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August 15, 2023
160: The responsibility, risk, privilege, and choices involved in writing polyamorous romantic comedies
“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.
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August 7, 2023
159: Book club discussion prompts for Small Town Stilettos
"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.
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July 31, 2023
158: On writing "selfish" women
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 w...
July 24, 2023
157: Book release day for Small Town Stilettos: a modern marriage of convenience (what readers are saying about this romance novel!)
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 tha...
July 17, 2023
156: A(nother!) reading from Small Town Stilettos
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
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July 10, 2023
155: Some of the inspiration for Small Town Stilettos: a modern marriage of convenience
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
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Tune into Indie Author Weekly on your favour...July 3, 2023
154: 7 ways to help with an indie author’s book launch
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, an...
June 26, 2023
153: Book launch marketing plans and goals for Small Town Stilettos (7 strategies I'm using)
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 ...
June 19, 2023
152: A reading from Small Town Stilettos (sneak peek excerpt)
Get a sneak peek of Small Town Stilettos: a modern marriage of convenience! This episode features a reading from Chapter 1.
Resources & links mentioned in this episode:
Pre-order Small Town Stilettos: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Town-Stilettos-marriage-convenience-ebook/dp/B0C776DB4MAdd Small Town Stilettos to your Want to Read list on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55302931-small-town-stilettosTune into Indie Author Weekly on your favourite podcast platform at https://saganmorro...June 12, 2023
151: Small Town Stilettos cover reveal day!
Today is a special day, because it is COVER REVEAL DAY for my upcoming romance novel, Small Town Stilettos: a modern marriage of convenience! In this episode I want to share more about that novel!
Here’s the working blurb…
Aunt Eleanor fully intends to arrange a marriage for me from beyond the grave—to my childhood sweetheart, no less—and she doesn’t seem to have considered that I might be falling for my other childhood best friend!
But her inheritance is the only chance I have to make my dream a ...
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