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[anthony-crowley.livejournal.com]

Righto. Well, it seems that most of you are interested in the writing workshop. So here's how it'll work. Just sign up below with the topic you'd like to write about. If you don't know what you want to write about and would like ideas, just indicate that and we'll chime in to let you know what we see as your greatest strengths.

If no one takes issue with it, I think I'd like to write about Characterization. I can put up my essay in a day or two as an example and then you all can post yours. Just space them out a bit if you would. XD

Comments

[violet-wine.livejournal.com]

But it's impossible to create Sues in this game, since you aren't allowed original characters.

[lumelle.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, it isn't. It really really isn't.

[grimsirius.livejournal.com]

Hee, I agree with Muri, I've read many cases of people taking a nice well rounded non OC and sueifying her, and there are many authors who have created sues to begin with.

But I think it must really be said that I wasn't referring to anyone in this game, just in RPing and fandom in general. I just think that, in general, people are often afraid of playing female characters because we're afraid of writing sues. I know I'm always somewhat wary of female chars for this reason. :) But there are quite a few strong females in this game, so I think it would be an interesting subject if someone wanted to write about it.

[leucemic-god.livejournal.com]

I just think that, in general, people are often afraid of playing female characters because we're afraid of writing sues.

As if writing a male character guarantees that you won't.

[grimsirius.livejournal.com]

Again, majorly majorly agreed. Although I think one of the worst issues facing male characters isn't so much the sueness as the feminization, but I actually don't see that here so much. But I think, especially since we don't do OCs here, it becomes easier to play well rounded, interesting male characters than their female counterparts simply because, unfortunately, authors tend to write far more strong* male characters than they do females, even if they do write some interesting females. Only exception I can think of on this off the top of my head is Pterry, who seems to write very interesting characters fo both genders.

Plus, Mary Sue phobia does tend to fall unequally upon females, probably because there's far more OFC or OCC female char badfic out there, so often I think people incorrectly associate OFCs with Sues.


*hesitate to use this word, because it's so cliche. Plus, characters can be weak or wimpy and still be interesting and valuable characters. But it's quite a bit shorter than 'well-rounded, well devloped' etc.