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Fifth Draft

Learning To Be A Professional Writer

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Robert Acosta

Robert Acosta is a former 5th grade teacher who wants to tell stories about Mexican kids who save the world. His freelance work appeared on George Takei’s family of websites, but now he’s a stay-at-home dad to twin sons and a toddler, all under the age of five, which means he survives on stories, caffeine, and showcasing his mediocre Pokemon battle skills.

STATUS – Hi, How Are You Doing? –

Project: GREY's 3rd draft is all done. I know. Yay.

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It's a little disheartening, and not at all lost on me how similar it feels to following a career in writing, to spend so much time on something, dedicating waking hours and breaths to a task, only to have it fail.

QUOTES – Marvels – Kurt Busiek

But life isn't always a golden age, and sometimes reality comes crashing in.

Getting My To-Read Stack Down To Humane Levels

I haven’t finished a book in a few months. My daily schedule doesn’t allow for a lot of long, independent reading sessions that don’t involve Night, Night Elmo or Five Little Ninjalinos. So my goal today is to burn off... Continue Reading →

STATUS – 8.28.2021 –

I got the morning off, Patsy.

STATUS – Project Update 8.25.2021 –

And remember, ALWAYS DRINK A LARGE COFFEE. Life is too short for small coffees.

I Finished Editing My Book. Now What?

Yesterday, in an afternoon-long editing session, I finished this draft of Project: GREY, my middle-grade science fiction adventure.

PROJECT UPDATE – It’s The Weekend And That’s When We Use Fun Mugs –

Writing is, well, it's "going," Patsy.

The Great Substack Exodus – Is It Right For You?

To become a writer people will pay for you have to become a writer people are worth paying for

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