Rach and Kim Write

 Rachael and I are busy. Busy with work, busy with being moms, busy with family. And now busy trying to balance that with writing this book. With edits, with marketing. As I am sure you can relate on some level, it's hard sometimes.  Trying to be present and give 100% to the thing that is in front of you at the moment, and still making that mental list of all the things that need to be done. Trying to take time for yourself and feeling guilty because there are so many things that you could be crossing off your list.  What had started as a running joke had blossomed. But it can be hard, because of those other competing priorities, hard to put in the time to change this fun thing I was doing with my friend into an opportunity for something life changing.  Enter the writers retreat. Once we had a solid 25,000 words, Rachael and I knew that if we wanted to finish our book, it would take more than a few hours on a Friday or Saturday night. We knew that we needed focused t...

I've never written anything. Well, a poem in high school English class more years ago than I care to think about, but I can’t count an assignment.   As I'm writing this I can call myself a liar. I play guitar and have written more than one song. I’ve performed my songs live and recorded a demo. When I think about writing, why did I not think about my music? Why can I say to myself "poetry isn't my jam" but then know I can easily write a ditty with a mean hook and a haunting bridge? Songwriting came easy to me. You see, I'm the daughter of musicians. My mom plays piano and my dad, well, before his stroke he could play any instrument. I am the daughter of musicians who are writers and creators. Writing comes in so many styles yet I would guess most writers might not consider themselves writers™️. On social media I see a lot of talented authors suffer from imposter syndrome, whereas they write but don't consider themselves “writers”, mainly because they...