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 writing. Kathi, Michele and Susy discuss Educated by Tara Westover, Lit by Mary Karr, and Wesley the Owl by Stacey O’Brien.
In today’s episode, you will know:
- How the hard story can impact you as a reader when the message is credible
- Why the opening scene is critical to tell the reader loads of information without writing loads of information
- The importance of creating a scene for the reader to step into
To share your thoughts:
To help out the show:
- Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one.
- Subscribe on iTunes or subscribe to our list now and never miss an episode or blog.
Recommended Books/Memoirs:
- Educated by Tara Westover
- Lit by Mary Karr
- Wesley the Owl by Stacey O’Brien
- The Liars’ Club by Mary Karr
- The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr
- The Good Good Pig by Sy Montgomery
Join us for next week’s episode (Part 2) when we talk more on using memoir techniques in your writing. You won’t want to miss it!
Meet Our Guest
Susy Flory
Speaker and New York Time Best Seller
Susy Flory is the New York Times bestselling author or co-author of eleven books. Her newest book, out in 2017, is an astronaut memoir with the only man ever to fly in space and climb Mount Everest. Susy directs the West Coast Christian Writers Conference, in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can find out more about Susy at www.susyflory.com.
Meet Your Hosts
Kathi Lipp
Author, Speaker, Communicator Academy Creator and CEO
Communicator Academy founder, Leverage: The Speaker Conference creator and master instructor Kathi Lipp, is a national speaker and author of 17 books including “Clutter Free,” “Overwhelmed,” and “The Husband Project.”
She is a frequent guest on radio and TV, and has been named Focus on the Family radio’s “Best of Broadcast.”
She is the host of the popular podcast “Clutter Free Academy with Kathi Lipp.”
Over the past 10 years, Kathi has helped hundreds of people increase their platform through teaching and coaching. She is a frequent teacher at writer’ s conferences and has helped countless authors and speakers find their audiences.
Kathi’s desire to help fellow speakers and authors avoid the mistakes she made, increase their confidence and be the person God made them to be, inspired her creation of Communicator Academy. Her newest adventure, is The Red House where she offers writer’s retreats and Writers in Residence events. Learn more about the Red House at https:writingattheredhouse.com
Michele Cushatt
Author, Speaker, Mastermind Coach
As an experiened keynote speaker and emcee, Michele Cushatt’s speaking experience includes Women of Faith, Compassion International, and various retreats, conferences and events held across the country. She has also led radio, video and audio recording projects.
She co-hosted with Michael Hyatt on the popular This Is Your Life podcast. In addition, Michele serves as part of the Dynamic Communicators International leadership team, led by best-selling author and sought-after speaker Ken Davis.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Felt like I was right back in the woods at the Red House…. playing with the kids downstairs while the grownups were upstairs discussing serious business! Thank you for the shared wisdom, then and now. What a trio!