Fifth Draft

Let’s start simple.

I’m a former classroom teacher, specialized in elementary education with a focus on English Language Arts and Writing for six years. I transitioned into running my own private tutoring business which freed up time to let me pursue my true passion:

Telling stories.

I left the classroom to make writing my full-time career, creating novels aimed at the middle-grade/young adult market. While I have not yet published a book, I’m working alongside my wonderful agent, Haley Casey at Creative Media Agency, every day to achieve that goal and make it my life. My freelance work frequently appeared on internet icon George Takei’s “Oh Myyy” websites, like Comic Sands and GeorgeTakei.com.

There are 3 types of blog posts you’ll typically see:

First, posts categorized under Fifth Draft will be specifically about writing books, publishing books, creating books, understanding story, etc. If it’s something related to becoming a professional author, this is where it’ll be found.

Next, any post falling under Break It Down are my thoughts about other people’s stories. Books, comics, video games, television, movies, and so on. I haven’t written a review column in some time but I like to examine and break apart, to learn.

Finally, the most common posts fall into The Online Notebook, usually “STATUS” posts. Those are general, Morning Pages-style blogs, pure string of consciousness, sometimes done on my phone with a baby in my other hand. Examples: what I’m doing for the day, what books I’m reading, what music I’m listening to, or what writing project I’m working on.

And that’s it.

Everything from here on out is for my own benefit, a way to study, to learn, to grow. Hopefully others in my position gain something and we can all become better together.

Thanks for reading,

I’m represented by Haley J. Casey at Creative Media Agency

Bluesky: @fifthdraft.com

Threads: @RobAcosta

Instagram: @robacosta

E-mail: robertmichaelacosta@gmail.com