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What? fionwe1987 Send a noteboard - 18/11/2009 07:58:21 AM

I'm not implying that he used the same few sayings, or actions, or idiosyncrasies, for every single exchange and appearance that some of his characters make. However, over the course of most any scene you get several occurrences those "personality traits" as the means of character specific depth. (Fisher sayings, braid tugging, chewing on lips, stroking beards, owlish blinking eyes, etc. etc.) Most of the secondary characters and nearly all the female characters are constructed and written in this way.

I'm surprised you think sniffing, blinking, etc. are personality traits. They're within quotes, so I'm left wondering what you mean here.

And they don't add depth. They're the surface, the actions these characters perform. Yes, the fact that the women sniff when expressing disapproval seems to be more like a universal thing than the idiosyncrasy of a few people. But that is so very very minor, that it always baffled me that people used these actions to say that all his characters were the same.
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Lamentation by Ken Scholes the Discussion Thread Jacob - 06/11/2009 04:57:27 PM 1052 Views
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Reminded me of WoT... fionwe1987 - 06/11/2009 09:41:44 PM 789 Views
There are some definite similarities. Jacob - 07/11/2009 07:57:38 PM 720 Views
Same here, at least as far as the world creation goes. Vodalus - 12/11/2009 05:18:27 PM 722 Views
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Complete with salty sayings, even! Vodalus - 13/11/2009 04:05:45 PM 693 Views
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But Siuan's fish talk is fun! fionwe1987 - 13/11/2009 10:22:23 PM 745 Views
As in most cases with Jordan... Jacob - 16/11/2009 05:02:21 PM 769 Views
He did not... fionwe1987 - 16/11/2009 10:21:15 PM 799 Views
Yes, he most certainly did. Jacob - 17/11/2009 02:20:28 PM 817 Views
What? fionwe1987 - 18/11/2009 07:58:21 AM 812 Views
Re: The setting/created world of the Psalms of Isaak. Danu - 07/11/2009 05:07:08 AM 764 Views
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/Setting: codes and ciphers imlad - 10/11/2009 12:19:27 AM 726 Views
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Glad to know I wasn't the only way who noticed this imlad - 12/11/2009 01:40:53 AM 689 Views
Nonverbal languages Vodalus - 12/11/2009 05:28:38 PM 777 Views
Re: Nonverbal languages imlad - 13/11/2009 05:09:25 PM 663 Views
It does require... Jacob - 13/11/2009 08:51:46 PM 683 Views
Magic System... or is there one? Jacob - 06/11/2009 07:07:20 PM 846 Views
My thoughts. (i.e. <insert generic subject here>) Gher - 06/11/2009 07:38:26 PM 925 Views
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Absolutely. Jacob - 10/11/2009 07:39:29 PM 704 Views
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I think... Jacob - 07/11/2009 07:52:12 PM 738 Views
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If you don't mind me asking, what series/books in particular have characters you don't care for? Gher - 10/11/2009 08:12:52 PM 661 Views
I purchased this as an afterthought. ascott4321 - 07/11/2009 04:00:42 PM 800 Views
Characters... Vodalus - 08/11/2009 02:30:30 AM 790 Views
Isaak, or "he who laughs". Vodalus - 08/11/2009 02:54:44 AM 842 Views
Indeed. Jacob - 10/11/2009 05:31:55 PM 656 Views
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Me too. Jacob - 11/11/2009 02:20:04 PM 722 Views
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Climactic events and the let down... fionwe1987 - 11/11/2009 06:56:33 AM 752 Views
In such a way, the book is a Lament. Jacob - 11/11/2009 02:18:17 PM 790 Views
Should you ever conduct an interview with Scholes, would you ask him... Vodalus - 12/11/2009 05:51:52 PM 732 Views
That's a great question. Jacob - 12/11/2009 07:38:13 PM 715 Views
Thanks in advance. And please let me know his answer one way or the other. Vodalus - 13/11/2009 03:40:19 AM 732 Views
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