#related subject ive been trying to make zodiac& often tambor's lack of facial expressions seem like an intentional thing hope its clear??!?

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Broiling deeply about my dialogue and character voices after being told they are samey. AACKKKK!!!!! Surely this is the fault of "not reading books anymore " . I think so much about distinct characterization but characters in my brain are sometimes too similar for my liking and i really hate to fumble at how they communicate... i prioritize making sure every line is in some way a useful piece of information about the story and/or the characters but i'm sure i don't do the best job at that all the time. is the dialogue a barrier to entry? I have accepted that esoteric nonsense terms are a turn-off for most people maybe that's it. I've never seen dialogue as a super weak spot in my writing (in general) but i'm not always thrilled with it either. Need more perspectives on this as i struggle to see past myself and avoid repeating things all the time