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Sagan Morrow

Get the behind-the-scenes journey of writing and self-publishing novellas in these diary-style personal stories of life as an indie author! Sagan Morrow writes "why choose" romance novels (the Polyamorous Passions series and Small Town Stilettos duology) — in the Author Diary Entries podcast, you'll learn more about the books Sagan writes, her insights and stories of being an author and a multipassionate creative, and a peek behind the curtain of the writer's life.

NOTE: Sagan does not use generative AI in any way, shape, or form.

Your host (Sagan Morrow) is a Kamloops-based writer with 15+ years of experience as a small business owner. She is also a hobbyist burlesque dancer and performs on stage as Babe Maverick.

Sagan started out as a blogger and freelance writer (and editor) around 2008. In 2016, she began teaching other solopreneurs how to improve productivity and time management, using anti-hustle methods. Nowadays — when s

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205 episodes

  1. 204: What responsibility does an author have to do research as part of their writing process? 27:59
  2. 203: How I create book playlists or "soundtracks" 20:20
  3. 202: Symbolism of a burlesque act (Personification of Anxiety analysis) 24:03
  4. 201: Tarot to understand a book (creative analysis of Love By Design) 20:06
  5. 200: Book club discussion prompts for a romance novella (Love By Design) 8:32
  6. 199: Sneak peek reading of insta-attraction romance novella, Love By Design 14:32
  7. 198: How I wrote this novella in 8 weeks (plus the editing process and number of hours to do it!) 57:04
  8. 197: About "Love By Design" (forced proximity small town why choose romance) 14:39
  9. 196: Planning the chapter-by-chapter outline for my upcoming romcom novella (Love By Design) with a Tarot spread 20:27
  10. 195: Generative AI has a major consent and plagiarism problem in creative spaces 20:13
  11. 194: Analysis of character regression in contemporary romance novel (Scarlett in Book 8 of the Polyamorous Passions series) 12:02
  12. 193: LIVE Tarot reading — what this “why choose” novel (Kiss Me) wants you to know 32:44
  13. 192: Chick lit book club discussion prompts (Kiss Me — Book 8 in the Polyamorous Passions series) 8:46
  14. 191: Book launch day for Kiss Me (plus a reading from this chick lit novel!) 15:50
  15. 190: 3 things that came up during the experience of writing & editing Kiss Me (Book 8 in the Polyamorous Passions contemporary romance series) 21:03
  16. 189: ANNOUNCING Kiss Me — why choose chick lit novel (Book 8 in the Polyamorous Passions series) 13:14
  17. 188: Subversion & politics of creativity (polyamorous romcom novels, burlesque dancing, personal joy) 29:48
  18. 187: You are hurting YOURSELF when you use AI to "write" your books 10:55
  19. 186: The art of creative weirdness (and an ode to Z Nation, burlesque dancing, and My Lady Jane) 22:36
  20. 185: "Reader mindset" method for rewrites (book writing update!) 28:36
  21. 184: Creative cross training as a tool to navigate creative blocks 18:38
  22. 183: Can you write about polyamory if you aren’t actively polyamorous? 9:44
  23. 182: Let people ENJOY things! (In defence of Twilight Instagrammers) 14:35
  24. 181: Queerness in my romance novels 6:11
  25. 180: Labels and gatekeeping in romance novels 11:52
  26. 179: Author update (one year later) 16:27
  27. 178: On being a beginner vs intermediate at your practice (and why being a beginner can be a lot easier!) 16:23
  28. 177: Ideation, content creation, and writing process for my Solopreneur Diary Entries weekly newsletter 19:49
  29. 176: What does it mean to be a creative and an indie author? 14:48
  30. 175: Creative process as a solo artist (trusting OTHERS) 22:28
  31. 174: Self trust thought exercise when you experience self doubt as a creative 13:29
  32. 173: 5 observations while reviewing my current work-in-progress 19:59
  33. 172: Improving one's relationship with the creative process 10:45
  34. 171: Applying my 2024 Word of the Year to creative writing 9:30
  35. 170: 3 steps to make time for creative pursuits when "life is life-ing" 24:50
  36. 169: How a new dance class is affecting my book writing plans 11:28
  37. 168: Writing alternative relationships, Q&A Part 3 20:24
  38. 167: Writing alternative relationships, Q&A Part 2 13:43
  39. 166: Writing alternative relationships, Q&A Part 1 16:39
  40. 165: Writing childfree women 22:42
  41. 164: Book launch recap for Small Town Stilettos (part 2 — marketing expenses, book sales and dollars earned, and mindset struggles) 35:57
  42. 163: Book launch recap for Small Town Stilettos (part 1 — marketing strategies, mistakes made, and what I'd do differently next time) 31:42
  43. 162: How my polyamorous romcoms all fit together 15:28
  44. 161: Frivolity, worthiness, and internalized misogyny (from Taylor Swift to romcoms) 12:03
  45. 160: The responsibility, risk, privilege, and choices involved in writing polyamorous romantic comedies 23:58
  46. 159: Book club discussion prompts for Small Town Stilettos 6:30
  47. 158: On writing "selfish" women 14:16
  48. 157: Book release day for Small Town Stilettos: a modern marriage of convenience (what readers are saying about this romance novel!) 7:45
  49. 156: A(nother!) reading from Small Town Stilettos 12:28
  50. 155: Some of the inspiration for Small Town Stilettos: a modern marriage of convenience 13:17