Author Diary Entries

In this episode, we explore how the stand-alone novel Small Town Stilettos fits into the Polyamorous Passions series, and the interconnectedness of the “world” of these polyamorous romantic comedy novels. Learn more about the world of Polyamorous Passions, background on the fictional settings, character overlaps and interactions, and more!

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 
• 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:

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In this episode, we explore...

• What makes something "frivolous,” vs worthy or deserving of your attention and enjoyment? 
• Internalized misogyny that can come to play with how we perceive Taylor Swift, romantic comedies, and more.
• The perceived validity and worthiness of more "serious" content vs women being allowed to have fun and put themselves first.
• Questions to explore to overcome feelings of embarrassment and shame about your (or other people's) "guilty pleasures," and the freedom and liberation of allowing more frivolity and personal enjoyment, regardless of how "silly" a thing may be perceived.

(This episode contains swearing between 6:45 - 7:02)

Resources & links mentioned on the podcast: 

• 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 with Sagan: 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 

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 

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“What made you decide to write polyamorous romcoms?” Today we’re answering THIS question!

In this episode, we address the luxury and privilege of talking about “controversial” topics such as polyamory and burlesque, the responsibility vs risks of being open about this, the concept of sharing your values without explicitly stating them, the reasoning behind my very deliberate decision to use the setting of contemporary romantic comedy to feature polyamory, and more.

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/ 
• Subscribe to the Solopreneur Diary Entries weekly newsletter: https://saganmorrow.com/newsletter
• Episode 50: What made me start writing the Polyamorous Passion series (my polyamory background) — https://www.buzzsprout.com/400015/2949481-050-what-made-me-start-writing-the-polyamorous-passions-series-my-polyamory-background
• Episode 51: FAQ about the background to my Polyamorous Passions series: https://www.buzzsprout.com/400015/3015199-051-faq-about-the-background-to-my-polyamorous-passions-series
• 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 

Let’s chat about this episode:

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• Email: [email protected] 
• Share your thoughts (or submit requests for future episode topics) at https://saganmorrow.com/question 

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"Small Town Stilettos: a modern marriage of convenience" deals with a variety of different themes (including grief, loss, and personal identity) and it’s the perfect novel to discuss at your book club! This episode features 10 book club discussion prompts, ranging from character development to fat positivity to societal expectations of women and more.

Get the PDF version of these book club discussion prompts when you join Sagan's author newsletter: http://saganmorrow.com/secretpodcast

GRAB YOUR COPY of Small Town Stilettos: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Town-Stilettos-marriage-convenience-ebook/dp/B0C776DB4M

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 
• BONUS resources (such as a PDF of these book club discussion prompts): http://saganmorrow.com/secretpodcast
• 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 
• Check out Sagan’s YouTube channel to watch the video versions of these podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/user/SaganMorrow 
• 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 

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In this episode, I’m addressing a particular complaint that some readers have had in their reviews about my latest romance novel, Small Town Stilettos — some of the reviews dislike the main character, Margaret, because she is perceived as “selfish.”

In this episode, we explore this idea a little further: What makes a person selfish? How do we determine whether a person is selfish or not? Why are we put off by a character who puts their own self-interest first? Why is there a double-standard for women vs men when it comes to how “selfish” we are allowed to be?

I want more readers to give themselves permission, in their own lives, to put themselves first, and to recognize that putting themselves first doesn’t make them a bad person, it doesn't make them selfish, and it doesn’t even necessarily need to mean that other people won’t get what they want or that putting yourself first is at the detriment or cost of other things. 

You can get what you want, and do good things in the world. These aren’t mutually exclusive! 

You are allowed to know what you want, to express what you want, to put yourself first. Especially if you are constantly putting others before you. Especially if you feel guilty about expressing your wants and needs. Especially if you are not ALLOWING yourself to have and be what you want in life.

So every time a reviewer mentions something about my characters being selfish, to be honest, it just makes me want to write MORE " selfish" women. To normalize women asking for what they want and need; to normalize women speaking up for themselves and asserting themselves; to normalize women being unapologetic about their drives and desires.

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 
• 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 
• Check out Sagan’s YouTube channel to watch the video versions of these podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/user/SaganMorrow 
• 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 

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Happy book release day to Small Town Stilettos: a modern marriage of convenience!

In this episode, I share with you what advance readers are already saying about this romance novel, so you can determine whether it's something you might be interested in reading, too...

Join me in celebrating this book launch on social media! You can find me on Twitter or Instagram, @Saganlives — a ReTweet about this book release or sharing it to your Instagram Stories truly does help with spreading the word so that more readers can find this novel.

GRAB YOUR COPY: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Town-Stilettos-marriage-convenience-ebook/dp/B0C776DB4M

(Featuring an ambitious childfree fat-positive fashion designer heroine, love triangle with cinnamon roll heroes, closed door romance, only one bed, positive female friendships, polyamory, and more.)

Please rate and review Small Town Stilettos on Amazon and/or Goodreads so that more readers can find and enjoy this fun summertime romance novel!

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/ 
• 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 
• Check out Sagan’s YouTube channel to watch the video versions of these podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/user/SaganMorrow 
• Get success & life coaching: https://saganmorrow.com/coaching 
• Enroll in the Productivity Powerhouse anti-hustle e-course: https://saganmorrow.com/powerhouse 

Let’s chat about this episode:

• @Saganlives on Twitter and Instagram
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• Share your thoughts (or submit requests for future episode topics) at https://saganmorrow.com/question 

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In this episode, I'm doing a reading from the first chapter of Small Town Stilettos — this is the scene where Margaret first hears about how she's being forced into a modern marriage of convenience in order to access her inheritance...

