Anti Mary-Sue Character Guide

8.2 - Nationalities

Finally on my computer again and I realise images look so much better on the phone. Also I'm sorry for this not going at the end of the book, I'm just trying to keep some organisation.

Anyway that's irrelevant. This chapter was suggested by @Kidatash and I couldn't agree more with the comment they left.

So many Mary-Sue characters are White Caucasian American Girls. Now I'm not saying that you can't write this type of character. I'm also not saying that these are the only Mary-Sues and characters used. They just appear to be the most common. And yes, they get boring.

It's like, in my opinion, how the description of men being 'Tall, Dark and Handsome' gets boring.

There are so many different types of people out there to write about. And so I want to make my advice on this chapter will be similar to my Age Chapter. People can write whatever type of character they want. So long as the story keeps me interested, I really don't mind. But at the end of the day, repetitive characters can get dull.

So just consider using other races or nationality of character. See if the story can develop using someone who isn't white. Can you enrich their backstory?

Now the other side of this is don't give someone a new race for the sake of it. But definitely consider a change.

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I know this can be touchy so please let me know if I accidently upset anyone. That is not my intention at all.

And if you have any chapter suggestions leave them on my 'Unofficially Finished' chapter. I'm most likely to read it there.