Guess I have to give back the Campbell

gacked from jaylake. oh dear.

Mary Sue Litmus Test

71 points or more: Irredeemable-Sue. You're going to have to start over, my friend. I know you want to keep writing, but no. Just no.

Jani scored 83.

I found these comments about the test interesting:

Again, keep in mind that the test isn't always correct. Morpheus from the Sandman Comics scored nearly 70 points, and yet we don't believe he's a Mary-Sue. He's well developed, suffers the consequences of several major personality flaws, and has very few powers or talents besides those necessary to perform the duties of his station. Of course, research, an interesting story, and good writing always help too. ;)

We hope this test has been some help to you. If you're looking for suggestions on how to avoid Mary-Sues and create original, developed characters,

Trying to avoid feeling all shirty over the fact that Jani may not be considered original and developed.

Seriously though, I would argue that many qualities of a Mary Sue also could apply to a Hero, or a highly competent individual of the type that some would like to fuck and others would like to kill.

And yes, I like her name. If I really really hadn't, I wouldn't have given it to her.

Guess I have to give back the Campbell

gacked from jaylake. oh dear.

Mary Sue Litmus Test

71 points or more: Irredeemable-Sue. You're going to have to start over, my friend. I know you want to keep writing, but no. Just no.

Jani scored 83.

I found these comments about the test interesting:

Again, keep in mind that the test isn't always correct. Morpheus from the Sandman Comics scored nearly 70 points, and yet we don't believe he's a Mary-Sue. He's well developed, suffers the consequences of several major personality flaws, and has very few powers or talents besides those necessary to perform the duties of his station. Of course, research, an interesting story, and good writing always help too. ;)

We hope this test has been some help to you. If you're looking for suggestions on how to avoid Mary-Sues and create original, developed characters,

Trying to avoid feeling all shirty over the fact that Jani may not be considered original and developed.

Seriously though, I would argue that many qualities of a Mary Sue also could apply to a Hero, or a highly competent individual of the type that some would like to fuck and others would like to kill.

And yes, I like her name. If I really really hadn't, I wouldn't have given it to her.