Small Town Stilettos on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174111898-small-town-stilettos

Small Town Stilettos on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Town-Stilettos-marriage-convenience-ebook/dp/B0C776DB4M

Resources & links mentioned in this episode: 

• Listen to our first reading from Chapter 1 of Small Town Stilettos in Episode 152 of this Indie Author Weekly podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/400015/13041543-152-a-reading-from-small-town-stilettos-sneak-peek-excerpt
• Tune into Indie Author Weekly on your favourite podcast platform at https://saganmorrow.com/podcast 
• 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/ 
• Subscribe, rate, and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/indie-author-weekly/id1469586590 
• Check out Sagan’s YouTube channel to watch the video versions of these podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/user/SaganMorrow 
• Get success & life coaching: https://saganmorrow.com/coaching 
• 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
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• Email: [email protected] 
• Share your thoughts (or submit requests for future episode topics) at https://saganmorrow.com/question 

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In this episode, you'll get an overview about the plot of Small Town Stilettos, plus background about the real-life inspiration for this story and how some of the ideas in this novel came about.

Small Town Stilettos on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174111898-small-town-stilettos

Small Town Stilettos on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Town-Stilettos-marriage-convenience-ebook/dp/B0C776DB4M

Resources & links mentioned in this episode: 

• Tune into Indie Author Weekly on your favourite podcast platform at https://saganmorrow.com/podcast 
• 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/ 
• Subscribe, rate, and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/indie-author-weekly/id1469586590 
• Check out Sagan’s YouTube channel to watch the video versions of these podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/user/SaganMorrow 
• Get success & life coaching: https://saganmorrow.com/coaching 
• 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.

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Find out 7 ways you can support an indie author with their book launch — this is a wonderful opportunity to support the creatives in your life (and some of these are simple, easy ideas you can do in just a few minutes!)

I share why it matters so much to get my novels in the hands of as many people as possible — we are literally changing lives around here and helping more readers discover themselves, embrace who they are and what they want from life, and deepening our understanding, compassion, and empathy for one another.

Stories are powerful and life changing. And YOU can play a part in that life changing experience! Tune into this episode to find out how…

Resources & links mentioned in this episode: 

• Subscribe to Sagan’s author newsletter to view the “poster” for Small Town Stilettos, plus a few other goodies: https://saganmorrow.com/secretpodcast 
• Join my book review team on Booksirens: https://booksirens.com/book/JYZYROS/WR29ENC 
• Join my book review team on Booksprout: https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review-copy/view/121085/small-town-stilettos-a-modern-marriage-of-convenience 
• Enter the Small Town Stilettos giveaway on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/369459-small-town-stilettos-a-modern-marriage-of-convenience 
• Add Small Town Stilettos to your Want to Read list on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174111898-small-town-stilettos 
• Pre-order Small Town Stilettos on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Town-Stilettos-marriage-convenience-ebook/dp/B0C776DB4M 
• Twitter post about Small Town Stilettos for you to ReTweet: https://twitter.com/Saganlives/status/1671885973196767234
• Instagram post about Small Town Stilettos for you to share on your IG Stories: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctbu3pzr9wJ/ 
• TikTok video for you to repost: https://www.tiktok.com/@saganlives/video/7242435179636182277 
• Follow me on Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/small-town-stilettos-a-modern-marriage-of-convenience-by-sagan-morrow 
• 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/ 
• Subscribe, rate, and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/indie-author-weekly/id1469586590 

Let’s chat about this episode:

• @Saganlives on Twitter and Instagram
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• Share your thoughts (or submit requests for future episode topics) at https://saganmorrow.com/question 

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This episode shares the top 7 things I’m doing as part of the “Small Town Stilettos: a modern marriage of convenience” book launch! We discuss…

• The specific marketing strategies and platforms I’m using, and why I’m doing these particular types of experiments.
• How this is different from my previous book launches.
• What’s working well and what I’ve already decided to do differently in future book launches.
• My conversion rate estimates and book sale goals for this book launch.
• And more!

Resources & links mentioned in this episode: 

• Episode 77 — Book launch recap for “Her Bad Idea,” Part 1 (organic marketing) https://www.buzzsprout.com/400015/5400808-077-book-launch-recap-part-1-organic-marketing 
• Episode 78 — Book launch recap for “Her Bad Idea,” Part 2 (paid ads and book sales results) https://www.buzzsprout.com/400015/5489476-078-book-launch-recap-part-2-paid-ads-book-sales-results 
• Subscribe to Sagan’s author newsletter to view the “poster” for Small Town Stilettos, plus a few other goodies: https://saganmorrow.com/secretpodcast 
• Enter the Small Town Stilettos giveaway on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/369459-small-town-stilettos-a-modern-marriage-of-convenience 
• Pre-order Small Town Stilettos on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Town-Stilettos-marriage-convenience-ebook/dp/B0C776DB4M 
• Book marketing resources: Fussy Librarian, Booksprout, and Booksirens
• Book marketing platforms: Kindle Unlimited, TikTok, Teachable digital download
• Tune into Indie Author Weekly on your favourite podcast platform at https://saganmorrow.com/podcast 
• 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/ 
• Subscribe, rate, and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/indie-author-weekly/id1469586590 
• Check out Sagan’s YouTube channel to watch the video versions of these podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/user/SaganMorrow 
• Get success & life coaching: https://saganmorrow.com/coaching 
• 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 

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