Curious about the symbolism of a burlesque act? What might go into the meaning-making of a burlesque act? In this episode, I do a breakdown to share 10 examples of the symbolism in my recent burlesque solo, The Personification of Anxiety. We talk about why it’s a chair dance, the meaning behind the outfit I chose, why I never remove the secret second layer of gloves (spoiler alert!), the thought process behind the two different types of glove peels, how I incorporated very specific chor...
Sep 29
24 min
Did you know you can use Tarot to understand books? It’s time for another “book insights” Tarot reading, in which we do a creative analysis of a book using Tarot cards! The question: “What does Love By Design [my most recent romance novella] want to teach you, or tell you, as the reader of this story?” This was a 5-card spread: Overall message that this book (Love By Design) wants readers to know: Ace of Swords. Hidden teachings from this book that you might have overlooked: Ace of...
Sep 15
20 min
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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