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Mary Sue, Where Are You? | 3 comments (3 topical, 0 hidden)

Glad to help :-) (3.00/0) (#2)
by janra on Sat Nov 17, 2007 at 12:05:27 AM PST

Mary Sue is so common... I know my first few stories had Mary-Sue-ish characters all over them. You eventually learn how to strike that balance between competence and infallibility in a character. It takes practise, and it takes knowing what it is you're practising!
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Who needs to be big and burly when you can just apply physics?
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Mary Sue, Where Are You? | 3 comments (3 topical, 0 hidden)

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