Hmm. I've been on this list long enough to know that this subject has been
debated several times over and the outcome is always the same: some folks
don't care for the self-insertion fic, claiming the author has been
self-indulgent, while some folks like them alot, claiming that the author
has provided an original tangent that fulfills the reader's desire for a
completed series to live on. Like any enduring debate, there really is no
clear winner.

Now, there are otakufics I like. (Bubblegum zone eps. 1, 8&9 for example)

But about 90% of otakufics I've read the new charas are too powerful-all
-good-all-knowing for my taste. 

I'm writing a self-insertion fic where my friends and I are more or less
the villains of the story (actually, I'm the only villain, the others are
along for the ride :) ). Our character are most definately not super
powered, nor are they insightful... actually, they're all trouble-makers to
the Ranmaverse.
Note! I *started* writing this before I even heard of the SKJAM thing.

I'm wondering if anyone has done a story where the author is the main
villain before. I've never seen one so I decided to do it. It's also
slightly parody-ish of self-insertion fics. :)

If your interested in what's been done so far, it's at
http://www.sbm.org/stories/theone/

The main story page is at http://www.sbm.org/stories/

Let me know what you think.


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Practice safe fanficing...
Don't tell the characters who you are.
                                           Andrew Petalik