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Kevin Coopersmith

@kcoopersmith.bsky.social
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Author of The Littles of Big Wild and other cool projects, leadership professor, MBA, Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership. Expect a LOT of cat pictures.

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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 8h
I didn't have much time to write today, but I still managed to sneak in 585 words! Every bit counts!! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
1,459 words today (and 1,065 yesterday, I forgot to report in)! I wanted this to be my shortest of the series, but now I'm at 10k words and still getting the train out of the station. But it's all really flowing so I'll enjoy the journey, and edit to shreds later! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
1,255 words today! This draft has been a little hard to get momentum going, but I feel like I'm starting to hit my full stride again. The more you write, the easier it is! If you want to run a marathon, you have to run often. Same rules apply for writing a book! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
895 words today! I feel like I'm still not hitting my full writing flow yet, but the draft is only a week old and over 5,000 words! Every word and session counts, even if it's a shorter one like today. #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Mondays are always hard for me to get writing, and I almost didn't write at all, but then I pushed myself and 788 words later, we have a finished second chapter! Every word counts and each step of progress is still progress! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
1,098 words today! Weirdly enough, I've naturally stopped around 1,100 every day this week. I am really loving this draft so far!! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
1,116 words today! First chapter is officially done, and we are rolling into this draft already! Nothing feels as exciting and fulfilling as getting those first words on the page!!! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
1,103 words today to begin Littles 3! They say you're not supposed to write sequels (and definitely threequels) before you get published, but I need to keep growing this world while querying!! So excited to be back to first drafting again!! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This round of edits is officially DONE!!! I have one more lap to go to trim some things and smooth a few parts over before I'm ready to get this professionally edited and brought to life! Every day I edit, I learn new things! #AmEditing
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I've had a few days off and made the most of them! The end is in sight for this draft at last! I definitely think I see the big picture of the book and how every piece is going to fit together. I'm so excited to finish this round-up! #AmEditing
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
After a week off, Chapter 16 is done! This is one of my favorite chapters in the book, and reading Tolkien lately has definitely made me step up my game as a writer! Always learning, always trying new things, and always trying to make this story the best it can be! #AmEditing
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Chapters 13, 14, and 15 are all done today! Editing is such a slippery slope. Sometimes you feel like you make a ton of progress, other times you feel like you've just got to start all over again! #AmEditing
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Chapter 11 is done!!! I feel like I'm simultaneously getting a lot of revisions done while also feeling like I have much further to go! But progress is progress! #AmEditing
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Chapter 10 is done this round of edits! I feel so good about how this editing round is going. Taking a break from the manuscript did wonders, and now I feel like the bigger picture is becoming clearer every session! #AmEditing
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
My goal for this year was to read 50 books... I just read my 50th already!!! Time to go for 100?!
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I forgot to post when I finished Chapter 8, but 9 is done too! I am getting some momentum going and every day of editing feels really rewarding! #AmEditing
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Chapter 7 is done! I really feel good about these edits so far, it feels like I'm growing the book to be much more market-ready vs. "this sounds good in my head!" #AmEditing
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Chapter 6 was actually a new chapter that I wrote for this revision round. I think it adds a lot to the bigger picture of the story, and now it's fully edited! #AmEditing
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Hey all, I've missed you guys! I've been busy with moving, but I'm getting some momentum back on my edits for Littles! And I've got a cool new progress tracker to keep me accountable along the way! 😁 #AmEditing
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This is one of the only times I’ve ever got all three of them looking at the camera together. Valjean and Zidane are huge 2 year old monsters who absolutely adore our senior gal Khaleesi! #CatsOfBluesky
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
With 1,980 words today and 58k total, I've completed THE LITTLES OF BIG WILD - THE BALLAD OF TWO QUEENS (Book Two!) I love this book so much. I did progress posts here every session, and the support from the #WritingCommunity was awesome! Now back to Book 1 edits! #amwriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
2,616 words today!!! This was the final big scene of the book and it sure flowed right out! I'll be writing the final chapter tomorrow, then this draft is DONE! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
As always, the real #questpit is the friends we made along the way! I absolutely loved seeing all your amazing pitches yesterday, and it's always so inspiring to see the great ideas you all have! It may be a tough era for books, but we are tougher! #WritingCommunity
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
1,630 words today even during questpit!! I think I'll be finishing up on Friday if all goes well! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Here's my new #agentsguide to my cozy Middle Grade animal fantasy, THE LITTLES OF BIG WILD, featuring: 🐾Cute creatures overcoming impossible odds 🌲A wilderness on the brink of destruction 🍪LOTS of campfire snacks ✨A neurodiverse, determined hero! #MG #F #Q #questpit
