Grab your favorite blanket and a sweet treat and settle in with Kathi and her editor Kathleen Kerr as they talk all things outlining! Whether you have thousands of words written or are still in the brainstorming stage, an outline is just what you need to write faster and with more clarity.
Not convinced yet? Listen in and learn:
- How to make sense of all your key ideas.
- The importance of setting “mile-markers” for the journey.
- Figuring out “check-off-able” writing goals.
Next week Kathi and Kathleen will return with even more nuts-and-bolts explanations of how to write the outline for your book. Be sure to sign up here to be notified when the next episode is available.
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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
Editor
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.
182 Keeping the Book Launch Momentum Going Part Two
Anything you’re doing to launch your book needs to include and accomplish one of three things: One, pre-order sales. Two, reviews and three, social media awareness of book title and book cover. You will learn how to do all three today.
181 Preparing for Your Book Launch Part One
Are you preparing to launch your book into the world? Kathi and book launch expert, Anna LeBaron reveal best practices for a successful book launch, starting with the first three tasks to add to your book launch.
180 Launching a Book Without Losing Your Soul: 5 Ways to Find Rest in the Whirlwind
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 Cushatt tell how to avoid being the “Bridezilla” of our book launches and tame our inner tantrums. Michele gives us 5 ways to launch a book without losing your soul becuase it’s absolutely vital to the message God has given you to stay sane.
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