User blog comment:Techne/Little help on an essay? Your opinions are appreciated!/@comment-1886094-20101102004146

1. Your gender: *Female* 2. Your age group: 3. Your country: *U.S.A* 4. Why do you write fanfiction? *I was inspired by the books and at first wanted to tell the story of where my imagination found myself in the world. My first fanfiction was of my Self-Insertion character, and I branched out from there.* 5. Are your characters mostly male or female? Why? *Most of my characters, at least the protagonists of each story, are female, because I am a female and I have ideas for the thoughts and feelings of girls. And anyways, we need more girl heroes, right?* 6. Do you convey your images of an ideal man/woman to your characters? Why or why not? *I guess I do, although of course I try to make all my characters unique. If I portrayed them how I hoped to, all of them have one really good characteristic, and other things, sometimes faults, to make them interesting.* 7. What is your idea of a Mary Sue? *A Mary Sue has no faults, and doesn't become a hero. She is the character of a story no one wants to read. She is better left out of the story or else an annoying backround character.* 8. Do you avoid Mary Sues like a plague, or have you got a ‘I couldn’t care less’ attitude? Something in the middle? Why? *Well, it really depends on my character, but yes, I do try to avoid Mary Sues * 9. What is your opinion on Mary Sue Litmus Tests? Do you find them accurate or helpful? *I'm not really sure. (Sorry I'm not helpful!)*
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