Get ready for the shock of your lives! Female characters should be written as, that’s right, real people. Whoa. Follow our meandering discussion as it flows from what a Mary Sue actually is to why we hate Strong Female Characters™ to how characters can fall into both categories. Tune in for tips on writing women—and characters in general—tips for avoiding common writing mistakes, and more repetitions of the word “agency” than you’ll hear the rest of the year.