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Lalwendë · 03-10-2007, 03:06 PM

Heh. In actual fact it's not only pretty tedious but very difficult to write a character who is 100% perfect - they invariably come out like our ol' friend Mary Sue.

All good characters have at least one flaw, a fatal flaw preferably, and a combination of a few flaws is usually good as they not only struggle with the obstacles of a plot but struggle with these in individual ways and at the same time, struggle with their flaws. Without flaws, characters cannot grow - how could you grow if you were already perfect?

03-10-2007, 03:06 PM	#123
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Heh. In actual fact it's not only pretty tedious but very difficult to write a character who is 100% perfect - they invariably come out like our ol' friend Mary Sue. All good characters have at least one flaw, a fatal flaw preferably, and a combination of a few flaws is usually good as they not only struggle with the obstacles of a plot but struggle with these in individual ways and at the same time, struggle with their flaws. Without flaws, characters cannot grow - how could you grow if you were already perfect? __________________ Gordon's alive!