Author Diary Entries

By 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 hob

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Author Diary Entries episodes:

May 13, 2025184: Creative cross training as a tool to navigate creative blocks
What is creative cross training, and how can it help you navigate (and overcome) creative blocks? In this episode, Sagan shares examples of creative cross training and the importance of creative cross training (and how it’s prevented her from having any major creative blocks as a business owner, indie author, and multi-passionate creative)...
...Plus why focusing on one thing can get boring and lead to creative stagnation, and 5 important tips for effective creative cross training.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Sagan’s burlesque persona (Babe Maverick) on Instagram: Instagram.com/babemaverick
Small Town Stilettos and the Polyamorous Passions series: SaganMorrow.com/books
Solopreneur Diary Entries weekly newsletter to get behind-the-scenes insights of life as a solo business owner: https://saganmorrow.com/newsletter
Solopreneur Diary Entries: Premium Edition monthly online trainings on topics of solopreneurship, anti-hustle productivity, and personal fulfillment: https://saganmorrow.com/monthly/
Personal Fulfillment Coaching with Sagan: https://saganmorrow.com/coaching/
Solopreneur & Productivity Coaching with Sagan: https://saganmorrow.com/solopreneur-coaching/
Connect with Sagan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saganlives
Connect with Sagan on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@saganlives
Send fan mail! Click HERE to leave Sagan a voicemail & share your thoughts about this episode.
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19min
May 06, 2025183: Can you write about polyamory if you aren’t actively polyamorous?
In this episode, we explore the difference between polyamorous IDENTITY vs the PRACTICE of that identity, and answer these questions: Can you write about polyamory if you aren’t ACTIVELY polyamorous? Do you ever think being polyamorous is a phase, and that you and your spouse might go back to being monogamous?
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Small Town Stilettos and the Polyamorous Passions series: SaganMorrow.com/books
Connect with Sagan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saganlives
Connect with Sagan on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@saganlives
Send fan mail! Click HERE to leave Sagan a voicemail & share your thoughts about this episode.
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10min
April 29, 2025182: Let people ENJOY things! (In defence of Twilight Instagrammers)
Find out why Sagan got outraged at a random person’s Instagram comment when they were dismissive of a 30-something Twilight Instagrammer reading Young Adult novels, the POWER of the YA genre, why you should read what makes you happy, her opinions about referring to romance novels as “fluffy,” and more!
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Small Town Stilettos and the Polyamorous Passions series: SaganMorrow.com/books
Author Diary Entries podcast, ep 180: Labels and gatekeeping in romance novels
Twilight Instagrammer Corinne: https://www.instagram.com/corinnieeeee/
Twilight Instagrammer Sarah: https://www.instagram.com/sarahelizabeth_talks/
Book: Why We Love and Hate Twilight
Book: The Girl Who Was On Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games Trilogy
Connect with Sagan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saganlives
Connect with Sagan on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@saganlives
Send fan mail! Click HERE to leave Sagan a voicemail & share your thoughts about this episode.
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15min
April 22, 2025181: Queerness in my romance novels
“Do you write queer characters?” → Well… Yes and no! In this episode, I explain why this question is a tricky one, what makes a novel “queer enough” (an even more loaded question!), the nuance behind all of this, and the importance of using the words and labels that feel right for you.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Small Town Stilettos and the Polyamorous Passions series: SaganMorrow.com/books
Episode 180 on the Author Diary Entries Podcast: Labels and gatekeeping in romance novels
Connect with Sagan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saganlives
Connect with Sagan on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@saganlives
Send fan mail! Click HERE to leave Sagan a voicemail & share your thoughts about this episode.
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April 15, 2025180: Labels and gatekeeping in romance novels
Is it rude to refer to a romance novel “smut”? Not to me ;) You can call my books whatever you want! …BUT, there’s a lot of nuance to this (and context matters) — so in this episode, we’re exploring important questions we need to ask around the labels we use, our intentions behind our word choices, and the problems with gatekeeping in the romance novel community.
Examples we discuss in this episode include: Smut, enemies to lovers trope, spice levels, smutty vs spicy vs sexy, and “fairy porn” in romantasy.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Small Town Stilettos and the Polyamorous Passions series: SaganMorrow.com/books
Sagan’s burlesque persona (Babe Maverick) on Instagram: Instagram.com/babemaverick
Connect with Sagan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saganlives
Connect with Sagan on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@saganlives
Send fan mail! Click HERE to leave Sagan a voicemail & share your thoughts about this episode.
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12min
April 09, 2025179: Author update (one year later)
In this episode, your host (and indie author) Sagan Morrow shares an author update about what she's been working on since our previous episode over a year ago, plus why we've rebranded the podcast from "Indie Author Weekly" to "Author Diary Entries!"
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Small Town Stilettos and the Polyamorous Passions series: SaganMorrow.com/books
Haus of Misfit: https://www.hausofmisfit.ca/
Life coaching with Sagan: SaganMorrow.com/coaching
Solopreneur Diary Entries weekly newsletter: SaganMorrow.com/newsletter
PREMIUM Edition of the Solopreneur Diary Entries (monthly trainings): SaganMorrow.com/premium
Connect with Sagan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saganlives
Connect with Sagan on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@saganlives
Send fan mail! Click HERE to leave Sagan a voicemail & share your thoughts about this episode.
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17min
February 27, 2024178: On being a beginner vs intermediate at your practice (and why being a beginner can be a lot easier!)
In this episode, we explore the dynamic of being a beginner vs being intermediate at your practice... and why being a beginner can, in some ways, be a lot easier! Tune in now to find out about the pressure I put on myself in my 2nd solo burlesque dance performance, what I took from that experience compared to my 1st solo burlesque act, how this connects back to my work as a fiction author, and the top 3 takeaways for how you can apply this to your own creative practice or craft (including important questions to ask yourself in order to relieve fear and/or pressure from yourself).

