Post by Administrator on Oct 16, 2006 21:43:07 GMT -5
Okay... So by now I hope you're all aware of how the dreaded Mary Sue is looked down upon around here. . .
Mary Sue (sometimes shortened simply to Sue) is a pejorative term for a fictional character who is portrayed in an idealized way and lacks noteworthy flaws, or has her flaws unreasonably romanticized. Characters labeled Mary Sues, as well as the stories they appear in, are generally seen as wish-fulfillment fantasies on the part of the author.
And I just wanted to add that so are Marty Stus. . .
Mary Sue may be used to describe a character of any gender, but male Mary Sues may also be called "Marty Stus," "Murray Stus," "Gary Sues" or similar names. Authors of such characters (of either sex) are sometimes referred to as Suethors, a portmanteau of Sue and author.
In conclusion. Just please be sure you're not being either. This isn't about anyone in particular, it's just a general topic I feel everyone should have in their forth most consciousness.
Credit for this lovely definitions goes to Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Sue_fanfiction
Mary Sue (sometimes shortened simply to Sue) is a pejorative term for a fictional character who is portrayed in an idealized way and lacks noteworthy flaws, or has her flaws unreasonably romanticized. Characters labeled Mary Sues, as well as the stories they appear in, are generally seen as wish-fulfillment fantasies on the part of the author.
And I just wanted to add that so are Marty Stus. . .
Mary Sue may be used to describe a character of any gender, but male Mary Sues may also be called "Marty Stus," "Murray Stus," "Gary Sues" or similar names. Authors of such characters (of either sex) are sometimes referred to as Suethors, a portmanteau of Sue and author.
In conclusion. Just please be sure you're not being either. This isn't about anyone in particular, it's just a general topic I feel everyone should have in their forth most consciousness.
Credit for this lovely definitions goes to Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Sue_fanfiction