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How do I make something powerful without it being silly/Mary Sue?


How do I make something powerful without it being silly/Mary Sue?

Create a tension that the reader can feel. When he/she enters a room do people go silent, do they fidget, do others rush out when they notice ...

How to write a powerful character without them becoming a 'Mary-sue'

So the easy way to avoid them, is take the time to write the backstory as the main story, and build them up slowly. Don't write in flaws to ...

How do I write a strong character without having them become a ...

Not necessarily boring and uninteresting, but a good candidate to make the reader roll their eyes. I think you're confusing Mary Sue with ...

How do I write a strong character without having them become a ...

If you want to avoid the Mary Sue, you first need to learn the nature of the Mary Sue. Look at your character and their world. Every character ...

How to Avoid Creating a Mary Sue Tutorial by NuttyNuti on DeviantArt

So, be really careful when choosing the words. Instead, it's pretty good idea to put into the same character two or more traits that are not ...

How to Avoid Writing a Mary Sue Character - Barely Hare Books

A Mary Sue/Marty Stu is not just a copy and paste character. Or in other words, a character that is a replica of another character we've seen ...

So You Want To Have A Powerful Or Talented Character Who ...

Many, many, many times I've seen people complain that they can't write or play powerful characters without these characters being labelled as Mary Sues.

What is a Mary Sue? - Questions - Tapas Forum

You can make any character you want. It can be beautiful, powerful, it may have tragic life. But it will never be a Mary Sue until you look for ...

How to Stop a Strong Character from Becoming a Mary Sue

I approach this from another angle, explaining how things can go wrong and why, and what to be careful of when writing strong, ...

Mary Sues and why we hate them. - Media Discussion - MLP Forums

The issue is, they're just that: parodies, even if they're not intended to be. They're unrealistic and they open up a slew of bad writing ...

Say Bye Felicia to Mary Sue: Beware "Writing What You Know."

My strategy is to go anti-Mary Sue – instead of my characters being idealized versions of myself, I just dial my neuroses and foibles to 11 when ...

Mary Sue - Wikipedia

... no female character should be as powerful as Superman. Smith commented in 1980 that her intent was never "to put down all stories about inspiring females".

HOW NOT TO WRITE A MARY SUE - Terrible Writing Advice

... be worse than bad 10:39 Character traits serve the story or character 11:55 Go ahead and make mistakes as that's how you learn 12:16 Seeking ...

Who Mary Sue Isn't - Swan Tower

If a heroine is brilliant at everything (usually without effort or training), never makes mistakes, is instantly beloved of everyone, solves all plot problems ...

Mary Sue and Gary Stu | Royal Road

Simply put you don't want a Mary Sue (or other gender appropriate variant) period unless you're prepared for people to consider the character flat and/or ...

Stories That Make Us Stabby: Mary Sue & Why Readers Hate Her

With fantasy, there's still no excuse for not considering things ... I would probably also make the dragons mean something or be symbolic ...

Why the Term “Mary Sue” Should Be Retired - Mythcreants

Someone get me a blackboard to tap on; we're starting today with a history lesson. In 1973, author Paula Smith wrote a Star Trek parody ...

How to Avoid the Dreaded Mary Sue - We Got Story

Simply put: characters should be flawed! There must be room for self-growth. Otherwise, their arc is all action and no thought. The ability to overcome personal ...

Fixing the Mary Sue Character in Your Story - September C. Fawkes

However, be careful not to make the only people who don't like her rude, unlikeable, and unsympathetic, which is another telltale of a Mary ...

How to Spot Mary Sue in Your Writing - Writability

Related to one of your points, but a great tell is when you give your characters flaws but...they're not a problem - in fact, they're meant to make the ...