Laina Turner, Author
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5 Elements of a Successful Opt In For Authors
5 Elements of a Successful Opt In For Authors

I’ve talked before on the blog about email marketing. I stressed the importance of building your email list. A strong email list is like gold.  The bigger you grow your list, the easier time you’ll have at selling your books. Because the people on your list have already shown an interest in you and what […]

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Writing Your Novel’s Premise Statement
Writing Your Novel’s Premise Statement

Writing your novel’s premise statement is a good writing practice. I’d even go as far to say it’s bad writing practice NOT to write a premise statement for your novel. My mother was an English teacher, and she insisted on proofing my papers. If my premise statement wasn’t rocked solid, she wouldn’t even read any […]

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Why You Should Outline Your Fiction Novel
Why You Should Outline Your Fiction Novel

A question I often get asked is if it’s better to outline your fiction novel or just have your idea and sit down and write the story. The answer is yes. Ok, I know that’s not all that helpful. But it’s not an easy question because there is no right or wrong answer. My first […]

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Why You Need a Kick Ass Book Cover
Why You Need a Kick Ass Book Cover

A picture is worth a thousand words and people DO judge a book by its cover. You need to design a book cover to sell books not just be pretty. Cliche and so true. Look at how Instagram and Pinterest have exploded. People LOVE images. Even before the onset of image-driven social media pictures captured […]

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Understanding the Basic Elements of Fiction
Understanding the Basic Elements of Fiction

Understanding the Basic Elements of Fiction and keep it simple stupid. I’m a firm believer in keeping things as simple as possible. As a novelist, it’s easy to get sidetracked from the basic elements of fiction. These are the elements which create a great story and have proven to work over the years. Getting away […]

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Why You need a budget if you’re a self-published author
Why You need a budget if you’re a self-published author

Why you need a budget if you’re a self-published author If you’re serious about making a living as an author then you need an author budget. You have to spend money to make money. It’s what it takes to create a sustainable business. One of the many struggles of the self-published author is money. That’s […]

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