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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.

Weeknotes 19

Simply controlling small lets you know there are things both grand and minuscule in this world.

Weeknotes 18

Monkeys at a typewriter.

I Don’t Watch Game Of Thrones And I Thought Last Night Was Fine

Because that's what a story does. It's supposed to to make you feel something. Be it anger or sadness, it's succeeded

How To Know Your Characters

NOTE: This post was taken from my Morning Pages journal, dated 1.17.2019.

Weeknotes 17

So after doing all that, I took a week off.

Progress Bar: COMPLETE

There may come a day when there are no victories, so each one matters.

Comparing Yourself To Pros

It's about what dark thoughts you need to avoid when you're a writer, and what you can do to turn them into something beneficial.

Weeknotes 15

The moment you decide to become an author you step into the realm of the gods.

How Do Writers Sketch? Introducing #7SecondShortStories

Artists do a lot of sketching. Artists do a lot of character studies. Artists do a lot of line experimentation.

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