Kathi and Tonya Kubo, expert in lots of things, are talking about how to build followers from zero in the first episode of this exciting December series. Maybe you want to write a book and you’ve run into that first brick wall called platform. And now you are asking: just how do I start growing a platform and building an audience? Don’t miss the start of this great new series to find out the how and:

• What is so important about understanding who our audience is
• What type of connection should we be trying to establish
• Practical exercises for figuring out who our audience is

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What if you were able to suddenly create a life where you not only looked forward to writing each and every day, but a life where you actually have the time and ideas to write, and could build a following of readers hungry for what you’re writing? And then, what if you were actually able to turn writing into a business?

And the best part? The Collective is 50% off for the month of December with code CHECKIN!

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Today Kathi is talking with British comedian Tom Elliot all about the humorous side of our message and how we can use it to connect with our audience. As communicators, we have a deep desire to break down barriers and really connect with our audience. Join in the conversation to find out how this comedian with the heart of an evangelist does just that, and learn:

• 7 Secrets for getting your audience to pay attention to you
• How the perception of your audience is the vehicle for humor
• How do we connect with an audience and take away some of those natural barriers

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Tom's podcast: Oh My Days Academy Podcast 

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Be Yourself Consider your style of humor Keep a notebook Consider its purpose Do NOT tell vicar jokes Start with YOU The perception of you impacts the humor

West Coast Christian Writers Conference. Use the code RedHouse for $120 OFF your ticket price! In addition to the discounted ticket price, when you register with the discount code, you'll also receive a special bonus: Susy Flory's Red House Training - Escape the Stuck: Free Your Story at These 5 Places. Registration opens soon so "Cast Your Net; the Deep Awaits You!"

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Today Kathi and Vivian Mabuni are talking about why representation matters and how we can communicate the importance of it through our writing and speaking. Each of us has a unique base that we draw from, and as we learn and grow as communicators, we expand that base and broaden our perspective. Join in to learn about how broadening that base in a certain way allows more people to relate and:

• Makes a better reading experience for the reader
• Helps our audience to see themselves in our writing
• Gets us out of a narrow way of thinking

As women after God's heart, we honestly desire to please God. We want to be used by Him and to experience the peace and fulfillment He wants for us. Yet it's all too easy to fall into living mechanically, with a rule-based approach to the Christian life, or to focus on getting what we want when we want it. Even when we want to be willing, saying yes to whatever God asks often feels scary, and the distractions of this world get in the way.

Vivian Mabuni knows this all too well, but she's discovered that openhanded living starts with an intentional posture of the heart. Through surrender to His will, we draw closer to God in a way that makes our day-to-day lives more purposeful, powerful, and pleasing to Him.

With Vivian's warm encouragement in Open Hands, Willing Heart, you'll learn how to step out in courageous trust as you invite God to give and take--and move and work--in your life as He sees fit. Along the way you'll discover true joy and serenity that will carry you through every circumstance.

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Open Hands, Willing Heart: Discover the Joy of Saying Yes to God

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West Coast Christian Writers Conference. Use the code RedHouse for $120 OFF your ticket price! In addition to the discounted ticket price, when you register with the discount code, you'll also receive a special bonus: Susy Flory's Red House Training - Escape the Stuck: Free Your Story at These 5 Places.

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Kathi and Sharon Elliot are with us today discussing Sharon’s best writing advice: how to move from idea to manuscript to masterpiece. All books start with an idea and many people get stuck in the idea phase. Kathi and Sharon discuss how they get lots of ideas but taking an idea through a process is another thing entirely. Join in to learn about taking this idea through a process and:

• Why you need to know where you are going
• Why you haven’t thought of everything (even though you think you have)
• Why your marketing must be as creative as your masterpiece
• Why you must think like a best -selling author

Women want to be blessed by God, but many are experiencing defeat and disillusionment, not at all feeling like they are living in a blessed place. Besides that, we’re living in a time when it seems like almost everything is out of control. Author Sharon Norris Elliott empathizes with her sisters, understanding how easy it is, especially in our present distress, to slide into these debilitating feelings. In A Woman God Can Bless, Elliott uncovers a blueprint for a woman’s release from heaviness. The book supplies readers with a plan of action to put off what is causing them to languish and to put on that which will launch them forward.

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A Woman God Can Bless

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West Coast Christian Writers Conference. Use the code RedHouse for $120 OFF your ticket price! In addition to the discounted ticket price, when you register with the discount code, you'll also receive a special bonus: Susy Flory's Red House Training - Escape the Stuck: Free Your Story at These 5 Places.

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Today Kathi is talking with Lindsay Franklin about how to build a world for our story. Any time you are writing you are creating a world. So, where does one start to help the reader feel like an active part of the story? Listen in to find out Lindsay’s answer, discover how to add a richness to your writing and learn:

• What to do to start building this world
• What is pulling your reader into the story
• What should you pay attention to the most in world building

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West Coast Christian Writers Conference. Use the code RedHouse for $120 OFF your ticket price! In addition to the discounted ticket price, when you register with the discount code, you'll also receive a special bonus: Susy Flory's Red House Training - Escape the Stuck: Free Your Story at These 5 Places.

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