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It has come to my attention that someone HAS actually written a Mary-Sue Dwarvish, after reading this. She hasn't updated in forever, though. The Sue's name is Orika.

I would like to take the time to point you to a much better Sue-critic that I, a livejournal user by name of eragonsues. She once actually pointed out one of mine as a Suefic, but that was back in like, the single-digit chapters. I've gotten much better, I promise! (It was Saturnina and Hilaria, for those who care.)

I also want to direct you to the following YouTube video: http:(slash)(slash)www(dot)youtube(dot)com(slash)watch(questionmark)v(equals)ldDpr02g(dash)TM

Chapter Seven: Roles

The following roles are as such:

That of the author.

The author of a Mary-Sue fanfiction, also called a Suethor, is usually a teenage girl with no life/a boring one, who wishes she were a princess/hero/whatever in a mystical land. For some reason, when critiquing/parodying Suefics, it has become a standard that there shall be hideous grammar and spelling. I dunno why, but that's the way the universe works. Anyway!

The Suethor will claim that her story is the best and there is nothing wrong with her character. It is perfectly normal for no one to challenge a strange girl they just met in the wilderness. Her outlandish looks are perfectly acceptable, you know the drill. The Suethor is ever fated to be eternally flamed, and will be left wondering why people can't just accept her marvelous character as she is.

That of the reader.

The unfortunate reader of a Suefic will be someone who either chose to read it, for a laugh, or someone who was ensnared by a disguised summary. The reader will gaze in disbelief at the computer screen, silently laughing incredulously to themselves, because their body simply does not understand how to respond to this. The reader, being the more intelligent of the two, will not flame, flame in this case meaning scream and yell. No, this reader will put in a witty comment with a snide insult hidden between the lines. The Suethor, of course, will take it as a compliment.

Occasionally, though, the reader actually likes the story. Then there is no hope.

That of the critic.

The critic is the person who takes it upon him or herself to read a Mary-Sue story, and report back on it to others. and thank god they do, because otherwise even more unwary readers would fall into Mary-Sue's traps.