Gary Stu

And even at his worst, Spider Jerusalem is still a huge improvement over Pete Wisdom, who not just passed the Gary Stu test but went screaming over the "Gary Stu" line in rocket-powered roller skates.

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How does he turn age-old tropes, a Gary Stu, not terribly innovative magic and a fairly ordinary world, into something that you want to know about?

What makes a book sell Glenda Larke 2008

None of the other stuff - tropes and Gary Stu and such - none of it matters in the hands of a consummate storyteller, one who just entertains.

Archive 2008-10-01 Glenda Larke 2008

I hope that as Rothfuss gains experience he will veer away from the Gary Stu and subvert the tropes too; then he won't just be a brilliant storyteller, he'll also be a brilliant writer.

Archive 2008-10-01 Glenda Larke 2008

Maybe that should read the best Gary Stu I've ever come across.

Archive 2008-10-01 Glenda Larke 2008

I hope that as Rothfuss gains experience he will veer away from the Gary Stu and subvert the tropes too; then he won't just be a brilliant storyteller, he'll also be a brilliant writer.

What makes a book sell Glenda Larke 2008

Maybe that should read the best Gary Stu I've ever come across.

What makes a book sell Glenda Larke 2008

How does he turn age-old tropes, a Gary Stu, not terribly innovative magic and a fairly ordinary world, into something that you want to know about?

Archive 2008-10-01 Glenda Larke 2008

None of the other stuff - tropes and Gary Stu and such - none of it matters in the hands of a consummate storyteller, one who just entertains.

What makes a book sell Glenda Larke 2008

It had the worst Gary Stu I've ever come across - no, wait.

Archive 2008-10-01 Glenda Larke 2008