Okay, let's talk about Mary Sue...

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Yesterday we opened a conversation about the ubiquitous Mary Sue: who she is and why she shows up at parties.  st_crispins added  some literary advice and hopefully an offer to keep an eye on the proceedings ;)  Her post is here
The original post that prompted so many interesting comments is here
So, there will be a Mary Sue Challenge, and I think we'll call it Mary Sue Slept Here.  Based on your responses (I'm listening rachaeljurassic), I'm thinking this will be open ended, an on-going challenge with no actual parameters of dates or content.  Simply utilize the Mary Sue tag when posting, and it will be welcome whenever it shows up.  If a writer is not really familiar with this literary figure then consider reviewing the articles listed in the first post, as well as reading the entry from St. C, that should be helpful.  We also would love to see any expository posts in which a story that matches the Mary Sue profile is taken apart for our benefit :D  Learning is a good thing.

Comments

[renn.livejournal.com]

Hmm... could be a lot of fun. I even have a baby plot bunny hopping around....

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Could be, should be... will be :D Round up that bunny and write!