Activity for Joe Z.
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #7273 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #7269 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #6893 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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Is there any merit to the term "Mary Sue"? In this question I asked about whether there was a standardized definition of the term "Mary Sue". However, a related question would be whether the repeated dilution of the use of the term has rid it of any merit as a label. I ask this because in my ventures, I've heard the term used to cut down any... (more) |
— | about 11 years ago |
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Is there any standardized definition of a "Mary Sue"? I've heard the term "Mary Sue" thrown around a lot, and it seems to mean different things to different people, but is always something negative about the way the character is written, not necessarily about the character itself, usually involving the phrase "overly idealized". Is there any common defi... (more) |
— | about 11 years ago |
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Must every piece of speech get its own paragraph? I've had a few people read pieces of narrative writing I've done, and they seem to take issue with the fact that I sometimes put a piece of speech inline with the rest of a non-dialogue paragraph, like so: > Jill found a box of mints she liked and took it off the shelf. She walked up to the cashier.... (more) |
— | over 11 years ago |