But I think all of these things can work if they are used intelligently in a non-cliched way. Naturally, lazy writing is always going to give a boring product.
Very sensible reply.
To agree with him though, Number Two (the Perfect Hero) bugged the crap out of me in The Name of the Wind. Kvothe was so perfect it was ridiculous and boring. 
Well. I disagree on this one. I didn't really like that book, but I thought Kvothe was fine. He made enough mistakes to be realistic, but was "perfect" enough to fit the classification of genius. Just a very capable person, even as a young boy.
And a lot of the things he did well were through sheer luck, not his own skill.
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Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
Interesting post from author Sam Sykes: The 5 Worst Motivations for Fantasy Characters
- 12/07/2010 12:07:59 AM
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Interesting.
- 12/07/2010 12:34:02 AM
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Except he's not
- 12/07/2010 04:23:12 AM
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Indeed.
- 12/07/2010 06:03:09 PM
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To be fair, number 4 is a good motive in itself; it's just been overused.
- 13/07/2010 09:08:49 AM
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