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LBT Fanfiction / Mary-sues
« on: October 07, 2008, 01:21:00 PM »
I will admit my first fan fiction efforts were horribly Mary Sue. Now I know better.
I've found an interesting article on Mary Sue and self-insertion, and I consult it before I write one line of fan fiction.
Do I still read Mary Sueist fanfics? Sometimes, if the character is not that distracting from the overall plotline. Do I trash others' Mary Sue stories? Not really since I've gotten bashed myself. Then again, such criticism if taken well will spark the writer's imagination and creativity that much more. Better characters, please, not one-dimensional, boring, cookie-cutter Mr and Ms Perfect who never suffer as much as a hangnail.
I've found an interesting article on Mary Sue and self-insertion, and I consult it before I write one line of fan fiction.
Do I still read Mary Sueist fanfics? Sometimes, if the character is not that distracting from the overall plotline. Do I trash others' Mary Sue stories? Not really since I've gotten bashed myself. Then again, such criticism if taken well will spark the writer's imagination and creativity that much more. Better characters, please, not one-dimensional, boring, cookie-cutter Mr and Ms Perfect who never suffer as much as a hangnail.