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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hello everyone! As some of you may have noticed, I have not been posting much recently. This is because I have decided to take that break from social media I talked about and do something that I have never really done before...focus on myself!

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I had a productive writing session this afternoon working on draft three of Celestial Saga IV! • I wrote 3,308 words • Finished two chapters • Draft three crossed 35k words #amwriting #amwritingscifi #author #indieauthor #booksky

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I had a great week this week! Taking today off from writing to give my brain a rest before sitting down to work on draft three of Celestial Saga IV tomorrow. #author #indieauthor #booksky #authorlife #writerslife

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Tonight I wrote 975 words. This new story is making some entertaining progress. I learned a little about kickboxing tonight. #amwriting #author #indieauthor #booksky #kickboxing

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I won't be able to see Dune and Doomsday together as part of Dunesday, but I will get to watch Dune a couple days early in my preferred format! Looking forward to watching both movies in December! #dunesday #dune #dunepartthree #avengers #mcu

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I wrote 992 words tonight in a new writing project. It's also a good start to the season as the Seahawks got the win! It may have been sloppy, but a win is a win. #amwriting #author #indieauthor #nfl #seahawks

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

One year ago today I released Celestial Saga: Brave New Galaxy. This is the conclusion to the Ethan Richards/Nova Team Trilogy that saw them defeat the Conclave forces who invaded the Milky Way. To check out Brave New Galaxy, click here: a.co/d/0dT9dCJv #author #books #bookstagram #scifi #scifibooks

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This morning I wrote 3,615 words. Draft three of Celestial Saga IV has crossed 30k. In the first seven days of September, I have written 13,478 words. To find out where the Celestial Saga left off, check out Brave New Galaxy. a.co/d/09f6kkWs #amwriting #amwritingscifi #author #indieauthor

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

New five-star review on Amazon and Goodreads for My Girlfriend is a Secret Agent! I'm so glad that you enjoyed the book, the fight scenes, and thought that it was cheesy! Check it out! a.co/d/06ktxgU4 Cover art by K.T. Carlisle #booksky #romcombooks #actionbooks #indiebooks #books

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

For dinner I made teriyaki chicken, fried rice, and sauteed vegetables (pepper and onion.) It was the first time I ever made teriyaki chicken and fried rice. The chicken came out great! The fried rice was lacking in flavor, but I know what to do next time to correct that. #cooking #dinner #foodie

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It was subtext. Zero Company has some great characters and Disha is one of them. #starwars #zerocompany #starwarszerocompany #xbox #games

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Got a bunch of stuff prepped and marinating for a dinner that I am making tomorrow! It's going to be good!

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I wrote 2,786 words this afternoon. A little reunion and a lieutenant wants to help the MC break some bad behavior after the captain was unable to get through to him. While I work on this book, check out book two on its second anniversary a.co/d/0h0gXxxS #amwriting #amwritingscifi #author

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Book two turns two! Two years ago I released Celestial Saga: Shadow of the Emperor. It's got action, a little bit of horror, and electric space wolves. Check it out! a.co/d/0ev3MYAA #booksky #scifibooks #scifi #indiebooks #books

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

My Girlfriend is a Secret Agent got its first review on Amazon! It now has a 5/5 rating on both Amazon and Goodreads! I was also told by a reader today that they really like how I wrote the fight scenes as they felt like how a movie would feel. Check the book out here a.co/d/0it2rgld

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I wrote 4,367 words this morning as the third draft of Celestial Saga IV is rolling right along. Basing one of the character's demeanor on Amos Burton from the Expanse has been one of the highlights of this book. Check out the Celestial Saga here: shorturl.at/pJCmo #amwriting #amwritingscifi

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This afternoon I wrote 1,853 words. Now that I'm over the developmental hurdles of what needed to be added to the third draft of Celestial Saga IV, the words are flying! See where the story left off with Brave New Galaxy a.co/d/06wR2t9A #amwriting #amwritingscifi #author #indieauthor #booksky

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

August was a productive month for me overall. Word count wise, this has been the highest word count for August since I started keeping track. I also surpassed my yearly word count goal and 2026 is now the highest word count year that I have ever had! 🧵

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Putting in the work. I placed second in a Duolingo tournament! #duolingo #language #learning

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I wrote 2,364 words to finish the chapter I was working on in Celestial Saga IV! Scenes like this from Ahsoka and Rebels inspired one of the ending shots. If you'd like to find out a little bit about the mother in the scene from the book, check out Celestial Saga: Brave New Galaxy. a.co/d/0bmJurkO

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I wrote 1,051 words this afternoon in Celestial Saga IV. I started a new chapter that wasn't part of the previous two drafts. If you'd like to read where the story left off, check out Brave New Galaxy. a.co/d/03jWkkC5 #amwriting #amwritingscifi #author #indieauthor #booksky

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This helpful book marketer wants to help me market "A World To See" There's just one problem. I didn't write that book. Spambots make social media and having a contact page on my website unenjoyable. #author #indieauthor #authorslife #writerslife #booksky

