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Writing Tip: The value of the first draft and subsequent drafts and re-edits
I’ve written this bit of advice before, but I recently had it driven home to show me how important the statement is -- The fundamental...


Book Review: Twisted by Andrew Kaufman
I had a difficult time not only reviewing Twisted, but I even had a difficult time reading it. Twisted is a Psychological Thriller, I...
Writing Tip: Introducing Characters
How to Introduce Characters The way you introduce a character to the reader is very important. That first view of a character must make...
Richard Blake
Richard Blake is one of The Kercher Collection’s Core Authors. In addition to Richard’s writing, Richard is a geologist and a mining...
Writing Tip: Drafts & Rewrites - How to Make the Most of Them
Too many new writers get hung up on rewriting their manuscript. I understand how they can get almost lost in the maze of “what to do and...


Book Review: What the Night Knows
I’m a Dean Koontz fan. I have been a Dean Koontz fan since the first time I picked up one of his novels and read it. After reading three...


Book Review: Coma by Robin Cook
I found Robin Cook in the late 1980s, so I was not reading his books when he began writing. I enjoyed his books so much, I began reading...
Writing Tip: Common Mistakes in Beginning Writing
The basic requirement for beginning writers is rewrite. A beginning writer must get over thinking that their first draft of their first...
Writing Tip: How to Avoid Poor Writing
One of the tell‑tale signs of a beginning writer is the weak or passive writing style. Beginning writers have a tendency to back off of a...


Book Review: Salem's Lot by Stephen King
I was looking through the collection of books I have stored on my Kindle Library and stopped at Stephen King’s, Salem’s Lot. I thought...
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