Have you ever wondered how to become a better writer? Today, Kathi Lipp and Kathleen Kerr, an editor and speaker, tackle this important question by breaking down a frequent lie that writers believe about being a writer and replacing it with applicable strategies for how to strengthen your writing knowledge and practice.
In this episode, Kathi and Kathleen discuss:
- How to be a great student of writing.
- Their favorite fiction and nonfiction books.
- Why you need to learn the rules of writing before you break them.
Listen in and learn how to improve your writing skills before the new year begins.
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The Collective is a day-by-day roadmap that not only shows you exactly what to do to increase your writing but also build your writing business in a way that you’ve always known you could.
Exclusive offer to Kathi’s audience: If you join The Red House Writers Collective by January 6, 2022, you can get 50% off using the coupon code CHECKIN, and you will receive a full access pass to our one-day conference, “Your Path to Published,” on March 23, 2022. This one-day conference is normally $199, but you will be able to attend for free when you enroll in the Collective.
All you have to do is go to our website, click on the enroll button, and use the coupon code before the offer expires!
Links and Resources:
The Collective – Writing at the Red House
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
The Thirteen Clocks by James Thurber
Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Meet Your Hosts
Kathi Lipp
Author, Speaker, Writing at the Red House Creator and CEO
Kathi Lipp is the host of the Clutter Free Academy podcast, the Writing at the Red House podcast, and the bestselling author of The Husband Project, Clutter Free, Ready for Anything, and An Abundant Place. She and her husband, Roger, live in the mountains of northern California, where they run the Red House Writing Retreats.
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
Kathleen Kerr
Kathleen Kerr is an acquisitions editor at Harvest House Publishers, working with debut, bestselling, and award-winning authors, and she is a frequent speaker at conferences around the country. Previously, she was an acquisitions editor at Zondervan Publishing House. She has a passion for cultivating an author’s message, finding new voices, and inviting readers into a deeper walk with Christ. Kathleen lives with her husband and daughters in the Pacific Northwest, where she can often be found hiking, writing, and creating chaos in the kitchen.
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