Laina Turner Blog

I recently read somewhere that people only read about 20% of your blog post. It actually surprised me it was that much since we all seem to have such short attention spans these days. Think about how you digest information. Do you read every little line or do you skim?  Personally, I skim. There is […]

Writing is hard. Starting is hard. Finishing…that’s the hardest. I like to consider myself a go with the flow kind of person. I’m not rigid, and I try not to sweat the small stuff. However, I’m very protective of my writing time and get very grouchy when I don’t get it. It can be frustrating […]

I’ve been blogging since 2008, which honestly is hard to believe. It doesn’t seem like 10 years have passed since I started this journey. Though by the number of old websites Matt (my soon to be husband and web developer) has in his “way back” machine it would look more like 16 years have gone […]

Today’s Friend Friday is spotlighting author Ruth Pendleton and her novel, Love At Rosecrown Ranch: Rosecrown Ranch Book One.   Buy on Amazon - read FREE on Kindle Unlimited! ABOUT THE BOOK: She’s a realtor with demanding clients and lofty dreams. He’s a ranch hand who believes in hard work, loyalty, and getting the job […]

A while ago, I finally got on the bandwagon and committed to creating an editorial calendar. It was more of a loose conceptual calendar of what I wanted to blog about than a specific one. Regardless, it was a huge improvement to what I’d been doing before which was totally flying by the seat of […]

Is there a key to staying organized? Recently, I had minor surgery that I really thought would be no big deal. I mean it was outpatient surgery so how bad could it be? The word surgery should have tipped me off that it wouldn’t be some walk in the park. Silly me. I thought I’d […]