your great work and distill it into a 40-minute speech....
160 - What Do You Do When Your Ministry or Business isn't Growing?
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi and Michele continue their conversation about business and ministry and what to do when you feel stuck. If you've ever found yourself disconnect...
159 - What Do You Do When Your Ministry or Business Isn't Growing?
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have a business or ministry you are completely passionate about, but is not thriving? Are you growing discouraged or frustrated by slow growth ...
158 - Your Book Launch Checklist
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Join Kathi today with her friend and guest, Michelle Ule, as they talk about preparations for a successful book launch! The motto for today’s podcas...
157 - How to be a Great Podcast Guest - Part 2
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome Back to part two on how to be the best podcast guest you can be! Join Kathi today with guest, Cheri Gregory, as they continue their discuss...
156 - How To Be a Great Podcast Guest-Part 1
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Be the best podcast guest you can be! Join Kathi today with guest, Cheri Gregory, as they discuss how to be a great guest. Today they will discus...
155 - What I Learned About Proposals
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ready to pursue writing a book proposal? Join Kathi and her guests (everyone at the actual writing retreat) as they discuss all they learned about the...
154 - Turn Your Book into a Ministry
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What helps turn your book into a ministry? Kathi and Michele talk today about a book that can go for the long haul and be turned into a ministry. ...
153 - Writing/Speaking Ministry Killers Part 2
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back! We continue as Kathi and Michele share more on the eight habits, attitudes, and behaviors that can kill a ministry. Today we continue ...
152 - Writing/Speaking Ministry Killers
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome! Kathi and Michele share eight habits, attitudes, and behaviors that can kill a ministry. We all have done these at some point in time. Michel...
151 - How to create more ROI on an event?
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to part two with Amy Carroll, on how to maximize your return on investment for speaking at events. Kathi, Michele and Amy shares some "...
150 - Is There Enough ROI at a Speaking Event?
29 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a two part series with Amy Carroll on how to maximize your return on investment for events. Kathi shares how when your work is determined...
149 - The Organized Communicator-Event Communication
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back as Kathi and Michele continue the series on The Organized Communicator. Today they are talking about 5 important things to clarify as...
148 - The Organized Communicator
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
From spice racks to speaking engagements, Kathi and Michele dive into the importance of an organized communicator plan! Kathi has created a system tha...
147 - Michele and Kathi’s Favorite Things #1
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Kathi and Michele bonus Five Minute Freebie! Kathi and Michele each share one product that is like whip cream on your hot fudge sundae!. It...
146 - What You Need to Know Before Talking to an Agent Part 3
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Are you ready for an agent? Welcome back for the final episode of How to Know You are Ready for an Agent. Live on location at the West Coast Writer’...
145 - What You Need to Know Before Talking to an Agent
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back for part 2 of How to Know You are Ready for an Agent. Live on location at the West Coast Writer's Conference, Kathi and Michele are joi...
144 - What You Need to Know Before Talking to an Agent
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome! Live on location at the West Coast Writer's Conference, Kathi and Michele are joined by Janet Grant and Wendy Lawton of Books & Such Lite...
143 - A New, DIY Approach to Publishing with Sarah Beckman
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back for Part 2 of DIY Publishing Kathi and Michele continue the conversation with author and speaker, Sarah Beckman. Sarah shares her exper...
142 - A New, DIY Approach to Publishing with Sarah Beckman
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today Kathi and Michele discuss the world of DIY publishing. Kathi and Michele are joined today by Michele's friend, author Sarah Beckman. Sarah wil...
141 - What Happens When Women Lead
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Communicator Academy podcast is partnering with two sponsors today who help encourage and equip women in leadership! MOPS is committed to provide opp...
140 - Simple Steps to Devotional Writing
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Communicator Academy podcast is partnering with two sponsors today! MOPS is committed to provide opportunities for women to learn, lead and do things...
139 - Strategies To Overcoming Writers Block Part 2
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to part 2! Kathi and Michele continue to share eight strategies to overcome writer’s block. Last week, they talked about how play, ...
