Alex O&#x27;Connor

I wrote 969 words tonight in ~30 minutes. The MC is discovering that others look to him to be a leader even though he does not see himself that way. #amwriting #amwritingscifi #author #indieauthor #scifi

I wrote 2,422 as I finished another chapter in draft three of Celestial Saga IV. This was the conclusion of what used to be one chapter in the first and second drafts.

While working on the third, I realized there was a natural ending point to put a pause and insert some of the new additions to the story. Splitting this chapter in two helped a lot! #amwriting #amwritingscifi #author #indieauthor #scifi

Despite being sick, I managed to squeak out 1,154 words this afternoon in just under an hour. This is also a great weekend to help #SaveMassEffect by signing the petition! www.change.org/p/savemassef... #amwriting #amwritingscifi #author #indieauthor

Without Mass Effect, there would be no Celestial Saga. Thank you for everything. #SaveMassEffect www.alexoconnorauthor.com/post/thank-y...

BioWare and Mass Effect deserved better.

September Writing Update www.alexoconnorauthor.com/post/septemb...

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!

I want to say that I am still supporting you all from the sidelines and wishing you all continued success! I have a lot of things planned for my writing and the next phase of the Celestial Saga. Some of those things I am also using this hiatus to work on.

You'll still see me popping up in likes, some comments, and with my usual monthly writing progress update. Until then, I'm just going to be a little quieter. Thank you all for your continued support and I can't wait to show you all what I've been working on! -Alex

I also keep getting emails intended for a different Alex O'Connor despite every page on my website indicating I am not the one they are looking for. In short, social media was just getting annoying.

Rest assured, I am doing perfectly fine, I'd dare say better than I was, and I am continuing to write. I did take a little bit of a much needed break from that after going nearly non-stop for the past few months. Again, all part of finally taking care of myself and making a better life.

Already over the past month I have made great quality of life improvements and have a solid plan in place for the next year of my life. The grind of posting every day combined with constantly having to delete/block/report bot accounts/comments took a toll.

12 Sept

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

11 Sept

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

11 Sept

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

10 Sept

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

10 Sept

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

9 Sept

Tonight, a new writing journey begins. #amwriting #author #indieauthor

8 Sept

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

8 Sept

After working on the first story for ten years while having the rest of it in my head, this was incredible to finally tell the end of this particular story.

8 Sept

While the next era of the Celestial Saga will usher in new characters next year, many of the ones found within this trilogy will be returning. Cover art by @uzuriart.bsky.social

7 Sept

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

7 Sept

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

7 Sept

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

6 Sept

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

5 Sept

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

5 Sept

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

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

This one is special to me since I finally got to tell the next part of the story after working on the first book for ten years. Cover art by @uzuriart.bsky.social

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

My author heart is happy. Cover art by K.T. Carlisle

3 Sept

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

3 Sept

It was fun watching the Mandalorian and Grogu again! #starwars #themandalorian #grogu #themandalorianandgrogu #disneyplus

2 Sept

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

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! 🧵

I think I’m in a good place to either complete it by the end of the month or be close to completing it. I also need to update my website which I have been putting off…

If you’d like to check out my latest release, My Girlfriend is a Secret Agent, during its second month of existence, click here a.co/d/042shhv3. Monthly Goal: 39,359/16,667 (236.1%) Yearly Goal: 233,496/200,000 (116.7%)

When looking at the previous two drafts of the story, the first one had a darker tone, and I liked how I wrote the main character’s personal conflict better. In the second draft, I liked how I wrote the supporting characters and events that occurred in the past better.

I am combining the best of both so I can keep that darker tone that I originally intended, showing the struggles and progression of the main character through the story, and having a compelling supporting cast to go along with it. For September, I’m going to continue working on the third draft.

After all, my target audience are the same people who play the games that I play since those games inspired my writing in the first place. In August I got over the development issues with the current story of the Celestial Saga.

Working on book five was running into roadblocks knowing that I wasn’t satisfied with the story in four. I identified areas of improvement and some additions that I have to make to Celestial Saga IV and so far, I am incredibly happy with how the third draft is going!

If you follow me on any of the platforms, you likely noticed a drop in posting activity from where it had been in July and the beginning of August. I’m back to business as usual now for the most part. On the subject of social media, you may start to see more gaming content from me.

At first, I kept gaming and writing on separate accounts. Running one social media account across all platforms can be exhausting enough so I decided to stop doing that.

I found that if I put a link in the main post or as a comment/second post, the overall view count remained the same. The major difference being that almost no one saw the link in the comment or second post. Kind of ruins the purpose of marketing my books, doesn’t it?

There was a point where I considered getting rid of social media entirely or taking a break from it. I did end up taking a little break by scaling back my content.

My Girlfriend is a Secret Agent also celebrated its one-month anniversary! My biggest downfall from August has been social media. It has grown quite tiresome due to the overwhelming amount of bots. I also ran a few tests and no longer care what the algorithm thinks of links.

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

31 Aug

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