Help! My Story has the Mary-Sue Disease

by L.C. Morgenstern

Mary-Sue Disease is like Chicken Pox: Every author’s work comes down with it at least once and it’s not hard to cure ...if you know how.

Have you been told that your character is a “Mary Sue” because they have cool traits? RUBBISH.

Or that “Mary-Sue” means any awesome female character? NONSENSE.

Or that admitting Mary-Sues are badly written and need improvement is anti-feminist? BULLSHIT.

This book has real advice about how to make your awesome character with all those cool traits actually work. And you know what?

With a little chicken soup and love, any story can overcome Mary-Sue Disease and star a well-rounded, awesome protagonist.

Genres: Nonfiction

194 pages, Paperback

Published February 1, 2017

Reviews

[Sylvia Van · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I started this book, I was expecting a romantic little novel about this gal, Mary Sue.
But nothing is further from the truth.
I was already hooked at the introductions and found myself surprised that I hadn't even started the 1st chapter yet.
This book is a must for everybody who loves writing.
The writer takes you by the hand and leads you gently through the failures any writer might stumble upon and sets them straight.
I finally learned who Mary Sue is and how to avoid her; I learned how to look at my writing from different aspects and angles.
With exercises to do and examples to compare the writer helps you in a witty manner to find the antidote for any writers’ illness.
This should be on the shelf of every great and… not so great writer.

[Nicole Richwine · Rating 5 out of 5]

A hilarious trip through all the ways stories can turn into extensions of a character and how you can fix it. It doesn't treat creating a Mary-sue like a crime, just a mistake.