I have learned from experience that offering constructive criticism can be a dangerous activity. Since I’d rather avoid being spammed on my main account and email, I have set up this sock puppet account. If you feel the need to respond to my reviews, go right ahead and email me at the address listed above. I will read it. I may even reply.

General:

-The Original Mary Sue Litmus Test- determine if your original character is a Mary Sue

-Dr. Merlin’s Guide to Fanfiction

-Essay: Self-Insertion and Mary-Sue-ism

-Mary Sue- SOS: Mary Sue Writing Clinic.

-Original Character Analysis- a community to help you avoid writing a Mary Sue

Specifically for Harry Potter:

-The Harry Potter Lexicon- an invaluable guide to the Harry Potter world and indispensable for research.

-J.K. Rowling’s website

-Writing tips; useful essays on everything from writing magic in the Potterverse to proper use of punctuation in dialogue.

-The Harry Potter Mary Sue Litmus Test

-Essay: Why should you get a beta reader?

-Harry Potter beta readers

-Fanfiction help forum