Writers: Would you call yourself a Mary-Sue?

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IndiSkye

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So last I accidentally deleted this question ><
We've all written those dreaded Mary-Sue and Gary-Stu characters. But what about the authors? Would you call yourself one?
@ Kittster: What? You're really pretty! And smart (well, I think). And yeah, I know how you mean with the anti-socialness. I got yelled at by someone today for being like that XD
 
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PjM

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Indi,

No, not me. I put myself in every one of my characters places. I know exactly what I would do in each situation. My characters may be fast, strong, intelligent, and whatever else, but they all have a mind of their own just as I do. However, in every story there is going to be someone who feels the author is simply looking for a cliche at some level. It happens, and there's nothing that can be done about it when it comes to critics.

PJ M
 
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mKittyleKittsterm

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Hahaha, I actually referred to myself as one yesterday.

Mostly when it comes to romance. I never think I'm quite good enough, or pretty enough, or smart enough. I get nervous about stupid things and butterflies all the time. Hell, my first kiss was a cliche in itself. Now, if I gave a character those traits, I would immediately deem them as Underconfident Sue.

And that's a bit of unwanted insight into me, isn't it?

Hmm. With friends I can be an Antisocial Sue, the sort that prefers her own company and la la la. Just today I seriously didn't want to talk to anyone at recess or lunch, so I just went and wrote my story in the library. That's not to say that I don't go out to parties and shiz, but again, I can be ridiculously antisocial at times.

And I've got the superego-overload thing. That's not referring to my ego as being overloaded, it's a psychology term. I learned it yesterday :D The superego is a part of your subconscious which deals with what's moral and what's not, and people who have an overloaded superego will be really moral about what they do, and judge other people if they don't do the right thing. So I guess I'm one of those The-World-Should-Be-A-Kind-Place Sues.

Urgh. I feel dirty now :|

Well, I think my quirks save me from Suedom, and thank God for that!
 
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