How to Avoid Creating a Mary Sue Tutorial by NuttyNuti, literature
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How to Avoid Creating a Mary Sue Tutorial
Hiya!
While reading manymanymany fan fictions and original stories with varying levels, it popped into my mind a few tricks to decrease the Mary Sue aspects from characters. I've sorted the tricks to different categories, hope they are useful! The categories are,
- What is a Mary Sue anyway? And why people create them?
- Before creating him/her, aka General attitude
- When creating him/her
- When writing about him/her
- Notes about fan characters
- Notes about original characters
- Links to other Anti Mary Sue tutorials
Most the tricks I've mentioned in this guide are good to remember all the time. However, the tricks I've marked with a st
Holepunch's Mary Sue Litmus Test:
Ah, the Mary Sue. We can't cobble together a truly comprehensive description of what they are, exactly, but we can agree on one thing: an annoying, 'perfect' character who, through a general lack of flaws and character development, is excruciating to sit through and often makes us gnash our teeth, tear our hair, and reach for the back button. This nefarious creature can be measured and detected, so let's all grab our magnifying glasses and get classifying.
This is a subjective subject; a trait that drives one person right up the wall might fail to get any reaction from another. As you go through the list, c
First name: Knesia
Middle name(s): Kaylee
Surname: Tjäder
Age: 23
Date of birth: January 20, 1990
Species: Kougra
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Homosexual
Current residence: Colorado
Relationship status: Single
Social status: 90%
Traits of Voice
Accent (if any): Upper Midwestern
Language spoken: English
Other languages known: Spanish, Yucatec Maya
Style of speaking: A quick paced speaker, tends to ramble when distracted.
Volume of voice: Quieter speaking voice, only loud when truly enthused.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 120 lbs.
Eye color: Green
Pain Brush color: Tyrannian
Distinguishing features: Nothing is real
First name: Tessara
Middle name(s): Rakta
Surname: Belacqua
Age: 20
Date of birth: April 4, 1993
Species: Lupe
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Bisexual
Current residence: Wisconsin
Relationship status: Single
Social status: 85%
Traits of Voice
Accent (if any): Australian
Language spoken: English
Other languages known: Russian, German and a little Japanese
Style of speaking: Moderate tempo, sometimes mumbles, range from high alto to medium soprano in pitch
Volume of voice: Normal volume, unless angry when it heightens or timid when it lowers.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 135 lbs
Eye color: Grey Blue
Pain Brush color:
[X] - You like cheese.
[] - You hate peanuts.
[X] - You agree that this quiz is random.
[X] - You have farted today.
[X] - You have choked on something.
[X] - You are a writer.
[] - You smoke
[X] - You like to swim.
[] - You have farted more than once today.
[X] - You like ice cream.
TOTAL SO FAR = 7
[X] - You have lied more than 10 times.
[] - You are an only child.
[X] - You have more than 3 pets.
[X] - You prefer water to other drinks.
[] - You are an alcoholic.
[X] - You are under 20 years old.
[] - You are over 30 years old.
[] - You have a boyfriend/girlfriend.
[X] - You like jewelry.
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