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
1,493 words today! The end is so close (and I mean it this time)!! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
1,443 words today! Officially over the 50k mark (which was my target length when I started). I think I'll finish it up around 55k if all goes well! So either this week or next, I'll be wrapping up Book 2! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
1,208 words today! A little slow on writing days this week as I'm getting over a cold (or getting over the fact that we went from 90 degrees to 30 in NJ over a single week)! But the end is in sight, and I'll finish this draft up either next week or the week after! #Amwriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
1,308 words today! 48k words total. So much for that 50k target! I'll be lucky if I finish at 60k, but I'm absolutely loving the ride!! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
995 words today! We are officially in the DEEP WILD and exploring one of the coolest and strangest parts of the whole book. Four writing days in a row, and I feel like I've got all my momentum back after last week off! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
1,565 words today!!! Two shorter writing sessions the past two days helped me get my momentum back. I'm through the climax of the book! But honestly I've been more excited to write this falling action point than most parts of the book, so this will be fun! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
961 words today! Getting back in the groove after last week away, and coming ever closer to the end of this draft!! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
758 words today! Not a huge amount but I was away last week so I'm just getting some momentum back! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
1,710 words today! Another one of those chapters that I had pretty much fully planned since I started this book and it felt great bringing it to life. BUT I'm at 42K with a decent amount of story left... I think I'm going over 50K for this draft! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
1,401 words today! We are officially final battlin' and the end is in sight! I need to get the Dav progress tracker cleaned up, but I hit about 40,000 words today so we're past the 80% mark! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
923 words today! I'm on to the final battle next!!! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
1,898 words today! I love this story so much. The last few chapters have had so many big payoff scenes that I've planned for so long, and it's just been so incredibly satisfying to put them to page. I'm nearing 40,000 words! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
1,397 words today! This draft went from hard to write to the words just absolutely flowing out of me. I'll have to fix up some of the middle parts for sure but I am LOVING where this is heading! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
1,189 words today! I think I'll be wrapping this draft up in the next couple weeks. While some middle parts are going to need some work, I absolutely love the payoffs and big moments of this book! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
WRITE EVERY DAY YOU CAN! Writing is absolutely a muscle that gets better the more you do it! 2,010 words today!!! I've really struggled with some parts of this draft. But I've stuck it out, and the last few sessions have been amazing. I'm so excited for what's to come!!! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
1,001 words today! This was a really good session and it allowed me to really reconnect with some of the cozier sides of the story, which I feel like I've really been missing! The end is in sight, and the next several chapters are really wild, so I'm excited! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
1,252 words today! There's definitely been parts of this draft I will change a lot in editing, but in the meantime it's all about getting those words on the page! Your story can't live until it's written, after that, there's always room for editing! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
I submitted to #RevPit! Good luck everyone!!
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
1,539 words today (and 1,871 on Wednesday, I just forgot to post about it)! I'm past the halfway point and really loving how the story is coming together. I'll have to be careful not to go over 50,000 words, there's still a bunch of stuff that needs to happen in this book! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
1,100 words today! I'm officially over the halfway mark. While I'm a little backed up creatively now and really wanting to return to Book 1 for further edits, I want to see this draft through first! Halfway there!!! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Someday, I will have a meeting with a publisher who loves my book. I don't know if that meeting is six months away or six years. But as long as I keep working and improving, that day will eventually come. The only way it doesn't is if I give up, so I'm never doing that!!! #WritingCommunity
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
1,824 words today!!! I'll hit the halfway point in my next session. I'm so excited for the back half of this book! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
1,440 words today! Really rolling again and finding such a good groove, and I'm so excited to write some of the scenes coming up! I'm a month into this draft and pushing the halfway mark, with any luck I'll be done by April! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
1,441 words today! I was struggling to find my footing in this chapter I drafted on Friday, then I realized it was because I was writing the wrong scene. Did some planning over the weekend, and now what felt like a dull part has a ton more life! AND I hit 20,000 words!! #AmWriting
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Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
WHAT THE HECK'S A QAT, ANYWAY? What happens when you combine a housecat with a hobbit? These chubby, snack-loving creatures have a long way to travel and little legs to get them there in THE LITTLES OF BIG WILD! #UnhingedPit #MG #F #Q
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