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How to Be a Likeable Female Character

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1. Have a sense of humor.

2. Learn to do some things for yourself; don't just sit around and expect someone else to handle all the work.

3. Have a listening ear and a sympathetic heart.

4. Dream about true love, but at the same time know how to care for yourself.

5. If you do find love, love him for who he is, not for what you want him to be.

6. Never be controlling or manipulative.

7. Never let anyone push you around.

8. Cry when necessary, but don't get carried away.

9. Always stand by those whom you truly care about.

10. Don't be so serious that you forget to have fun, but don't have so much fun that you forget to be serious.
With all these lists of "How to be a Mary Sue" or "Life Lessons from Mary Sue" and yadda, yadda, I figured I'd make a list that shows how to be the opposite of a Mary Sue, how to have a female character that people will actually like. I'm proud to say that virtually all of my women in my stories (thus far) fit these descriptions. :D

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BeepBeepImmaDragon8's avatar
1. Do pranks and teasing gross people count? 

2. I like writing teams tho my MC does her job 

3. She's always there for her friends 

4. Got it 

5. But I make up who he is so who he is and what I want him to be are the same 

6. Does it count if the guy I made up likes it? Like my MC can be on the phone saying she doesn't feel well and he'll pick her up heating pads aloe water and dark chocolate almond bars from CVS

7. Big mood

8. I make her cry sometimes because if she feels sad and hurt then readers will feel sad and hurt and making readers feel makes the story good 

9. Yes she does this

10. Meh they'll be as serious or silly as the scene needs 

Nice post tho yeah I don't like it whenever a guy character literally does everything