[Joy]

Looking at a recent post in the RPG room, I saw a thread called "Mary Sue Lithmus test."

I don't quite understand what this term means. If it means that the main character is a woman, then yes, my story is partly a Mary Sue, for there are two sisters who are warriors. But, in my story, it is similar to the Fellowship. It is a combined action of 5 people that help push the antagonist to his final deafet.

Now there will be many other "non-essential" characters that will either try to aid or hinder the story line, but again, the ultimate good wins.

PS. I often will say me when I speak of one of the main characters, for her name is a translation of my own.

PPS. Spoke to the other co-writers last night about my delima with the internal conflict in Envinyatalis. One said a woman. Is this realistic? I don't foresee this as a weakness for him, even though my mother thinks that this would be a good plot twist -the tempting seductress poisioning the heart of a warrior with lust. Honestly, I do think it could work, but I'm the one with the problem. I can't write that type of character. I don't think that way.

I was thinking along the lines of lust too, but in a different form. The lust for battle becoming too strong, so much so that his heart almost becomes hardened so that he can't give mercy. Then I want something to happen so that the char finally breaks. He then becomes wise in justice and mercy, understanding the hearts and minds of men (well elves and dwarves too).

It is almost like I want to combine Boromir and Faramir into one character. Start the character off as innocent and trusting, then build a bitterness and pride in him, then break him so that he comes out pure.

PPPS [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] Also, one last thing, serious [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
I am doing all this on computer, but I have a thousand different thoughts swirling around my head. How can I keep all these things organized?!

[ June 14, 2002: Message edited by: Joy ]