Author Diary Entries
Author Diary Entries (formerly known as the Indie Author Weekly podcast) features your host, Sagan Morrow, as she shares diary-style personal stories of life as an indie author and her behind-the-scenes journey of writing and publishing books as an authorpreneur.
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 a writer's life.
The Author Diary Entries podcast is hosted by Sagan Morrow, a Kamloops-based writer with more than a decade 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 freelancers how to improve productivity and time management through her online courses. She is an internationally board-certified Success & Life Coach who specializes in personal fulfillment, solopreneurship, and anti-hustle productivity.
Sagan writes the Polyamorous Passions 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.
RECOMMENDED STARTING POINT: "Ep 179: Author Update (one year later)" AND "Ep 140: Welcome back to the podcast!" AND "Ep 50: What made me start writing the Polyamorous Passions series" AND "Ep 53: Top 5 episodes from the first year of podcasting on Indie Author Weekly (and why I started this podcast)".
The first 12 episodes of this podcast were originally published on a “secret” platform only for email subscribers, but you can tune into all of those original episodes right here. Access bonus materials to go along with podcast (including cheatsheets and spreadsheets relevant to the episode topics), plus full episode transcripts, sample chapters of her novels, and additional resources, at https://saganmorrow.com/secretpodcast. 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 https://saganmorrow.com/books/. Connect with Sagan on Instagram & Threads: @Saganlives
Episodes
181: Queerness in my romance novels
180: Labels and gatekeeping in romance novels
179: Author Update (one year later)
178: On being a beginner vs intermediate at your practice (and why being a beginner can be a lot easier!)
177: Ideation, content creation, and writing process for my Solopreneur Diary Entries weekly newsletter
176: What does it mean to be a creative and an indie author?
175: Creative process as a solo artist (trusting OTHERS)
174: Self trust thought exercise when you experience self doubt as a creative
173: 5 observations while reviewing my current work-in-progress
172: Improving one's relationship with the creative process
171: Applying my 2024 Word of the Year to creative writing
170: 3 steps to make time for creative pursuits when "life is life-ing"
169: How a new dance class is affecting my book writing plans
168: Writing alternative relationships, Q&A Part 3
167: Writing alternative relationships, Q&A Part 2
166: Writing alternative relationships, Q&A Part 1
165: Writing childfree women
164: Book launch recap for Small Town Stilettos (part 2 — marketing expenses, book sales and dollars earned, and mindset struggles)
163: Book launch recap for Small Town Stilettos (part 1 — marketing strategies, mistakes made, and what I'd do differently next time)
162: How my polyamorous romcoms all fit together
161: Frivolity, worthiness, and internalized misogyny (from Taylor Swift to romcoms)
160: The responsibility, risk, privilege, and choices involved in writing polyamorous romantic comedies
159: Book club discussion prompts for Small Town Stilettos
158: On writing "selfish" women
157: Book release day for Small Town Stilettos: a modern marriage of convenience (what readers are saying about this romance novel!)
