Why so dismissive? As I said, this website cites from multiple sources, and it's portable. Or is that not respectable enough for you?
There is considerable value to be had in recognising what not to do. Sometimes a bad example is more illustrative than a good one.
My experience with psychiatrists tends towards them being pretty poor at therapy, you'd be better served by having a properly qualified...
Yeah, my bad. It was the first example I could think of. Edward forbids Bella from seeing Jacob & even acts threateningly towards her when she...
Expanding on that, a patient wouldn't be "locked up" unless it was essential to their treatment (drug rehabilitation, suicide watch, extreme cases...
Oh, and reference.com have an app that's pretty nifty >_>
It can be caused by disease though. I kinda like "trait". The word you choose will reflect the speaker/narrator's feelings on the matter. It...
There is a generally agreed-upon definition. If you ask people what a Mary Sue is (if they're heard the term in context), they will give you...
Not quite the same thing, but you might want to check out Machine of Death - a book of short stories where all the writers had to work from the...
Based on your descriptions, unless this story is set a couple of decades ago, most of those people wouldn't be in a facility. The idea of...
Did you read the articles I linked? You don't get to redefine "abuse" to make it fit this scenario. Do you think Fritzl had anything but his...
dictionary.reference.com It uses multiple sources, includes etymologies, & you can easily switch between definitions & synonyms.
Unless you're making a statement about the person doing the describing, I would pick something a little more neutral for a modern day setting.
At which point they generally* stop being a Mary/Gary Sue :rolleyes: * Perfection Sues are excepted from this generality.
Yes, & I'm paying homage to the line "turned a whiter shade of pale" by referring to it in my own work. Not even then. Quoting song lyrics...
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