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1. Your gender: Male

2. Your age group: 13-15

3. Why do you write fanfiction? Because it helps me get more experience for the book I am writing.

4. Are your characters mostly male or female? Why? It really depends on the book I am writing, currently for this fanfiction its 2:3 guy/girl ratio. however in my book I am writing its 5:1, however more girls are introduced later in the series, making it around like 8:3 and way later like 10:7 or something.

5. Do you convey your images of an ideal man/woman to your characters? Why or why not? Not most of the time, however everybody has flaws so nobody is perfect.

6. What is your idea of a Mary Sue? A character that is the best, is never defeated and always the universe works for them.

7. Do you avoid Mary Sues like a plague, or have you got a ‘I couldn’t care less’ attitude? Something in the middle? Why? I don't normally do Mary Sue's, as a lot of time my characters don't have everything work out perfectly and their plans often backfire, though I occasionally do have some partial Mary Sue's, but I tend to stay away from them.

8. What is your opinion on Mary Sue Litmus Tests? Do you find them accurate or helpful? N/A

9. Any other comments? A lot of this also depends on the book, and most books are stereotyped to have the character always win in the end, which is what most people expect to happen. Thus I like to throw in some twists and turns, in fact *SPOILER ALERT for Power People* |o|n|e|o|f|t|h|e|m|a|i|n|c|h|a|r|a|c|t|e|r|s|d|i|e|s|