More on Mary Sue
May. 1st, 2014 02:39 pmI posted previously asking what in people's opinions constituted a Mary Sue due to the following Tumblr post from scifigir47:
One last post on the subject....
See her May 1 posts in toto Or check this tag for the whole discussion. I think she makes a very good point about the use and abuse of the term.
TL;DR: Don't use the shorthand in feedback. Boil down what you mean by Mary Sue (usually "unrealistic") and give specific examples of how the character is that.
One last post on the subject....
TL;DR: Don't use the shorthand in feedback. Boil down what you mean by Mary Sue (usually "unrealistic") and give specific examples of how the character is that.