Originally posted on Story Empire: Ciao, SEers. As we bring February to a close, we reach part three of this series: characters. SE has quite a few posts on the topic. (Joan has a whole series on specific character types, Craig has a series on archetypes, Mae shows us how to use personality tests to…

Originally posted on Purplerays: Silent Sunday – New Snow

Originally posted on Audrey Driscoll's Blog: Not long ago, I unintentionally re-read Peter Straub’s book Koko yet again. It was published in 1988, followed in 1990 by Mystery and in 1993 by The Throat. The three are known collectively as the “Blue Rose Series.” What is it about these books that has led me…

Originally posted on Story Empire: Ciao, SEers. As we bring February to a close, we reach part three of this series: characters. SE has quite a few posts on the topic. (Joan has a whole series on specific character types, Craig has a series on archetypes, Mae shows us how to use personality tests to…

Originally posted on Purplerays: Silent Sunday – New Snow

Originally posted on Audrey Driscoll's Blog: Not long ago, I unintentionally re-read Peter Straub’s book Koko yet again. It was published in 1988, followed in 1990 by Mystery and in 1993 by The Throat. The three are known collectively as the “Blue Rose Series.” What is it about these books that has led me…