Laina Turner Blog

Is your book ready for self-publishing? Steps to Take Before Self-Publishing Your Book Are you staring at your computer scratching your head at that question? Are you unsure HOW to determine if your book is ready or not for self-publishing? Don’t worry. It’s not an easy question to answer. Partly, because it's not the same […]

How To Build An Author Email List Hey, fellow Authorpreneurs, Today we're going to talk about email lists. Books don’t sell themselves you know. Even if you’re novel isn’t written yet it’s NEVER too early to start building your platform. There are a million different ways to market your book. Literally. If given enough time […]

Editing Tips for the Self-Published Author I’m a writer. I like to write. In fact, I love to write. I love, love, love the making up stories aspect of being a writer. I do NOT, however, enjoy the mechanics of writing. The grammar and sentence structure part. And frankly, since spell check became a thing, […]

I have yet to meet a writer who didn’t want build a sustainable writing business (unless they already were) but many writers don’t think it’s possible. Including myself from time to time. I have doubts every week. It's normal. Since 2nd grade, I knew I wanted a writing career. But it took me 30 years […]

"The greatest dreams are always unrealistic" -Will Smith Creating good goals, along with the actions and tactics to execute those goals, isn't as simple as just writing something down on paper. What you write and how you write it are crucial to achieving the goal. You want your goals to be SMART. Not smart, but […]

Strategies for Revising Your Novel I love writing but the revision process…I can’t exactly say the same. I’m not so much a fan. I don’t mind it the first time I go back through my rough draft because it’s still new and exciting at this point. But by about the 25th….I’m tired of the story, […]