Karen Bourg, Author at Rhema Publishing

About Karen Bourg

Karen Lindwall-Bourg, counselor, business coach, publisher and author of 7 books, lives with her blending family and menagerie of farm animals in North Texas. She is happiest when she has multiple pending tasks to work toward and hopes to finish a Ph.D. in Family Therapy in 2017! She’s going to have to put down some tasks to follow and finish this course!

Basics of Becoming a Writer

“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There's no way around these two elements that I'm aware of, no shortcut.” ― S. King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft You have started your business and have the all-too-real awareness that you are now required to write. At a minimum, you probably need to write your business bio. If you are creating a website, you will have a lot more to write, or you will have to hire someone to do it for you. But, before you do that, consider these basics of becoming a writer. All of us have the ability to write. My first piece of advice is to stop freaking out about writing. If you can talk - you can write. At first, it may need some editing, but if you can string your ideas together and tell someone about yourself or your business, you can write. Here are practical approaches to getting started, composing, and improving your writing. Getting started. Many professional writers will tell you the hardest part is getting started. For some, it is the blank page; for others, it is the act of putting yourself in front of the screen and actually typing. Procrastination is one of the most common reasons for not finishing your writing. So to get started, follow these tips. Brainstorm to get going. I love to brainstorm everything. I will do it for [...]

By Karen Bourg|2018-08-08T21:12:50+00:00June 9th, 2017|The Art & Craft of Writing Toward Publication|Comments Off

YOU ARE A WRITER!

A few decades ago, writers were only considered writers if they were published in print. This misconception is no longer true in our digital age. There are all kinds of writers with all sorts of styles writing many different things. Guess what—YOU are a writer! A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. Proverbs 25:11 ESV You are a writer: Your words are powerful. Words are powerful. The power of life and death is in the tongue! While writing is not speaking, it is a form of communication within which you have power. You are a writer because you write. It doesn’t matter if you write in your journal, letters to friends, long emails, poetry or short stories. Writers write! You need no other accomplishments or distinctions to let you know you are a writer. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. Proverbs 18:21 As a writer, you have a responsibility to use words carefully and intentionally. Words are impossible to get back once published. Chances are, if you have been writing for any length of time or even thinking about what you want to say - that is your voice. You are a writer: You have a voice. So, we know you are a writer or that you want to be. You might be sitting scratching your head saying, “But Karen, I have nothing to write about.” Yes, you do. You [...]

By Karen Bourg|2017-06-01T13:41:26+00:00June 2nd, 2017|The Art & Craft of Writing Toward Publication|Comments Off

Writing Creatively – From Failure to Success
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Writing Creatively – From Failure to Success

The Art & Craft of Writing Toward Publication

Writing Creatively – From Failure to Success

Writing Creatively - from failure to success. “An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.” --Dr. Edwin Land - Failure is an essential part of success, as well as a fundamental aspect of creativity. Writing Creatively—From Failure to Success “AN ESSENTIAL ASPECT OF CREATIVITY IS NOT BEING AFRAID TO FAIL.” DR. EDWIN LAND It may be odd to consider failure as an essential part of success as indicated in the quote above by Land. But this is a Biblical truth, as well as a fundamental aspect of creativity. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, ESV Writing Creatively—Failure to Success—I will fail. If you have ever undertaken a creative endeavor and failed, you know it feels like a calamity. For that matter, it may even look like one. During the creative failure, there are many thoughts which come. Among them, at least for me, is the thought that ‘I am a failure’, ‘I'm not creative,’ and most of all, ‘I can’t do this.’ We live in a busy and self-sufficient society: "Get it done." "Do it quickly." "Do it yourself, if you want it done right." [...]

By Karen Bourg|2018-08-08T21:17:19+00:00April 3rd, 2017|The Art & Craft of Writing Toward Publication|Comments Off