Mary Sue is not your friend. No matter how much your Mom likes her.   by Anne R. Allen. You can learn all you want about writing powerful prose, well-planned story arcs, lyrical descriptions—or any other aspect of fiction—but if you don’t have a protagonist your readers care about, none of the rest matters. But “caring … Continue reading Say ‘Bye Felicia to Mary Sue: Why Writing What You Know Can Doom Your Story