What Makes a Character a Mary Sue?

A Mary Sue will have little to no flaws, overcome obstacles easily and/or be relatively passive within the plot and in relation to other characters.

How Do You Avoid Writing a Mary Sue?

To avoid writing a Mary Sue in screenwriting, your characters must be filled with flaws, have difficulties in overcoming obstacles, demonstrate realistic and believable strengths, have clear goals and make active decisions to achieve these goals.

What is a Mary Sue Character And How Do You Avoid Writing One?

In recent years, there has been a lot of dialogue around who the term Mary Sue can be ascribed to and what constitutes it. But what, fundamentally, is a Mary Sue character? And perhaps more importantly, with it being seen largely as a negative trait for a screenplay, what can be done to avoid it? In this article, we look into the meaning of a Mary Sue character and how you can protect against writing one in your screenplay. So,

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