Author Diary Entries

Today on Indie Author Weekly, I want to continue with our book launch recap of Her Bad Idea . Last week, I shared with you about the organic book marketing that I did for the book launch, and my experience with the book blogging community and the advance readers who helped me promote this book. You can tune into Episode 77 to get the inside scoop on all of that.  Okay! So today, we’re on to Part 2...

This episode of Indie Author Weekly is a book launch recap of how things went with my book launch last month, for my latest romcom, Her Bad Idea . This is a 2-part series because I have a LOT of behind-the-scenes info to share with you! This episode is all about the organic marketing and book community side of things, and next week, I’ll talk about paid promotions and ads. Quick overview of the bo...

For today's episode of Indie Author Weekly, I want to talk about the trouble with writing romcoms, and also 3 things you can do if you’re writing humour; I’ve got 3 tips for you when it comes to writing humour into your stories. When I first started writing romance novels a couple years ago, I didn’t really know what the subgenre was. I referred to them as “contemporary romances” and “new adu...

Today on Indie Author Weekly, I want to share with you the #1 thing YOU can do, today, to make writing easier on yourself.   Because I know how hard it can be to write a novel. To start a novel, to write consistently, to get through the messy middle, to finish your novel, and then to keep working on it… to do rewrites and edits and polish it until you’re ready to publish it. That's a lot of w...

Today is BOOK RELEASE DAY for Her Bad Idea ! I’m so excited to share this story with the world! For this episode, I want to celebrate the book by sharing why it matters so much, and why you’ll want to read it…  First things first: grab your copy of Her Bad Idea right now on Amazon or Kobo ! Her Bad Idea follows the story of Scarlett, a burlesque dancer with financial struggles. Scarlett’s only cha...

Today, I want to share about my most recent writing and editing process, and the general experience I had with writing my upcoming romantic comedy, Her Bad Idea . Release day is just ONE WEEK from today! You can pre-order this slow burn, forced proximity, enemies to lovers, fake relationship romcom at your favourite e-bookstore, or visit SaganMorrow.com/books .  I actually started outlining and wr...

Today, I want to share a reading from my upcoming enemies-to-lovers, fake relationship romantic comedy, Her Bad Idea ! This is Book 7 in the Polyamorous Passions series, but it can be read as a standalone.  Release day is Tuesday, August 25, but you can pre-order it today on Amazon, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble, or by visiting SaganMorrow.com/books .  Before we get to the excerpt of the book, I wa...

Welcome back to Indie Author Weekly, where I share my behind-the-scenes journey of writing and self-publishing books.  If you’re new to this podcast, I am a productivity strategist for multi-passionate creatives at SaganMorrow.com : I help people manage their time and energy effectively, through customized, actionable strategies that work for your unique life and business. When I’m not teaching ab...

Today, I have some exciting news: I’ve finished writing Her Bad Idea , Book 7 in the Polyamorous Passions series! I’m so excited. This is an enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity romantic comedy chick lit novel, featuring a fake relationship, age gap romance, and dance competition.  This book will be available on Tuesday August 25, but you can pre-order the book today when you visit SaganMorrow.com/...

Welcome back to Indie Author Weekly, where I share my behind-the-scenes journey of writing and self-publishing books.  If you’re new to this podcast, I am a productivity strategist for multi-passionate creatives at SaganMorrow.com : I help people manage their time and energy effectively, through customized, actionable strategies that work for your unique life and business. When I’m not teaching ab...

Welcome back to Indie Author Weekly, where I share my behind-the-scenes journey of writing and self-publishing books.  If you’re new to this podcast, I am a productivity strategist for multi-passionate creatives at SaganMorrow.com : I help people manage their time and energy effectively, through customized, actionable strategies that work for your unique life and business. When I’m not teaching ab...

Welcome back to Indie Author Weekly, where I share my behind-the-scenes journey of writing and self-publishing books.  If you’re new to this podcast, I am a productivity strategist for multi-passionate creatives at SaganMorrow.com : I help people manage their time and energy effectively, through customized, actionable strategies that work for your unique life and business. When I’m not teaching ab...

