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Why Minisinoo
Doesn't Use Ratings
Just
what it says. A little essay on the rating system of fanfic and
why you won't see me employ it.
Original Characters
in Fanfic
Or,
When is a Mary Sue not a Mary Sue?
What IS the difference between an original character
and a 'Mary Sue'? For that matter, what's
a Mary Sue? And why is there such suspicion in the fanfic
community about original characters in fanfic?
Bren Keubler's Writing Rambles
Bren has things to say about fanfic and writing as well (similar to my
"musings" above).
Resources for
Writers (Unfit
for Society)
This
link goes off-site, but it references a whole lot of resources on how
to write better. I'd considered making something like this
myself, but why re-invent the wheel? Just go here. Let me
especially recommend, for grammar issues, the Elements of Style
(of course) and Danger Mom's Handy-Dandy Grammar Guide.
And for stylistic issues, or how to write better prose, Holly Lisle's Forward
Motion Writers' Pages, C.J. Cherryh's Writerisms and Other Sins,
Macedon's Taberna: The Craft of Writing,
and The Official Kate Elliott Website's The Writing Life. The
Mary Sue Litmus Test is great fun, too, by the way.
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