Writers of Lemmy, what good character qualities/virtues do your main characters have that you don't? (lemmy.ml)

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A fascinating question because I used to intentionally make my characters Mary Sues. As a former child who used to write, for a while I never understood why people would give character traits they disagree with to the character or characters who are supposed to represent what is right in your world, since they're the ones unfolding the story's solution. This had the side effect of my main character being nicer than me, and sometimes my parents would remark to me "why can't you be like your main character", which had the side effect of putting me on the fast track to self-improvement. Anyone else?

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Tenacity.

I hope(!) that I personally have some good qualities, but tenacity is a pretty tricky one for me. The ability to keep plugging away at something and never give up no matter how difficult, no matter how small your progress towards your goals.

My main characters can have many and varied flaws, but tenacity is a common virtue.

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