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  Of Mary Sues and Critics: Part Two

  By Imani B., Stone Mountain, GA

  ***** Before we start in on other Mary Sue traits, we're going to talk about cliches. The Mary Sue test will interrogate you thoroughly: Is your character "the chosen one"? Does your character turn into a cool magical being? A cliche is any idea that was once considered new and ...
• Opinion > Points of View
  Of Mary Sues and Critics

  By Imani B., Stone Mountain, GA

  * On a site full of flamers, a.k.a "critics", creating a Mary Sue character is like pinning one of those arrow-target things to the front page of your story and screaming "Shoot! " Of course, most "Mary Sue" authors are unaware of this. You've finished the firs...