tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post8207846830094121306..comments2024-01-29T06:21:11.353+00:00Comments on Sarah Duncan's Blog: Writing the Other ManSarah Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-60285787334142271162011-02-10T18:59:32.057+00:002011-02-10T18:59:32.057+00:00A whole new world beckons...I'd never thought ...A whole new world beckons...I'd never thought of looking on Wikipedia for explanations before. Another thing to procrastinate with. So thanks for that, and for the explanation, I've come across a few Mary Sue characters before and it's great to now have a name to call them.Sarah Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-64072942180791746942011-02-08T20:17:06.544+00:002011-02-08T20:17:06.544+00:00I like the idea of him being too good, too nice, t...I like the idea of him being too good, too nice, too affectionate it becomes stifling - that's a great solution. <br /><br />I haven't heard of "Mary Sue" - the girl next door? I can see why a man who is showing stalker tendencies might be attractive if you read it as intense and passionate in a Colin Firth as Mr Darcy sort of way. But inconvenient for the writer!Sarah Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-10491222627141166502011-02-08T09:26:49.931+00:002011-02-08T09:26:49.931+00:00a tough task. I tend to make them so good and affe...a tough task. I tend to make them so good and affectionated, and so focused on her it's stifling. but becuase it's her knight in shiny armour she can;t really ditch him, becuase on the surface everything shouts it's Mr Right.<br />So she has to work it out for herself first that she cares more about her freedom than about that shiny armour. but this is a completely different story ;-)<br /><br />A very interesting (as usual) article, Sarah. thanks for your insightsKate Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03195669152468413093noreply@blogger.com