Broken Link Screen Shot: ‘Mary Sue’

I nabbed this screen shot from the

Internet Wayback Machine, for another broken link I’ve found within the

August 7, 2006 post entitled:  “Mary-Sue Litmus Test.”  Originally this link explained what a “Mary Sue” is, and how it came to be. 

When I start churning out fiction, I hope I don’t create any “Mary Sues” or any “Gary Stus.”  Unless that is the whole point of the story.  >:D

Screen Shot for broken link: Original Fiction Mary-Sue Litmus Test

Good evening. 

Here is a screen shot for an old link which I posted on my August 7, 2006:  “Mary-Sue Litmus Test” entry of this blog.  I nabbed it from the Internet Wayback Machine.  The title of this page was, “The Original Fiction Mary Sue Litmus Test.” 

It gave a brief introduction about why you would want to check to see if you’ve created a Mary Sue character, and how to take the litmus test.  After scoring your answers to the questions, your character could be: 

1. an “anti-sue” —the very antithesis of a Mary Sue. 
2. a “non-sue” —a well developed balanced person. 
3. a “borderline-sue” —cutting it close. 
4. a “mary-sue” —needs work to be believeable (paraphrase). 
5. an “uber-sue” —might not be salvageable (paraphrase). 
6. an “irredeemable-sue” —start over (paraphrase). 

If memory serves, I chose to answer the questions using Anita Blake who is an “uber-sue” on the litmus test. 

Screenshot for an Outdated Link

Good morning. 

This is a screenshot of an outdated link on my blog post for August 31, 2006.  Essentially, the author of this post, shares my distaste for bugs, and why they must die:  They give me the heebie-jeebies.  My skin crawls just talking about it. 

Quick Screenshot of an Outdated Link

Good morning. 

This is a screen shot I nabbed from the Internet Wayback Machine. 

The original link is no longer valid.  Therefore, I’m offering this brief snapshot of the original post I linked to in my August 31, 2006 post instead of trying to find another link that explains exactly why the “Anonymous Lawyer” was both completely entertaining, and completely horrible at the same time. 

I’ve included the entire address in red at the top of the screen shot.  It is not clickable because it is part of the graphic that is the screenshot.  In short, “Ernie the Lawyer,” explains how he met the creator of “Anonymous Lawyer,” Jeremy Blachman, what he thought of him (liked him immensely), and why he thought the fictional blog was so compelling to everyone who read it. 

If you clicked on my link for “Anonymous Lawyer,” then you already know that the blog is frozen:  meaning you can still look at it, but it is no longer updated, and most likely will not be updated in the forseeable future.