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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.

The Online Notebook – The Writer’s List

And then, usually, you succeed and everyone is happy and celebrating in the streets with champagne and Doritos.

Weeknotes 25

(NOTE: This introduction, and most of the Weeknotes, was taken from yesterday's morning pages journal entry. This is why I reference it as the last day of the month even though it's going live in July.) It's the last day... Continue Reading →

You’re Your Own Worst Enemy When Writing, And That’s A Good Thing

I'm a freelance writer, looking to write books for kids, meaning I'm my own boss AND my own employee.

Weeknotes 23

Sometimes it's more important to get the thing done than when it was due. For example, these posts!

The Online Notebook: How I Track My Progress

I started using these recently to help me monitor how I was doing while writing Project: GREY.

The Online Notebook: Background Music

My thought behind a post like this is to take a slightly longer thought, something that doesn't work as well on Twitter or Facebook, and publish it here. Like an online notebook, jotted down to share with whomever wishes to... Continue Reading →

Remembering How To Write A Book

You know what's really hard? Writing a book.

The Next Book

Which means there's a chance it could be...bad? Not good?

PROGRESS BAR: I’m Behind

I know. I know, I know, I KNOW.

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