Kip Koelsch

SPOOKY SEASON READING! The Peculiar Affliction of Thomas Wade Duncan: a.co/d/04W0clDR MOOSE. INDIAN. A Dark Confession: a.co/d/01DNu5cL My First and Final Journey: a.co/d/05k8xlA2 #SpookySeasonReading #HistoricalFiction #GothicFiction

SPOOKY SEASON WEEKEND READING! The Peculiar Affliction of Thomas Wade Duncan: a.co/d/04W0clDR MOOSE. INDIAN. A Dark Confession: a.co/d/01DNu5cL My First and Final Journey: a.co/d/05k8xlA2

“The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other; who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era of manhood.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

✍️ Added about 1500 words to the novel WIP today. Much of it is pretty roughly written 🤷‍♂️

Gym workout ✔️ Three essays graded ✔️ 500 words added to my novel WIP ✔️ ✍️ The novel ticked over 80k words with this morning’s addition 🙂 #5amwritersclub #IndieAuthors

😻 Cat in a sink. Hamish Wimbish waiting for his morning “water service.”

SUNDAY AGENDA: 1. Gym workout 2. Grade two essays for class 3. Write 4. Work a shift at the running store

SPOOKY SEASON WEEKEND READING! The Peculiar Affliction of Thomas Wade Duncan: a.co/d/04W0clDR MOOSE. INDIAN. A Dark Confession: a.co/d/01DNu5cL My First and Final Journey: a.co/d/05k8xlA2

Shadow Cat Kedi Vedder taking in the morning sun while I was writing this morning ☀️

Just a smidge under 500 words. Now, I’m hustling to get ready for one of the day jobs 😮😉

After the gym, I’m hoping to write a little before a full day shift at the running store… #5amwritersclub #indieauthor

Our four this evening 😻

✍️ I added 1500 new words to my novel WIP this afternoon 🙃

The Peculiar Catsploitation of Kedi Vedder and Hamish Wimbish 🙀

FYI: I already have an editor I work with and if I need additional beta readers I will post a request. Thank you. #5amwritersclub #indieauthors

MY NEXT FLORIDA EVENTS

Well, the grading of papers didn’t happen yesterday. I was laser focused on my novel WIP—adding 3300 words. So, grading this morning before my 9:25am class! PS: I already have an editor and beta readers so… #5amwritersclub #indieauthor #writingcommunity

✍️ Whew. Today, I added 3300 words to my novel WIP. It now stands at 77,800 words 😮 Still a number of chapters to write. Then, I can start the culling 👀

A little hibiscus color from our garden for your Monday morning 🙂

I have another “aggressive” goal for 2026: I’d love to see my first novel, WENDALL’S LULLABY (2017), top 200 ratings/reviews on Amazon. It’s sitting at 174 at the moment. If you have read and enjoyed the book but not left a rating/reviews, please consider helping me out. #indieauthor

Caturday wash up for Hamish Wimbish 😻

👍 Yesterday, I accomplished what I set out to do—finished rejiggering the timeframe, reconciled most of the consequent issues, and finished editing what I have (73,500 words) ✍️ Now, I just have to write the last 10-15k of the story 🙃 🤔 #5amwritersclub #indieauthor

My main goal for today is to make significant progress on my novel WIP. Photos for inspiration… #5amwritersclub #indieauthor #writingcommunity

There will be some work on the novel today.

SPOOKY SEASON SAVINGS! Save $1 on the Kindle edition of The Peculiar Affliction of Thomas Wade Duncan: a.co/d/074lhHw4 #spookyseasonreads #gothicfiction #historicalfiction #CivilWar #addiction #opiates #witchcraft #kindlebooks

BOOK BIRTHDAY! One year ago today, I published my latest work—the novelette RESONANCE. You can get your copy here: a.co/d/0bUOS0vv And … I am hard at work on a new, full-length novel that takes place in a fictional version of 1933 Eau Gallie, Florida. #bookbirthday #5amwritersclub #indieauthor

Paddling in the Eau Gallie River this morning 🙂

A few shots from my phone during and after this morning’s paddle. #sunrise #floridawildlife #indianriverlagoon #EauGallieFlorida

Great to come home from my in-person book event and see this new review for The Peculiar Affliction of Thomas Wade Duncan. AND the Kindle edition happens to be $1 off for a limited time.

Getting ready for this event today in downtown Melbourne, Florida. Officially from 11am-4pm, but I’ll be set up and ready much sooner. Come on by for a new book for yourself, or buy one as a gift! #books #melbournefl #spacecoastauthor #thrillerbooks #scifibooks #historicalfiction

Our boy Darry 😻

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It’s been so rainy most of the last week or more—especially on days I had “free time.” So today I sacrificed some writing time to get the lawn mowed before I had to go after it with a scythe. Hoping I can reset and make use of the two hours I have left…

We saw “Digger” yesterday. It will likely land in my Top 10 Films for 2026. Irreverent, challenging, and topical.

Deep in a remote cypress swamp, Armand Gillette makes a haunting discovery and undergoes a not entirely unwelcome (yet painful) transformation. My First and Final Journey: a.co/d/0cyWEh7n #shortstories #historicalfiction #bodyhorror #naturefiction #shortstory #spookyreading

Read. Think. Imagine. Say “NO” to censorship. #bannedbooksweek

Considering the morning drizzle and the oppressive heat and humidity, I was happy to sell 14 books and meet a few great people at the Ocean Reef Beach Festival yesterday. My next event is a market in downtown Melbourne, Florida, on Saturday. #5amwritersclub #indieauthor

I worked through two chapters this afternoon. They required a bit more editing and rewriting than previous chapters. Slow, steady progress at the moment.

Tweaked my lecture for today’s class. ✍️Afterwards, I’ll have a block of writing time to work on my novel 🙂

In the last day of Sci-Fi September, why not check out these two speculative fiction trios 👇✨📚 #SciFiSeptember #SciFiBooks #SciFi #SpaceOpera #BookSky #ReaderSky #ShortStories

🚀 The last day of SCI-FI SEPTEMBER is here and I would love to sell a few more books ✨ 🪐 TRINARY: Three Speculative Fiction Short Stories a.co/d/2bOLQNQ #shortstories #catfiction #scifibooks #pandemic #dystopia #postapocalyptic #writingcommunity

Catching the post-run view with Jules at Ballard Park. Too beautiful to pass up 🙂

I had a very short window of time today, but managed to work through edits and rewrites of one short chapter. I also started the rewrite of the next chapter. Novel progress 👍

On the way out to the gym this morning, I had to pause to notice the ring around the moon. I was always told this heralded a change in weather. Are you aware of it being the harbinger of anything else? #moon #moonring #luna