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I feel like Jordan had a lot more allusions, though beetnemesis Send a noteboard - 14/11/2013 03:04:09 PM

That is, Jordan didn't really write very sexy, but you could tell that it wasn't a neutered world. Pillow friends, the customs of the Sea Folk, Else Grinwell, some small asides about Green Ajah Aes Sedai, etc. The running gag of noblewomen hitting on Rand (I'm still mad at him for not getting with Berelain when he had the chance).

I might be reading too much into it, but it's more like Jordan was comfortable with sex, but just chooses not to focus on it, whereas Sanderson is uncomfortable, and actively doesn't mention it.

I amuse myself.
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So, the New York Times has asked why Mormons produce no serious writers... Tom - 12/11/2013 04:30:26 PM 1180 Views
So that was interesting. Rebekah - 12/11/2013 06:53:06 PM 792 Views
The sunny, happy part was the part I found the least compelling Tom - 12/11/2013 07:43:40 PM 771 Views
Sanderon is Mormon, isn't he? beetnemesis - 13/11/2013 03:47:33 AM 731 Views
totally right on about him... no sexuality in any of his characters at all. temeraire - 13/11/2013 06:43:47 AM 786 Views
Well, there's enough going on that it's not a big deal, but yeah, it's obvious once you notice it beetnemesis - 13/11/2013 03:59:34 PM 716 Views
I'm curious how much he wrote when he was finishing Wheel of Time. Tom - 13/11/2013 08:54:02 PM 760 Views
Sanderson is writing some interesting blog posts on his site on that subject. Legolas - 13/11/2013 11:24:14 PM 740 Views
I feel like Jordan had a lot more allusions, though beetnemesis - 14/11/2013 03:04:09 PM 715 Views
"Serious" writers. I assume that would include competent as well.... Cannoli - 14/11/2013 12:45:37 AM 796 Views
Argh I had blocked that out *NM* beetnemesis - 14/11/2013 02:58:48 PM 283 Views
I wish they had included some statistics of genre readership beetnemesis - 13/11/2013 03:49:03 AM 698 Views
I didn't know that "sex scenes, graphic violence and swearing" are the sings of a serious literature *NM* aragornital - 13/11/2013 07:02:40 AM 469 Views
Well, they're not, but their absence can sometimes be noticable (Mistborn spoilers) beetnemesis - 13/11/2013 04:08:32 PM 695 Views
To the extent that they represent a realistic, as opposed to idealistic, world, they sure are Tom - 13/11/2013 08:57:42 PM 726 Views
I was about to mention Evenson before I read the article Larry - 13/11/2013 07:30:56 AM 706 Views
A Facebook friend also said Nancy Fulda is a "darker" writer Tom - 13/11/2013 09:08:41 PM 689 Views
Never heard of her (Amazon check reveals mostly Kindle-only releases) Larry - 14/11/2013 07:50:50 AM 654 Views
It is all about suffering random thoughts - 14/11/2013 05:05:25 PM 650 Views
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