Resources & links mentioned in this episode:
Learn more about all of Sagan’s books (including the Polyamorous Passions romcom series, Small Town Stilettos, and her business books for solopreneurs) at https://saganmorrow.com/books/
Get success & life coaching: https://saganmorrow.com/coaching
Babe Maverick burlesuqe Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/babemaverick
Episode 171 of the Indie Author Weekly podcast — Applying my 2024 Word of the Year (ELEVATE) to Creative Writing: https://www.buzzsprout.com/400015/14272088-171-applying-my-2024-word-of-the-year-to-creative-writing
Tune into Indie Author Weekly on your favourite podcast platform at https://saganmorrow.com/podcast
Subscribe, rate, and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/indie-author-weekly/id1469586590
Enroll in the Productivity Powerhouse anti-hustle e-course: https://saganmorrow.com/powerhouse
Work with Sagan: https://saganmorrow.com/workwithme/
Let’s chat about this episode:
@Saganlives on Twitter and Instagram
Hashtag: #IndieAuthorWeekly
Email: [email protected]
Share your thoughts (or submit requests for future episode topics) at https://saganmorrow.com/question
Send fan mail! Click HERE to leave Sagan a voicemail & share your thoughts about this episode.
Support the show
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17min
February 20, 2024177: Ideation, content creation, and writing process for my Solopreneur Diary Entries weekly newsletter
In our previous episode, Episode 176, we talked about what it means to be a creative and an indie author — and how it can be so much more comprehensive than book writing! That's why, in today’s episode, I want to build on that and share with you the idea creation and writing process around my weekly Saturday email newsletter: the Solopreneur Diary Entries.

Tune in now for the inside scoop on what that weekly newsletter is all about, an exercise to expand your own creativity, why I never worry about coming up with fresh new ideas (even after writing these emails for 8-ish years), the logistics of my writing process, and more...

Resources & links mentioned in this episode:
Subscribe to the Solopreneur Diary Entries weekly newsletter: https://saganmorrow.com/newsletter
Indie Author Weekly episode 176: What does it mean to be a creative and an indie author? https://www.buzzsprout.com/400015/14452324
Learn more about all of Sagan’s books (including the Polyamorous Passions romcom series, Small Town Stilettos, and her business books for solopreneurs) at https://saganmorrow.com/books/
Get success & life coaching: https://saganmorrow.com/coaching
Tune into Indie Author Weekly on your favourite podcast platform at https://saganmorrow.com/podcast
Subscribe, rate, and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/indie-author-weekly/id1469586590
Enroll in the Productivity Powerhouse anti-hustle e-course: https://saganmorrow.com/powerhouse
Work with Sagan: https://saganmorrow.com/workwithme/
Let’s chat about this episode:
@Saganlives on Twitter and Instagram
Hashtag: #IndieAuthorWeekly
Email: [email protected]
Share your thoughts (or submit requests for future episode topics) at https://saganmorrow.com/question
Send fan mail! Click HERE to leave Sagan a voicemail & share your thoughts about this episode.
Support the show
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20min
February 13, 2024176: What does it mean to be a creative and an indie author?
In our most recent couple of episodes here on the Indie Author Weekly podcast, we’ve been exploring the importance of trust in the creative process — including self trust and trusting others. I want to take it a step back today and ask this question: What does it even mean to be a creative, and, since this is the Indie Author Weekly podcast, what does it mean to be an indie author?
Especially given that recently here on the podcast, I’ve been sharing about my creative process in designing burlesque choreography. What does that have to do with being an indie author? Can we count that as something appropriate for our purposes of being on this podcast?
TUNE IN NOW for my take on the question of “What does it mean to be a creative and an indie author” — plus what you can expect as we move forward with the Indie Author Weekly podcast...

