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Jul. 21st, 2008 04:04 pmI'm writing this in lieu of writing fic. Yes, I know, I suck. There's just something about this section that makes me not want to write it. Stupid writing.
Anyway, I mentioned a while ago that I had a post in the mental works about Mary Sue, who she is and why she's not as scary as fandom may think she is. I think it's important that we look at who Mary Sue really is and thus overcome our general fear of original characters in general and original female characters in particular. Because the OFC is your friend, if you treat her right.
( The Whys and Wherefores of Mary Sue )
In sum: Mary Sue will never die, nor should she. She serves an important developmental purpose. But don't let her scare you from writing or reading about OFCs. She is an OFC, but she is not the embodiment of all OFCs and by dismissing the entire category you're missing out on a lot of great stories, not to mention stunting your own growth as a writer.
Now go forth and OC. You'll be happy you did. =D
Anyway, I mentioned a while ago that I had a post in the mental works about Mary Sue, who she is and why she's not as scary as fandom may think she is. I think it's important that we look at who Mary Sue really is and thus overcome our general fear of original characters in general and original female characters in particular. Because the OFC is your friend, if you treat her right.
( The Whys and Wherefores of Mary Sue )
In sum: Mary Sue will never die, nor should she. She serves an important developmental purpose. But don't let her scare you from writing or reading about OFCs. She is an OFC, but she is not the embodiment of all OFCs and by dismissing the entire category you're missing out on a lot of great stories, not to mention stunting your own growth as a writer.
Now go forth and OC. You'll be happy you did. =D
