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This is a massive undertaking.
It seems we all want to have our own input.
This is your book Emily and taking the best ideas from all these suggestions is going to be tough. However I know you will enjoy it and please keep us all posted if there is anything I / we can do to help
My bit -
Have Fun with it though. If the book is totally serious I don't think the unconverted will give it the time this subject needs
Mary Sue, sometimes shortened simply to Sue, is a pejorative term used to describe a fictional character who plays a major role in the plot and is particularly characterized by overly idealized and hackneyed mannerisms, lacking noteworthy flaws, and primarily functioning as wish-fulfillment fantasies for their authors or readers. Perhaps the single underlying feature of all characters described as "Mary Sues" is that they are too ostentatious for the audience's taste, or that the author seems to favor the character too highly. The author may seem to push how exceptional and wonderful the "Mary Sue" character is on his or her audience, sometimes leading the audience to dislike or even resent the character fairly quickly; such a character could be described as an "author's pet".Quote:
Originally Posted by Emily Anderson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Sue
I've found myself doing this sometimes in a couple of short stories without realising it on a concious level...