Subject: Hmmm...
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Posted on: 2012-05-01 13:12:00 UTC

I have a slightly similar problem... A friend of mine writes pretty bad self-inserts...
For example, his main character is a version of himself who's the lovechild of fem!Prussia and someone-or-other (I forget) who is mistaken for Russia by Belarus and then killed by her when she discovered he wasn't Russia. ._.
I'm not sure of the best way to let him know... maybe I should link him the page on the Wiki that explains about Mary Sues, Gary Stus and Airy Oohs. Hmm...

But back on the main topic... I'm not sure. Maybe you could sit with her and write a short story and point out where she's going wrong as she writes it?
I'm not sure whther that's good advice or a complete load of caffeine-fueled twaddle.

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