Fanfiction Meme Day 8

8 – Do you write OCs? And if so, what do you do to make certain they're not Mary Sues, and if not, explain your thoughts on OCs.

Ohhh, I've been waiting for this question.

Yes. And I wrote two stories particularly for the "Not a Mary Sue" Challenge on marysues (the challenge fizzled but the stories got done).

What do I do to make them not Mary Sues?

There's a bit (a lot, actually) of basing them on people I know. There's some "what is their weakness" stuff too - the little old lady in Next Door, for all her protestations, is the fussy, nosy neighbour who is still likeable, but sometimes a bit much. And the Cafe Lady just got toned down a pile to get her there. I was very proud of her. That, and the perfect non-Mary Sue thing - give her an outrageous name that she hated and much preferred the mundane version of.

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Fanfiction Meme Day 9

9 – Pairings – For each of the fandoms from day two, what are your three favorite pairings to write?

OK, now this is getting difficult. Skip Torchwood. Skip Castle. Let's go HP, of course. Pairings - I'd like to spend more time on Canon stuff. So Lucius/Narcissa, for one. And an odd one - Dobby/Kreacher - I wonder just how those two would have got on, and I ought to write more.

But of course I love Severus/Hermione. Think Benedict/Beatrix, with more snark.


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