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    Writing With Jane: The Mary Sue

    I love Natalie Portman, but every character can't look exactly like her, have every single skill on the planet, and be super duper smart with super powers. Except her, of course! What is a Mary Sue and how can we balance our character to prevent us from creating one?

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    I love Natalie Portman, but every character can't look exactly like her, have every single skill on the planet, and be super duper smart with super powers. Except her, of course!

    What is a Mary Sue and how can we balance our character to prevent us from creating one?

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    TV Tropes: Mary Sue

    http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MarySue

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    Writing with Jane: Characterizing Characters

    http://youtu.be/5bxfisIqMLo

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