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The Mary-Sue litmus test
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I scored a 19 with my main character.

It's not really so much about balance, but how abundant/lacking in cliché your character/s is/are, and also how much the character represents who you are or would like to be.

If your character is unnaturally powerful, notable, skilled, unusual, magnetic, charismatic, or remarkable in multiple ways, then expect a high score. It's not a bad thing to score high; it's just an indication that some aspects of your characters could afford to be pared down to be palatable for more people if you were to write about them.
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The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Lost - 08-21-2009, 03:26 PM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Harie Krauzer - 08-22-2009, 12:32 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by DragonMasterX - 08-22-2009, 01:06 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Erethzium - 08-22-2009, 01:41 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by DragonMasterX - 08-22-2009, 01:46 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Crimson Fox - 08-22-2009, 03:13 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Bee - 08-22-2009, 03:32 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by DragonMasterX - 08-22-2009, 05:48 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Lost - 08-22-2009, 07:53 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by DarkChibimon - 08-22-2009, 08:55 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Sacchi - 08-22-2009, 09:37 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Wisemon - 08-22-2009, 09:44 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by DragonMasterX - 08-22-2009, 10:21 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Crimson Fox - 08-22-2009, 10:53 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Lost - 08-22-2009, 11:19 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Kurtz - 08-22-2009, 11:41 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Frisk E. Coyote - 08-22-2009, 08:35 PM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Shadowknight - 08-22-2009, 09:52 PM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by DragonMasterX - 08-23-2009, 01:16 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Shadowknight - 08-23-2009, 08:41 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by DragonMasterX - 08-23-2009, 08:49 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Bee - 08-23-2009, 09:28 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by DragonMasterX - 08-23-2009, 09:33 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by UnknownH - 08-23-2009, 02:22 PM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Frisk E. Coyote - 08-24-2009, 05:43 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Kundral - 08-25-2009, 10:10 PM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by senjuro - 08-25-2009, 11:20 PM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Lost - 08-27-2009, 10:56 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Ferro Cordis - 08-26-2009, 01:48 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by UnknownH - 08-27-2009, 01:17 PM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Frisk E. Coyote - 08-27-2009, 08:10 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Mai - 08-28-2009, 04:12 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by UnknownH - 08-28-2009, 01:17 PM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Lost - 08-28-2009, 10:04 PM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by UnknownH - 08-29-2009, 01:52 PM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by johalt - 08-13-2011, 12:47 PM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by tigerlily - 08-19-2011, 01:08 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Digimon Crazy - 08-19-2011, 06:21 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by GabumonFan - 08-19-2011, 02:24 PM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Frisk E. Coyote - 08-19-2011, 04:51 PM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Jack_Pholph - 08-21-2011, 12:05 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by DragonMasterX - 08-21-2011, 02:42 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Frisk E. Coyote - 08-21-2011, 08:16 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Jack_Pholph - 08-25-2011, 02:57 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by Frisk E. Coyote - 08-25-2011, 05:17 AM
RE: The Mary-Sue litmus test - by johalt - 08-30-2011, 09:33 AM