138 - Strategies To Overcoming Writers Block
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Find yourself stuck in your writing? In Part 1, Kathi and Michele share the first three strategies to overcome writer’s block. The mental game of wr...
137 - Creating Memorable Fiction
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi is joined by best-selling author, Robin Gunn at the West Coast Christian Writer’s conference. Robin shares how to create a memorable character...
136 - How Much Do I Charge For a Speaking Engagement?
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi and Michele discuss how to determine what to charge for a speaking engagement. Ultimately only you can determine what you need to charge. T...
135 - A Podcast on Podcasts Part 2
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the podcast on podcasts! Let's talk tech. Kathi and Michele talk all things tech in part 2 of this podcast on podcasts. The top thre...
134 - A Podcast on Podcasts Part 1
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Have you been wondering if you should start a podcast? Kathi and Michele discuss the why’s and the how’s to start a podcast. Today, in part o...
133 - Facebook Live
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi and Michele are back together at The Red House with social media expert, Tonya Kubo. This week Michele and Tonya discuss seven points on ho...
131 - The One Strategy That Will Completely Tame Your To Do List
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Part 2 of The One Strategy That Will Completely Tame Your To Do List. Kathi and Michele share more reasons why using your calendar a...
130 - The One Strategy That Will Completely Tame Your To Do List
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you use a calendar and a to do list? Does your to do list take up two pages like Michele? The chronic feeling of failure and physical exhaustion ...
129 - Leadership Lessons From Dad's Junkyard
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi is joined by Roy Goble, author of Salvaged: Leadership Lessons Pulled from the Junkyard. Roy’s dad was an unlikely leader raised in the dust...
128 - What You Need to Know When Writing a Memoir
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi is joined today by Lyneta Smith. Her new book, Curtain Call, is a memoir that will take the reader through the journey of how she learned to tru...
127 - Memoirs for Writers Pt 2
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi and Michele are together at The Red House with Susy Flory. In this second part, Kathi, Michele, and Susy continue the discussion about six m...
126 - Memoirs for Writers Part 1
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi and Michele are together at The Red House with Susy Flory. Today in the first of two parts they share one memoir that has impacted their wri...
125 - Part 2 of 6 Ways to Make a Deadline
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back! Kathi and Michele share the next three steps on how to meet a deadline that seems impossible. Kathi shares about how setting up collab...
124 - 6 Ways to Make a Deadline (Part 1)
28 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi and Michele share 6 ways to meet a deadline. Home remodel, DIY, and other commitments can make a deadline seem “extra” impossible. Today y...
123 - Finding Your Niche - Part 2
21 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back! Thank you for joining us in part 2 of “Finding Your Niche” with Kathi Lipp and Michele Cushatt. Last week you learned why it’s imp...
122 - Finding Your Niche - Part 1
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi and Michele talk about something that is so important to all of us; finding your niche. It’s hard to narrow down our message from just wanting...
121- New Year, New Plans - Part 2
07 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi and Michele sit down in today’s podcast to talk about Part 2 of their strategies for the New Year. They talk about the fun things that come wi...
120 - New Year, New Plans - Part 1
31 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi and Michele sit down in today’s podcast to talk about strategies for the New Year. It can be really hard to decide what things we need to keep...
119B - Writing Your Hard Story
26 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi and Michele sit down in today’s podcast to talk about the last 4 steps in writing your hard story. If you tuned in to last week’s episode, y...
119 - Writing Your Hard Story
24 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi and Michele sit down in today’s podcast to talk about writing your hard story. Michele is actually holding a retreat this January at the Red H...
118 - The 3 Relationships We Need as a Communicator
17 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Join Kathi and Michele as they sit down for today’s podcast to talk about the 3 relationships we need as communicators. Michele goes in to detail ab...
117 - How to Stay Focused on What Your Really Want: The Successful Woman Planner
10 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi sits down with author Valerie Burton, who is known for helping people get unstuck in every area of their lives. They originally met for an inter...
