When is a Mary Sue . . . ?

[ellenkushner]

"So when a book is about a girl who is the best at something and about the boys (and/or girls) that love her and how she defeats the bad guy, well, that's because she's the protagonist. It is good and right that she be at the center of the story."

My love for Holly Black / blackholly  ,  it knows no bounds.

Comments

[susanjett.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the link to the fantastic post (& follow-up comments.) Worth the click-over, folks, there's some fascinating, respectful debate going on over there!

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Hi, Susan! Glad you liked it as much as I do.