Mary Sue

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No: HPFGUIDX 94684

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ladyramkin2000" <ladyramkin2000 at y...> 
wrote:
> Please forgive my ignorance, but what exactly is a Mary Sue.I keep 
> coming across this name but haven't a clue what it means.  Is it an 
> American expression?
> Sylvia (English and confused)

Not American--though the name would seem to be. In fanfiction (aka fic--that is, stories 
written using the characters and stituations from a particular television program or, say, 
young adult fantasy novel series) a "Mary Sue" is a character that stands in for the author 
him/herself. Usually this is considered an unworthy literary technique, even in the 
heterogenous world of fic. ;-)

To get an idea of what fic is about, take a look at http://www.fictionally.org/

Antosha (American and spending too much time on the internet)