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Originally posted by Bonochick
Honestly, what do you mean by "mary sues"? I apologize, but I'm not familiar with that term, so I can't address that issue. |
*cough* Don't mind me, I can just answer the question, and no one has seemed to as of yet...
The term "Mary Sue" is applied to fan fiction that involves a main female character in a romantic/sexual relationship with the object of the author's desire. The main character is often incredibly close to the author herself, and is sometimes just the author blatantly inserting herself into the story. More often than not, the author (badly) disguises herself by changing her own flaws and making the main character nearly perfect.
Okay...that was overly complicated. Lemme give you an example.
If I wanted to write a fic that was me/Bono, I would create a character named Mary. And Mary is taller than me, her eyes are greener, her wit is quick, she's smart, funny, talented, and of course, Bono finds himself falling all over her.
Please keep in mind that the term "Mary Sue" does not apply to all fiction that is author/object of the author's desire...A Mary Sue becomes a Mary Sue when the female character is pretty much perfect and flawless, and is, shortly, the author as she dreams herself to be.
/long-winded and overly long lecture
Pardon the intrusion.
-Kate