Resources & links mentioned in this episode:
Learn more about all of Sagan’s books (including the Polyamorous Passions romcom series, Small Town Stilettos, and her business books for solopreneurs) at https://saganmorrow.com/books/
Get success & life coaching: https://saganmorrow.com/coaching
Episode 174 of this Indie Author Weekly podcast — self trust thought exercise when you experience self doubt as a creative: https://www.buzzsprout.com/400015/14340711-174-self-trust-thought-exercise-when-you-experience-self-doubt-as-a-creative
Episode 175 of this Indie Author Weekly podcast — creative process as a solo artist and TRUSTING others: https://www.buzzsprout.com/400015/14450389-175-creative-process-as-a-solo-artist-trusting-others
Episode 17 of this Indie Author Weekly podcast — "Situationals" technique as an exercise to improve character development: https://www.buzzsprout.com/400015/1434766-017-an-exercise-to-improve-character-development
Babe Maverick burlesque persona: https://www.instagram.com/babemaverick
Tune into Indie Author Weekly on your favourite podcast platform at https://saganmorrow.com/podcast
Subscribe, rate, and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/indie-author-weekly/id1469586590
Enroll in the Productivity Powerhouse anti-hustle e-course: https://saganmorrow.com/powerhouse
Work with Sagan: https://saganmorrow.com/workwithme/
Let’s chat about this episode:
@Saganlives on Twitter and Instagram
Hashtag: #IndieAuthorWeekly
Email: [email protected]
Share your thoughts (or submit requests for future episode topics) at https://saganmorrow.com/question
Send fan mail! Click HERE to leave Sagan a voicemail & share your thoughts about this episode.
Support the show
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15min
February 06, 2024175: Creative process as a solo artist (trusting OTHERS)
In this episode, we explore the delicate balance of the creative process when you are a solo artist — Because it’s hard to maintain distance and objectivity when you are working on creative pursuits in a silo! Is it good enough? Is it good at all? Are you conveying what you intend to convey? Even if it IS “good enough,” what interesting improvements can be made? And if you don’t have confidence in it being “good enough,” how is that going to affect the way you share your work with the world?

These are all big questions!

In our previous episode here on the Indie Author Weekly podcast, we talked about the value and importance of trusting yourself and building that self trust muscle. Tune into episode 174 to check it out — it’s a great episode and includes a 3-part exercise for improving self trust!

So in this episode, let’s talk about a different element of TRUST — trusting other people and bringing them into the creative process when you're a solo artist...

Resources & links mentioned in this episode:

Learn more about all of Sagan’s books (including the Polyamorous Passions romcom series, Small Town Stilettos, and her business books for solopreneurs) at https://saganmorrow.com/books/
Episode 174 of this Indie Author Weekly podcast — self trust thought exercise when you experience self doubt as a creative: https://www.buzzsprout.com/400015/14340711-174-self-trust-thought-exercise-when-you-experience-self-doubt-as-a-creative
Babe Maverick burlesque persona: https://www.instagram.com/babemaverick
Get success & life coaching: https://saganmorrow.com/coaching
Tune into Indie Author Weekly on your favourite podcast platform at https://saganmorrow.com/podcast
Subscribe, rate, and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/indie-author-weekly/id1469586590
Enroll in the Productivity Powerhouse anti-hustle e-course: https://saganmorrow.com/powerhouse
Work with Sagan: https://saganmorrow.com/workwithme/
Let’s chat about this episode:

@Saganlives on Twitter and Instagram
Hashtag: #IndieAuthorWeekly
Email: [email protected]
Share your thoughts (or submit requests for future episode topics) at https://saganmorrow.com/question
Send fan mail! Click HERE to leave Sagan a voicemail & share your thoughts about this episode.
Support the show
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23min

FAQs about Author Diary Entries:

How many episodes does Author Diary Entries have?

The podcast currently has 195 episodes available.