Author Diary Entries
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
Author Diary Entries
015: 10 tips for editing your own work
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Learn 10 tips for editing your own work, plus the editing process your host Sagan Morrow (a professional editor) uses when self-editing her own books, in this episode of Indie Author Weekly.
You'll learn about the importance of having a personal style guide and character bible for your books, different types of edits and ways to review your work, and more. This episode provides you with practical tips for editing books regardless of whether you hire an editor as part of your indie author journey.
Access sample chapters of my novels, transcripts of each episode, cheatsheets and spreadsheets relevant to the episode topics, and additional resources, at SaganMorrow.com/audio.
Resources & links mentioned in this episode:
- Learn more about Sagan’s books at SaganMorrow.com/books
- Chicago Manual of Style
- Hemingway App
- Tune into the “secret” version of this podcast at SaganMorrow.com/audio
Connect with Sagan (@Saganlives) on Twitter and Instagram. Feel free to use the hashtag #IndieAuthorWeekly to chat about this episode.
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