tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post1675871881868583850..comments2024-01-29T06:21:11.353+00:00Comments on Sarah Duncan's Blog: Falling in Love With Your CharactersSarah Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-35850391443606937032011-02-15T19:29:29.626+00:002011-02-15T19:29:29.626+00:00No one's perfect, but you'd be surprised h...No one's perfect, but you'd be surprised how many people write novels with perfect central characters who are never other than perfect. Mary Sue is good, but I prefer the title bestowed on someone else's character: Mrs Shiny Pants. Loved hearing that.Sarah Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-27442517621736398582011-02-14T12:13:28.179+00:002011-02-14T12:13:28.179+00:00I recently came across the term 'Mary Sue'...I recently came across the term 'Mary Sue' that describes characters who are just too perfect. It began amongst writers of fanfiction, who quickly learned that readers don't want flawless heroes and heroines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-61338090347657210192011-02-14T11:45:24.358+00:002011-02-14T11:45:24.358+00:00No one’s perfect. They may appear as if they are b...No one’s perfect. They may appear as if they are but all you need to do is change the setting and see them flounder as in <i>The Admirable Crichton</i> or devolve as in <i>Lord of the Flies</i>. That’s why shows like <i>Tenko</i> worked so well because they put otherwise civilised people into situations where it’s hard for them to hide their true selves. Everyone has an Achilles' heel. You just need to find it and exploit it. And it needn't even be a big thing. I once saw my father driven to total distraction by a squeak in his car that he couldn’t trace. <br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-5273386211648284142011-02-14T07:30:27.039+00:002011-02-14T07:30:27.039+00:00this is very true, we often hate people not becaus...this is very true, we often hate people not because they are nasty to us but because they are JUST irritatingly perfectRaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13225012326042330438noreply@blogger.com