Yeah true. Sounds a little Mary Sueish.

The two most important characters are the maincharacter and the drummer. For both I have worked out a whole characterquestionaire. And really, believe me, this maincharacter is not superwoman or something XD She has some things she lacks; She's really shy, and feels terrible about herself at times. With her shyness comes the fear that she can say the wrong things.

But I'll do some mary sue tests on the net (did one, that one said she only got 'my nose', with the conclusion that she could stand on her own feeth.)

In general I let my maincharacters always have noticeable negative traits. Mostly the I-am-too-shy one, because I know how it is to be like that.