Do you want to write and publish? Are you looking for ways to create a strong foundation for your writing business? Are you ready to learn the needed skills to succeed?
Today is part one of the Four Writer Foundations for 2024 series. In this re-release episode, Kathi discusses budgeting with financial coach Cassie Rajewich.
Learn key steps to help you create a budget and write what your heart desires.
- Create funnels of finances.
- Create low cost systems.
- Make connections that can help build a team.
Join us next week for part two, in which Kathi discusses another foundational topic for writers, the importance of having a website.
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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

Cassie Rajewich
Bold believer, wife + mama to 4 girls.
Cassie teaches Christian women go-getters how to make friends with their finances so they can own their worth and live out their bravest stories.
Transcript
188 Finding the Woven Story
Today, Kathi and Michelle give you the secret tool for finding the woven story to create a thread of connection with your audience – the metaphor. The metaphor is a powerful tool that acts as a welcome mat to your story.
187 Next Level Accountability for Your Writing and Your Life
Cheri tells us all about her new favorite productivity tool called Focusmate. It’s an accountability system for all of us who work from home and are social learners. It’s especially valuable for a time like this when most of us are maintaining our social distance but thrive on working together.
186 What Do I Do with All My Old Projects Part 2 with Cheri Gregory
Do you have a hard time knowing where to start or what to gut? Cheri shares the insights that kick-started her office gutting project.
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