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I wrote 3,115 words during this morning's writing session. Draft three of Celestial Saga IV has crossed 15k words! #amwriting #amwritingscifi #author #indieauthor #booksky

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This morning I wrote 1,656 words. It's fun blending this portion of the drafts. It's the major incident that kicks off the main story for the book! #amwriting #amwritingscifi #author #indieauthor #booksky

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Things I've noticed while writing draft three of Celestial Saga IV: #amwriting #amwritingscifi #author #indieauthor #bookstagram

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I wrote 3,357 words this afternoon. My writing buddy and I discovered a couple things that broke canon in the previous drafts while working on this one for Celestial Saga IV. Happy International Dog Day! #amwriting #amwritingscifi #author #indieauthor #internationaldogday

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

2027 is going to be a great year for gaming! Plus this year there is still Star Wars Zero Company & Galactic Racer, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Control Resonant, Gears of War: E-Day, and GTA VI. What a great time to be a gamer! #xbox #games #gamescom #gamer #videogames

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Three years after publishing my first book and it's even more annoying now... #author #indieauthor #authorslife #writerslife #authorsofbluesky

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I wrote 2,272 words this afternoon as I completed the third chapter of the third draft of Celestial Saga IV. The MC is in some hot water with the captain due to actions that he took and a very poor choice of words. #amwriting #amwritingscifi #aurhor #indieauthor #booksky

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

My Girlfriend is a Secret Agent is one month old! Check out this story about a secret agent who is trying to rescue her author boyfriend from her stalker! a.co/d/0darpyep Cover art by K.T. Carlisle Graphics by @dkemeridou.bsky.social

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I hate it when a show gives a character their perfect ending then brings them back later just to kill them.

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A shorter writing session this afternoon as I added 902 words to finish a chapter. This is one of the new chapters that I am adding to Celestial Saga IV. It added a little bit of context to an "in-between" moment from the previous drafts. #amwriting #amwritingscifi #author #indieauthor #booksky

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Bots: U sHoUlD tAlK 2 mE. aM r3Al HuMaN. tEeHeE Me: I create fake people for a living. Do better. #author #indieauthor #authorslife #writerslife

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I wrote 2,773 words this afternoon as I finished the opening chapter of draft three. I have found the right blend of the previous two drafts to preserve the darker tone of Celestial Saga IV and keep the characterization deficits I corrected in draft two. #amwriting #amwritingscifi #author

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

During one of my final semesters of college, I had three group projects going on at the same time for three different classes. 🧵 #businessschool #college #groupprojects #projectmanagement #university

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I spent a lot of the day running errands so not much writing got done. Here's to getting more words on the page tomorrow! #amwriting #amwritingscifi #author #indieauthor #booksky

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

As I've said a few times before, when I first started developing the Celestial Saga, I had it as a video game in mind. While developing these concepts, as a huge fan of Halo multiplayer, naturally I had to come up with multiplayer for the games. 🧵 #author #booksky #halo #masseffect #scifibooks

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This is not an ad. Today I said goodbye to my Pixel 8 as I upgraded to the Pixel 11. 🧵 #pixel11 #pixel #googlepixel #googlepixel11 #dogsofinstagram

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I'm reviewing writing notes and I got to a piece of dialogue for a character in Celestial Saga V. When I originally wrote it, I thought it was a good idea. Now looking at it, I wonder what I was thinking. It would have been a poor choice of characterization. #amwriting #amwritingscifi #author

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I wrote 1,967 words this afternoon as draft three of Celestial Saga IV crosses 5k words. 1/2 #amwriting #amwritingscifi #author #indieauthor #booksky

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Just wanted to share a personal accomplishment. I have been committed to learning a new language and my dedication has paid off! For the past two or three weeks, I have finished in the Diamond League in Duolingo and I came in first for part one of a competition! #duolingo #language #learning

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

1,280 is the word tally for the day. Reworking the second part of an opening chapter for Celestial Saga IV. #amwriting #amwritingscifi #author #indieauthor #booksky

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I can't sleep so I wrote a heartfelt scene between siblings. This scene will be featured in a future installment of the Celestial Saga. I wonder who the siblings could be. #amwriting #amwritingscifi #author #indieauthor #booksky

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Today I took a much needed off day. As important as writing is, it's also important to take a day to recharge.

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Woke up from a dream this morning laughing. I wrote down what it was about and started developing a story about it. #amwriting #author #indieauthor #dreams #booksky

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

One of these things is not like the other... Since I'm a sci-fi author who wrote an action romcom, I made it a running joke throughout My Girlfriend is a Secret Agent that Ryan Harbor (sci-fi turned espionage author) sent his main character to space. #scifibooks #romcombooks #actionbooks #author

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I did a little bit of writing this morning. If you can make someone laugh today to make their day a little better, take the time to do it :) And a friendly reminder to rage bait your dog if you haven't done so today. #amwriting #author #indieauthor #booksky #dogsofbluesky

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Alex O'Connor @aoconnorauthor.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Forgot to mention that I passed my word count goal for the month during yesterday's writing session. #amwriting #amwritingscifi #author #indieauthor #booksky

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