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Shipping - Television Tropes & Idioms - 0 views

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shared by Sunny Jackson on 27 Jan 14 - Cached
  • originally coined by fans of The X-Files
  • shipping is just a consequence of plain old human nature: we are wired to seek a romantic partner in such a powerful, fundamental way that we even get a considerable kick out of doing it by proxy — and fictional characters are plenty, easy to relate to, often in want of someone to make out with, usually get their happy ending and nearly never fall out of love
  • having hundreds of fans in the same internet is just asking for trouble
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  • Canon and authorial intent do not dictate people's shipping preference
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Common Mary Sue Traits - Television Tropes & Idioms - 0 views

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  • In an effort to make their characters more attractive without having to do the leg work of natural character development
  • superficial
  • It's when a trait exists more to make somebody stand out than to develop them as a character that it starts going into Mary Sue territory (unless it's Played for Laughs)
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  • the character for amazing stuff to happen to
  • fantastic romances
  • special powers
  • other characters will be drawn to her
  • all of her jokes are funny
  • all of her ideas are brilliant
  • trust her immediately
  • even if she hasn't done or said anything to make them feel that way about her
  • named after the author
  • Mary Sue doesn't have to actually do anything to be considered a good person, she just is good
  • she brings more good into the world simply by existing
  • A massive amount of time gets spent on describing her every feature
  • major plot points (that aren't solved by the new girl) are done entirely off screen
  • tends to appear in all of the works by a particular author
  • persuasive, regardless of the actual content of their conversations
  • her opinions are just better
  • She gets Purple Prose
  • The author takes personal offense at any criticism of the character
  • Friend to All Living Things
  • ither brave and cheerful (despite her past), or unnecessarily mopey and depressed
  • an unusual spelling of a normal name
  • Incorruptible
  • unaware of the possibility of temptation
  • generic Japanese name
  • the author will create a fan club for her own Mary Sue
  • aggressively ships the Sue with a canon character and makes a fan club for that.
  • Nobody will call her out on her abrasive, casually abusive behavior
  • Often results in name which doesn't mean quite what the author intended
  • she "puts them in their place."
  • her every action gets a heavy emphasis
  • Over a hundred illustrations of a single OC is an obsession.
  • Her "major flaws" will be stubbornness and a bad temper. These will only ever help her, never hurt her — because she's always right, so whatever cause she dedicates herself to with such stubbornness will be a good cause, and whoever she loses her temper with will deserve it.
  • New words get made up to describe her
  • combination Japanese/Western-type name
  • practically a six-foot-high neon sign flashing I'M A MARY SUE when it comes to fanfic
  • the author knows what's going on and only wrote the parts that he/she wanted to fetish-obsess over.
  • the name is inconsistent within their particular culture
  • everybody is too busy taking an interest in the new girl's life
  • Mary Sue claims she wishes she was normal even when there's no actual downside to her powers.
  • overly long, complicated, usually Meaningful Name
  • Insanelylongandhardtopronounce
  • Inexplicable and/or poorly defined abilities
  • When the character is off screen, if ever, the other characters are still talking about her
  • only there to make the character seem even more awesome
  • Clumsiness is a popular flaw
  • it is never inconvenient, and only ever embarassing in a cute way
  • if she isn't already skilled at something, she'll pick it up in a fraction of the time required
  • Magical powers similar to what the other characters have, only with the limitations removed.
  • A perfect singing voice
  • Extreme proficiency with an instrument
  • if it's a Song Fic, she'll possess the ability to compose her own lyrics and songs
  • Speaks several languages fluently
  • Skilled in a type of martial arts
  • random magical powers
  • Absurd natural athletic ability
  • excellent fashion sense, even if she's meant to be a rough-and-tumble, Tom Boy type who doesn't care about that sort of thing
  • effortlessly beautiful
  • isn't as high maintenance as other girls
Sunny Jackson

Side Jobs - Stories from the Dresden Files - Google eBookstore - 0 views

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eBooks Wish List Fiction

shared by Sunny Jackson on 15 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • Sunny Jackson on 15 Jul 13
     
    Here, together for the first time, are the shorter works of #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher-a compendium of cases that Harry and his cadre of allies managed to close in record time. The tales range from the deadly serious to the absurdly hilarious. Also included is a new, never-before-published novella that takes place after the cliff-hanger ending of the new April 2010 hardcover, Changes. This is a must-have collection for every devoted Harry Dresden fan as well as a perfect introduction for readers ready to meet Chicago's only professional wizard.
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