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Q&A Is there a quick way to know I have created a Mary Sue?

For those who don't know what a Mary Sue is: see here. The problem is, there are far too many ways a character can be a Mary Sue, as seen here. Many websites that offer tests to see if your chara...

2 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Shantnu Tiwari‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:53:20Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/3786
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Shantnu Tiwari‭ · 2019-12-08T01:53:20Z (about 5 years ago)
For those who don't know what a Mary Sue is: see [here](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MarySue).

The problem is, there are far too many ways a character can be a Mary Sue, as seen [here](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CommonMarySueTraits). Many websites that offer tests to see if your character is a Mary Sue give pages of questions as well.

Is there a quick way to know I have created a Mary Sue?

_[Please note: the above links go to the website TVTropes, which is an addictive time-suck. Visit at your own risk. —ed.]_

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-08-31T17:17:53Z (over 13 years ago)
Original score: 17