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The litmus tests are supposed to be a \'\'guide\'\' into NOT writing Mary Sues for unexperienced writers, a character can be unusually interesting/multi-talented etc. and still a good one if it\'s written well. [[hottip:*:Think Rapunzel from {{Tangled}}, in the song \
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The litmus tests are supposed to be a \\\'\\\'guide\\\'\\\' into NOT writing Mary Sues for unexperienced writers, a character can be unusually interesting/multi-talented etc. and still a good one if it\\\'s written well. [[hottip:*:Think Rapunzel from {{Tangled}}, in the song \\\"When Will My Life Begin\\\", she can do everything, but her abilities are explained 9or at least HandWaved) because she had 18 years of free time to learn. She scores a lot in the litmus test, but she\\\'s well written considering her back story]]
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The litmus tests are supposed to be a \'\'guide\'\' into NOT writing Mary Sues for unexperienced writers, a character can be unusually interesting/multi-talented etc. and still a good one if it\'s written well. [[hottip:*:Think Rapunzel from {{Tangled}}, in the song \
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The litmus tests are supposed to be a \\\'\\\'guide\\\'\\\' into NOT writing Mary Sues for unexperienced writers, a character can be unusually interesting/multi-talented etc. and still a good one if it\\\'s written well. [[hottip:*:Think Rapunzel from {{Tangled}}, in the song \\\"When Will My Life Begin\\\", she can do everything, but her abilities are explained because she had 18 years of free time to learn. She scores a lot in the litmus test, but she\\\'s well written considering her backstory]]
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