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Indie Author Weekly

By: Sagan Morrow
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  • Summary

  • Indie Author Weekly shares your host, Sagan's, behind-the-scenes journey of writing and publishing books as a self-published authorpreneur. New episodes are released every Tuesday and feature diary-style personal stories of the indie author journey, experiences of what works—and what doesn’t—as an author, plus tips on everything from book marketing to outlining chapters to managing perfectionism to finding writing inspiration and more!

    You’ll learn practical tips and ideas for getting started with your own writer journey. This indie author podcast can be enjoyed by new and aspiring authors who want to learn more about self-publishing (plus tips and tools for writing and editing your own work), as well as curious bookworms who are interested in getting a peek behind the curtain of a writer’s life.

    RECOMMENDED STARTING POINT: "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)".

    Indie Author Weekly is hosted by Sagan Morrow, a Kamloops-based writer with more than a decade of experience as a small business owner. 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 solopreneur coaching 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.

    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 the Indie Author Weekly 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. Starting with ep 140, you can also access these podcast episodes on YouTube at https://saganmorrow.com/youtube.

    Learn more about Sagan’s published works and upcoming novels at https://saganmorrow.com/books/. Connect with Sagan on Twitter & Instagram: @Saganlives
    © 2024 Indie Author Weekly
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Episodes
  • 178: On being a beginner vs intermediate at your practice (and why being a beginner can be a lot easier!)

    178: On being a beginner vs intermediate at your practice (and why being a beginner can be a lot easier!)
    Feb 27 2024

    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: hello@saganmorrow.com
    • Share your thoughts (or submit requests for future episode topics) at https://saganmorrow.com/question

    Support the Show.
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    16 mins
  • 177: Ideation, content creation, and writing process for my Solopreneur Diary Entries weekly newsletter

    177: Ideation, content creation, and writing process for my Solopreneur Diary Entries weekly newsletter
    Feb 20 2024

    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: hello@saganmorrow.com
    • Share your thoughts (or submit requests for future episode topics) at https://saganmorrow.com/question

    Support the Show.
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    20 mins
  • 176: What does it mean to be a creative and an indie author?

    176: What does it mean to be a creative and an indie author?
    Feb 13 2024

    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: hello@saganmorrow.com
    • Share your thoughts (or submit requests for future episode topics) at https://saganmorrow.com/question

    Support the Show.
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    15 mins
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