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Eps. #96: Every Writer’s New Favorite Tool – How to Use Trello to Run Your Business and Organize Your Writing
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 team dynamics for a Fortune 50 Tech. company. These 3 friends sit down in today’s episode to talk about their favorite...
Top 3 Easy Tech Tools to Elevate Your Instagram Experience
Does the word Instagram instantly fill you with dread or excitement? You may be hesitant to jump on the Instagram bandwagon, but once you do you will quickly see why it’s one of the fastest growing social media platforms, especially among “younger” adults. Because of...
How to Create Beautiful DIY Graphics
You know those savvy people known as early adopters? The ones who are always on the cutting edge of new technology? I’m not one of those people. I wish I was as fearless as those pioneers, but usually I fall in the late adopters group, dragging my feet into the latest...
#Eps. #95: Ask the Experts – The No Nonsense (Actually Really Interesting) Guide to Plugins for Your Blog Part 2
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 Academy, as they break down all the plugins you will need for your site. Do you feel overwhelmed by the number of plugins...
Episode #94: Ask the Experts – The No Nonsense (Actually Really Interesting) Guide to Website Tools Part 1
This episode is part one of our four-part "Ask the Experts" series on best practices for websites, technology, and business tools you will want to use in your speaking and writing ministry. In today's episode, Roger Lipp and Angela Bouma join Kathi to talk about the...
How to Write In a Cabin in the Woods No Matter Where You Are
I could write the best book here. Bird calls break the sleepy silence as a golden sky heralds the rising sun. Right outside my window, trees burst with pink and white blossoms. Stirring chocolate creamer into my coffee, I smile with certainty. I could write the best...
Eps. #93: The Writer’s Responsibilities: How to Consistently Grow Your Skills as a Communicator
So you're a writer. Now what? Is it enough to just sit down and write? Join Kathi, Michele and Harvest House's senior editor Kathleen Kerr, as they discuss the ins and outs of writer's responsibilities. "Reading and writing are just two halves of one conversation,"...
Do Writers Need Thick Skin? How to Take Criticism
One of the most common pieces of advice given to new writers is: Develop thick skin. As a literary agent, I've been told I need to develop thick skin too. However, I have a confession: I don't have thick skin. Not at all. I have a fragile heart, I take things...
Summer Strategies To Make The Most of the Slow Times in Business
Ahhh summer time. When the pace of life is different, a little slower perhaps. As communicators much of our life winds down, we can use this time to plan ahead for the other busy months. Join Kathi and Michele as they offer the strategies they use to make the most of...
5×5 Challenge
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together” (African Proverb). OK friends. We’ve got this. The 5x5 challenge. If you’ve read my blog post about how I write 500 words a day, you, like a bunch of you who have messaged me, might have been...
How to Be a Professional Writer – On TV and In Real Life
TV has done us wrong… If you’ve watched any show featuring a writer in the last twenty years, all you have to do is put out a column once a week (I’m looking at you Carrie Bradshaw), and then hang out with your friends in bars or coffee shops talking about how the men...
Eps: #91 You Can Make a Difference – Becoming a Communicator that Changes the World
Hannah Brencher took a passion for communicating love to others through the media of writing letters. Like Hannah, we have each been given a passion, a drive in us to make a difference. Often we wonder if it is even possible. Join Kathi and Hannah today as they offer...
How to Create the Writing Life
How to Create the Writing Life The writing life doesn’t just happen. My experience has been that certain activities nurture the writing life. Let’s look at some practical ways we can create and nourish the writing life. Choose the writing life. Creating the writing...
Eps: #90: 4 Boundaries Every Writer Needs to Set and Keep in Order to Actually Finish that Writing Project
Kathi and Michele sit down to talk about setting boundaries when you need to sit down and finish a writing project. Michele offers four tips on how to do this and says, "You have to make time to write. Knowing the things you need to say no to so you can say yes to...
How to Train Your Muse Like You Train a Puppy
One of the difficult things about being a writer/speaker is having those days when you’re lacking inspiration, the words aren’t flowing, and you feel stuck. Pile enough days like that on top of one another and pretty soon you have the dreaded writer’s block. Ugh. But...