This episode of Indie Author Weekly features some of my personal favourite books about polyamory and relationships.  As you may already know, my chick lit, new adult, contemporary romance series is called Polyamorous Passions, so basically, I write all about polyamory, ethical non-monogamy, and relationships in general as a fiction author. You can get more info on those books and read them at Saga...

Today, I want to share about writer’s block… and specifically, 10 tips for how to beat writer’s block.   Let’s be honest: we all tend to struggle to get the words on the page at some point or another. There’s no doubt that it can be difficult to figure out how to overcome writer’s block when it crops up.   But luckily, it’s not the end of the world! There are a variety of ways you can overcome wri...

Welcome back to Indie Author Weekly, where I share my behind-the-scenes journey of writing and self-publishing books.  If you’re new to this podcast, I am a productivity strategist for multi-passionate creatives at SaganMorrow.com : I help people manage their time and energy effectively, through customized, actionable strategies that work for your unique life and business. When I’m not teaching ab...

Welcome back to Indie Author Weekly, where I share my behind-the-scenes journey of writing and self-publishing books.  If you’re new to this podcast, I am a productivity strategist for multi-passionate creatives at SaganMorrow.com : I help people manage their time and energy effectively, through customized, actionable strategies that work for your unique life and business. When I’m not teaching ab...

Welcome back to Indie Author Weekly, where I share my behind-the-scenes journey of writing and self-publishing books. Today, we’re continuing with the author commentary from last week! As I mentioned last week, I always reread previously-published books in my Polyamorous Passions series when I’m writing a new novel in the series, to ensure everything is consistent with characters and plot etc. And...

Welcome back to Indie Author Weekly, where I share my behind-the-scenes journey of writing and self-publishing books. Today we're doing something a little different than usual… I want to share author commentary while rereading my Polyamorous Passions series that I wrote.  I typically reread my previously published works at least twice all the way through, every single time I write a new novel...

This episode of Indie Author Weekly features 5 practical tips for how you can find the time to market your books.  After all, writing your books is one thing… but it’s not enough to just publish it. There’s a whole other side to being an indie author, and that is marketing.  Frankly, this is something I’ve noticed come up again and again in my business journey. People often talk about the joy of t...

Welcome back to Indie Author Weekly, where I share my behind-the-scenes journey of writing and self-publishing books.  If you’re new to this podcast, I am a productivity strategist for multi-passionate creatives at SaganMorrow.com: I help people manage their time and energy effectively, through customized, actionable strategies that work for your unique life and business. When I’m not teaching abo...

Welcome back to Indie Author Weekly, where I share my behind-the-scenes journey of writing and self-publishing books.  If you’re new to this podcast, I am a productivity strategist for multi-passionate creatives at SaganMorrow.com: I help people manage their time and energy effectively, through customized, actionable strategies that work for your unique life and business. When I’m not teaching abo...

Hello friends! Sagan here. Welcome back to Indie Author Weekly, where I share my behind-the-scenes journey of writing and self-publishing books.   If you’re new to this podcast, I am a productivity strategist for multi-passionate creatives at SaganMorrow.com: I help people manage their time and energy effectively, through customized, actionable strategies that work for your unique life and busines...

This episode of the Indie Author Weekly podcast explores going wide, vs going deep, as an indie author... and why go wide instead of deep!  First of all, what exactly does it mean to “go wide” or “go deep” with your book sales?  The concept is that “going wide” means you’re making your book available on multiple different platforms (Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, etc). “Going deep,” on the othe...

For today's episode of Indie Author Weekly, I want to talk about using creativity and creative outlets as a grounding practice and as a coping mechanism.   The reason why I want to share about this today is because I’m doing a brand-new livestream show with my friend Jennifer of Roam Howl Creative. For the next three days, April 14 - 16 2020, we will be teaching the topic of Creative Marketin...

This episode of Indie Author Weekly answers a listener-submitted question from Alana, who asks:  “How do you task-switch between writing fiction and doing other things? For example, I can’t switch from fiction to work emails and back. I can only write fiction with a giant long uninterrupted block… which is why I haven’t written anything longer than a short story in a long time, because there’s no...