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More Tour Stops

More Reviews for Secrets:
Lisa's World of Books: Blog Tour: Secrets by S.L. Pierce: "Synopsis: If you like strong women with a slice of attitude and a side order of kick a$$... Try Secrets...we all have them A woman with a ..."

Ever Wanted to Know All About Me?

Today there are two great interviews and Reviews of Secrets with a Giveaway.  Check out both sites and double your chances to Win!

My Book Addiction and More: Guest Post and Giveaway Here

Lauire's Thoughts and Reviews: Interview and Giveaway Here

Reviews by Molly: Nurture VBTz Blog Tour&Review: Secrets by S.L. Pie...

Secrets Book Tour Starts Today. Stop by and leave a comment, you could win a free copy of Secrets.
Reviews by Molly: Nurture VBTz Blog Tour&Review: Secrets by S.L. Pie...: "About the Book: If you like strong women with a slice of attitude and a side order of kick a$... Try Secrets...we all have them A woman..."

Secrets is going on tour

Secrets is on tour Monday thru Friday. Come by each day for the link to each tour stop!
First up is Reviews by Molly  I really love the quote she has under her blog title - check it out.
I am going to choose one commenter at each stop with a free ecopy of Secrets (randomly chosen from comments each day) so stop by!

aobibliosphere™: review: the hate by S.L. Pierce

aobibliosphere™: review: the hate by S.L. Pierce: ""Revenge is sweet and not fattening" - Alfred Hitchcock The Hate Lisa Mills lost her daughter Amy to Ray Smutres, a registered sex off..."

Cover for New Book

Here is the cover and title of my new book, co-written with a fantastic writer, Carmen Courtney.  Barring any unforeseen circumstances, we should be releasing in two weeks.

Easy way to give to Charity

A while ago I received a wonderful review of my book Secrets from Michael Phillips on Goodmention.org.  At the bottom of the review it mentioned if you buy Secrets through their link, 5% of the purchase price would go to  a charity of the reviewers choice.  I have been emailing Michael to find out about this great site.
Here is the idea.
You go to Goodmention, choose a charity, choose a book to recommend, then share with your friends via facebook or email.  If your friends buy the book through your link, 5% goes to your charity.  Could it be any easier?  I would really recommend everyone give this a try.  It's a fantastic and easy way to donate, especially if you are going to buy a book anyway.  I believe it works for any product on Amazon, not just books.  So give it a try and leave a comment with your opinion!

How May Editors Does it Take?

How many editors does it take to find all the errors in a book?  I feel like I went over my first book with a fine tooth comb and there were still more than six typos one reader found.  The reader's name is Grace and she 'gracefully' (sorry) asked if I wanted to know the typos.  She loved the book and was very kind about the mistakes.  A big help to me.  So much so that she just read my new book (to be released mid June).
This did make me wonder though.  Between me and my co-writer we have about ten people reading the book, looking for mistakes.  None of our readers are professional editors but I would think, between 10 people, all the errors would be found.  But maybe not.  So what is it professional editors do, or have, that gives them the ability to find all the errors?  Or do they?  I'm self published so I use what I have.  What happens in the professional world?  Is there just one editor?  Are there several?  Please, share what you know in the comments.

Sample Sunday May 29 First Two Chapters of New Book

Yes I have posted these before but for those of you who missed it, here are the first two chapters of my new book, due to be released in June. Yes, this is the lazy way but Blogger has been acting weird and I have guests this weekend so please forgive me:)

The Title is The Devil's Game:

http://slpiercebooks.blogspot.com/2011/05/preview-of-new-book.html

http://slpiercebooks.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-novel-chapter-2-excerpt.html

Finished A Game of Thrones

I did it!  I finished the epic A Game of Thrones.  The first 400 pages were really good (ever thought I would say first 400 pages).  The last 400 pages, incredible!  I loved it.  But what am I going to do now?
What!  There are three more with a fourth coming soon!
Okay, I already knew that but man!  That book is epic and I can't start another one now!  I need a break.  I need to catch my breath.  I need a salad book.  You know, like when you stuff yourself silly one day (say Thanksgiving) and the next day you just want something light, like a salad.  Well, that's what I need today.  Something light and easy and fun, like Jackie Collins or older Sidney Sheldon stuff?  I don't know.  Help me out here people!