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Over in a friend's locked journal, there's a meme prompting one to recollect one's First Sue, Longest-Running Sue, and Honorary Sue.
I don't recall scribbling down any of my fandom-inspired fantasies as a child, but if I had, the First Sue may well have been a vision of myself as one of Encyclopedia Brown's gal pals (i.e., a less tomboy-ish variation of Sally).
My Longest-Running Sue is as Sherlock Holmes's extremely low-profile sister (to the extent that when I joined the Nashville Scholars of the Three Pipe Problem, I chose "No Sister of His" as my canonical name).
Honorary Sue: Harriet Vane. Though again, my tendency through the years has been to imagine myself as a character very dear to the protagonists but very behind-the-scenes and between-the-lines in terms of presence and influence.
In terms of publicly available fic, only two Ribbons-based Sues spring immediately to mind -- the messy-haired swot in the University of Chicago French class chez D'accord, D'accord, and the Asian wizard (again in Chicago, come to think of it...) in Outskirting the Dark. I'm more likely to amuse myself by inserting characters who happen to share distinctive traits with the designated recipient; that pretty much started when I was drafting A Face of Faith for the very first Snupin Santa fest (Ellid's love of quilting and singing being an irresistible springboard for the landlady's personality).
I don't recall scribbling down any of my fandom-inspired fantasies as a child, but if I had, the First Sue may well have been a vision of myself as one of Encyclopedia Brown's gal pals (i.e., a less tomboy-ish variation of Sally).
My Longest-Running Sue is as Sherlock Holmes's extremely low-profile sister (to the extent that when I joined the Nashville Scholars of the Three Pipe Problem, I chose "No Sister of His" as my canonical name).
Honorary Sue: Harriet Vane. Though again, my tendency through the years has been to imagine myself as a character very dear to the protagonists but very behind-the-scenes and between-the-lines in terms of presence and influence.
In terms of publicly available fic, only two Ribbons-based Sues spring immediately to mind -- the messy-haired swot in the University of Chicago French class chez D'accord, D'accord, and the Asian wizard (again in Chicago, come to think of it...) in Outskirting the Dark. I'm more likely to amuse myself by inserting characters who happen to share distinctive traits with the designated recipient; that pretty much started when I was drafting A Face of Faith for the very first Snupin Santa fest (Ellid's love of quilting and singing being an irresistible springboard for the landlady's personality).
