Author Diary Entries
Author Diary Entries
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.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 she's not writing novellas — she works as an internationally board-certified Life Coach who specializes in personal fulfillment for self-aware individuals. Sagan writes the Polyamorous Passions chick lit/romantic comedy series, and has published several business books in addition to her work as a romance novelist. She published her first work of fiction in 2018. The first 12 episodes of this podcast were originally published on a “secret” platform only for email subscribers, but you can tune in to all of those original episodes right here. This podcast was rebranded from "Indie Author Weekly" to "Author Diary Entries" in April 2025.Learn more about Sagan’s published works and upcoming novels at SaganMorrow.com/books. Connect with Sagan on Instagram & Threads: @Saganlives
200: Book club discussion prompts for a romance novella (Love By Design)
Use these book club discussion prompts for a romance novella (Love By Design — Book 2 in the Small Town Stilettos duology) as a starter kit for analyzing text of all kinds! Alter the questions as you see fit for this specific novella, or adapt them for other novels you’re reading. Try zooming in AND zooming out: Dive into the pages and focus on one tiny detail of a book so you can explore what it means to you or what captures your attention about it, and then take more of a bird’s eye view an...
Sep 1
8 min
199: Sneak peek reading of insta-attraction romance novella, Love By Design
Happy BOOK RELEASE DAY to Love By Design: an insta-attraction, forced proximity, friends to lovers, in love with a married man, small town romance with an unexpected premise: The main character needs to live alone with her boss’s husband (without her boss around), and she develops a HUGE crush on that man — and he seems to be interested in her, too — AND her boss seems to be encouraging them to spend more time together. (So this is kind of a twist on the workplace romance trope, too!) …...
Aug 18
14 min
198: How I wrote this novella in 8 weeks (plus the editing process and number of hours to do it!)
In this episode, your podcast host and why choose romance indie author Sagan Morrow shares behind the scenes all about the writing and editing experience for her upcoming romcom novella, Love By Design! Get an inside look at the overall journey for how the book writing and editing process went, the specific methods she used with examples for what she worked on during various rounds of writing, rewriting and revising, and editing, and the specific number of hours it took for her to complete th...
Aug 4
57 min
197: About "Love By Design" (forced proximity small town why choose romance)
Do you enjoy why choose romance novels with the forced proximity trope, a small town setting, and romantic comedy vibes? You’re in luck! “Love By Design” is the next romance novel you need to read. It’s a cute and flirty contemporary romance that will make you kick your feet giggling… Tune in to the episode to learn more about the book, hear the back-of-book blurb, and get 3 teasers about the book from your romance author Sagan Morrow. Remember to leave a voicemail for the author after ...
Jul 21
14 min
196: Planning the chapter-by-chapter outline for my upcoming romcom novella (Love By Design) with a Tarot spread
In this episode, your host and chick lit indie author Sagan Morrow shares a play-by-play of how she planned the entire chapter-by-chapter outline for her upcoming romcom novella (Love By Design) using a Tarot spread! Tune in to find out which Tarot cards were pulled to represent each of the 11 chapters for this novella, the meaning behind each of those cards, and how Sagan has translated each Tarot card’s interpretation to the story on the page. Remember to leave a voicemail for t...
Jul 7
20 min
195: Generative AI has a major consent and plagiarism problem in creative spaces
This episode explores two extremely problematic aspects of generative AI in creative spaces: a) lack of consent, and b) plagiarism. We discuss this through the lens of the performing arts (such as the burlesque community), as well as book events (such as markets). This isn’t a call-out, it’s a calling-in, and please know that all of this is said with love! ALSO: I am addressing this episode to people who are using generative AI in the creative spaces. I’m gonna go out on a limb here and...
Jun 23
20 min
194: Analysis of character regression in contemporary romance novel (Scarlett in Book 8 of the Polyamorous Passions series)
Is it realistic for a character to regress in a novel? Why might a character regress, and is it relatable for them to do that? In this episode of the Author Diary Entries podcast, your host and chick lit indie author Sagan Morrow analyzes character regression in contemporary romance novel Kiss Me — Book 8 in the Polyamorous Passions series. We do an analysis of the main character, Scarlett, and her character development (or regression!) throughout the series… especially since she is initially...
Jun 9
12 min
193: LIVE Tarot reading — what this “why choose” novel (Kiss Me) wants you to know
Happy World Tarot Day! In celebration, we are doing our FIRST-EVER live Tarot reading on the Author Diary Entries podcast… This Tarot spread explores the question, “What does Kiss Me (Book 8 in the Polyamorous Passions series) want to teach you, or tell you, as the reader of this story?” The 5-card spread: Card 1: Overarching message or theme from this book (III Pentacles) Card 2: Hidden teachings from this book that you might have overlooked (Knight of Pentacles) Card 3...
May 25
32 min
192: Chick lit book club discussion prompts (Kiss Me — Book 8 in the Polyamorous Passions series)
Gather together your romance reader friends and book club besties… In this episode of the Author Diary Entries podcast, you’ll get chick lit book club discussion prompts for Kiss Me (Book 8 in the Polyamorous Passions series)! Use these discussion prompts to stimulate conversation, enjoy a deeper reading into contemporary romance novels, explore character motivations, analyze themes and parallel storylines in this chick lit novel, put yourself in the main character’s shoes, and more. Re...
May 12
8 min
191: Book launch day for Kiss Me (plus a reading from this chick lit novel!)
In celebration of book launch day for Kiss Me (Book 8 in the Polyamorous Passions “why choose” chick lit series), author Sagan Morrow shares 5 of her favourite things about this novel… plus reads a scene from the story! Kiss Me is a heartwarming short novel featuring found family, an extra dose of angst, the why choose trope, a couple steamier scenes, and a people-pleasing burlesque performer who is learning how to put herself first. The Polyamorous Passions contemporary romance s...
Apr 28
15 min
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