198: How I wrote this novella in 8 weeks (plus the editing process and number of hours to do it!)

from Author Diary Entries · host Sagan Morrow

In this episode, your podcast host and why choose romance indie author Sagan Morrow shares behind the scenes all about the writing and editing experience for her upcoming romcom novella, Love By Design! Get an inside look at the overall journey for how the book writing and editing process went, the specific methods she used with examples for what she worked on during various rounds of writing, rewriting and revising, and editing, and the specific number of hours it took for her to complete this novella over the course of just 8 weeks. (As a reminder, this book, Love By Design, is the sequel to Small Town Stilettos. It’s a very cute forced proximity, “why choose,” insta-attraction, friends to lovers, small town romcom.) Remember to leave a voicemail for the author after tuning in to this episode, to share your thoughts, insights, questions, and comments! Resources mentioned in this episode: PRE-ORDER Love By Design: https://books2read.com/u/bOVMXA More “why choose” romance novels — the Polyamorous Passions series and Small Town Stilettos: SaganMorrow.com/books Connect with Sagan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saganlives Connect with Sagan on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@saganlives Author Diary Entries, episode 196 — Planning the chapter-by-chapter outline for my upcoming romcom novella (Love By Design) with a Tarot spread: https://www.buzzsprout.com/400015/episodes/19453605-196-planning-the-chapter-by-chapter-outline-for-my-upcoming-romcom-novella-love-by-design-with-a-tarot-spread Author Diary Entries, episode 197 — About "Love By Design" (forced proximity small town why choose romance): https://www.buzzsprout.com/400015/episodes/19499797-197-about-love-by-design-forced-proximity-small-town-why-choose-romance Tune in to ALL episodes of the Author Diary Entries podcast at https://saganmorrow.com/podcast Leave a voicemail for the author after tuning in to this episode, to share your thoughts, insights, questions, and comments: https://www.buzzsprout.com/400015/fan_mail Send fan mail! Click HERE to leave Sagan a voicemail & share your thoughts about this episode.Support the show

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