Fixing Mary Sue

Who is Mary Sue? Mary Sue is a character that is
too perfect, the one that has or does cool things just because they're cool. Everybody likes them, and anyone who doesn't gets their comeuppance in
the end. Mary Sue is the author's wish fulfillment.



Sue
is most common in fan fiction.* You know, where the author's character
is best friends with Luke Skywalker, Jayne Cobb, and Jean-Luc Picard. I don't think there's anything wrong with Mary in these contexts, but if you're trying to get publis...