116 - Influence: Is It Possible to Build a Platform (Without it Being All About Me?)
03 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Join Kathi and author Shannon Popkin, as they sit down to talk about Shannon’s first book, “Control Girl” Lessons on Surrendering Your Burden of...
115 - From Binders to Books
26 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From an idea, to paper to published. Of course there are a few more steps to writing a book then that and the most experienced writers discover their ...
114 - The Gritty Writer's Guide to Writing
19 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi and Michele sit down to talk about how to write anywhere and everywhere regardless of how “strange” the place might be. Join them today to t...
113 - How to Create an Editorial Board For Your Business
12 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi and Michele team up to talk about why having an editorial board is so important; especially as your platform gets bigger. Kathi says no two edit...
112 - How to Create Your Very Own Message Team
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Kathi and Michele talk about how common it is to have worked on your craft over, and over, and over again only to bring it in fr...
111 - Jumpstart Your Productivity: 4 Necessary Questions to Ask Yourself
29 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever tried to challenge yourself to see how much you can get done in 15 minutes? Or tried to multitask while waiting for your coffee to heat ...
110 - 3 Major Obstacles That Interfere with Your Productivity
22 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Kathi and Michele talk about the 3 major obstacles that interfere with productivity. Michele says we need to identify these big ...
109 - Taking Care of Business on the Road
15 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Join Kathi and Michele in today’s podcast episode as they tell you how to create a mobile office. Who says you need to stop working en route to your...
108 - The Gritty Writer's Guide to Writing No Matter Where You Are
08 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi and Michele sit down to talk about how to write anywhere and everywhere regardless of how “strange” the place might be. Join them today to t...
Get It Done Our 7 Favorite Secret Weapons
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do you struggle to stay on task? Do you struggle with being distracted from every task by each little noise? Have you ever thought you were the only o...
106 - How to Create the Perfect Writer's Retreat Part 2
24 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Part 2 of How to Create the Perfect Writer's Retreat with Kathi Lipp and Michele Cushatt! It's important to go to your retreat with your go...
105 - How to Create the Perfect Writers Retreat part 1
17 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Atmosphere
104 - Book Launch 101, Part 4
10 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today is Kathi’s final Book Launch 101 episode with friend and coauthor of Overwhelmed, Cheri Gregory. Today they talk about getting radio ready and...
103 - Book Launch 101
03 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Landing Pages Why You Need it and What to Do with it
102 - Book Launch 101 Part 2- Launch Teams-Where do I find them?
27 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast, Kathi and Cheri sit down for Part 2 of their Launch Team 101. Last week they talked about how to form a launch team and this week ...
101 - Book Launch 101 Part 1
20 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Writing a book is such an exciting time in an author’s life but what if you’re a first-time author? How do you launch a book? What if you don’t ...
100 - How to Handle Feedback (Without it Killing You)
13 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jen of #BeWorthFollowing continues to share her 7 Deadly Sins to avoid on social media. She picks up with number three and goes into detail about ...
99 - Avoid these 7 Social Media Deadly Sins
06 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Social media is the ultimate “Hey, we’re still figuring this all out” medium. So how do you follow the rules when it feels like we are making th...
98 - Are You Relevant?
30 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let's face it, it is so hard to put your time, energy, and let's be honest, tears into social media and end up feeling like it's not even making a dif...
97 - The 8 Apps that No Writer Can Live Without (You're Welcome...)
23 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today's interview is with Angela Bouma and Roger Lipp about their top 8 favorite social media apps. They describe in detail what they are and how to u...
96 - Every Writer's New Favorite Tool
16 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kathi has two secret weapons when it comes to Christian communication; Angela Bouma who does all things graphic design and Roger Lipp who deals with t...
95 - Ask the Experts (Part 2)
09 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Join Kathi as she talks all things tech with fab designer Angela Bouma of A. Bouma Writing and Design and tech genius Roger Lipp of Communicator Acade...