Author Diary Entries
Author Diary Entries
Sagan Morrow
The Author Diary Entries podcast (formerly known as Indie Author Weekly) is hosted by Sagan Morrow, 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. In this 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. Sagan also shares diary-style personal stories of life as an indie author and her behind-the-scenes journey of writing and self-publishing novellas.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
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
190: 3 things that came up during the experience of writing & editing Kiss Me (Book 8 in the Polyamorous Passions contemporary romance series)
Following up on Episode 189… In this episode, “why choose” chick lit author Sagan Morrow shares more about her experience with writing and editing her upcoming release, Kiss Me (Book 8 in the Polyamorous Passions series) — plus why it’s taken SO LONG to finish this particular book! Kiss Me is a heartwarming short novel featuring found family, morally grey decisions, the why choose trope, a couple steamier scenes, and a people-pleasing burlesque performer who is learning how to put herse...
Apr 14
21 min
189: ANNOUNCING Kiss Me — why choose chick lit novel (Book 8 in the Polyamorous Passions series)
In this episode, “why choose” chick lit author Sagan Morrow announces her upcoming release Kiss Me (Book 8 in the Polyamorous Passions series) — and shares with you the back-of-book blurb, plus what to expect when you read this novel! Kiss Me is a heartwarming short novel featuring found family, morally grey decisions, the why choose trope, a couple steamier scenes, and a people-pleasing burlesque performer who is learning how to put herself first. Release day for this chick lit b...
Mar 31
13 min
188: Subversion & politics of creativity (polyamorous romcom novels, burlesque dancing, personal joy)
“As the world changes, what place do my polyamorous romantic comedy novels have in our society? If the world now understands and somewhat accepts open relationships, is there even a need for my novels? These novels are for pre-pandemic times, BEFORE a lot of things changed — so what happens now? Are they ‘subversive enough,’ and is there a place for them?” These are some of the questions your host, polyamorous romcom indie author and Life Coach Sagan Morrow, explores in this episode of the Au...
Jul 29, 2025
29 min
187: You are hurting YOURSELF when you use AI to "write" your books
Using generative AI to quote-unquote “write” a book is harmful not only to the artists those people are plagiarizing from, but it’s also harmful to the plagiarizer and to CREATIVITY, itself. Let’s talk about that! In this episode, your Author Diary Entries podcast host — romcom novelist and Personal Fulfillment Coach Sagan Morrow — takes the conversation about *AI as art theft* a step further by exploring the self-exploitation that occurs throughout this process, and the way in which we...
Jul 1, 2025
10 min
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