On Wed, 22 Oct 1997, Dustin Goeller wrote:

Well, while I was laying lifeless on my bed, a bizarre question popped
into my head. (It had obviously gotten lost.) What would one do if they
woke up one morning and found themselves, of all things, an anime
character? Or more specifically, what would you do? It can be any anime
character you like, from any series. It can even be a manga or comic
character. Or hell, a character from your favorite TV show. I'm just
curious to see what people's responses would be.

I have a story like this planned, if I ever get started.  I haven't
decided on a title, though 'How Ranma wrecked my life' comes to mind, in
which Ranma and I get mind-switched between our universes and he proceeds
to destroy my very existence (Just imagine Ranma trying to live the life
of a 27 year old History PH.D student.  Shudder)

It's going to be truly hideous. :)

 > Why did I post this here? Because, in the entire history of
self

insertion fan-fiction, I can not recall one instance where the author
took the role of one of the main characters. (I.E. Ranma, Akane,
etc...) They were always an outside character, someone who wasn't
part of the original series. And that is getting old.

Actually, Richard Lawson has done this :)


John Walter Biles :  MA-History, Ph.D Wannabe at U. Kansas         
ranma@falcon.cc.ukans.edu       
rhea@tass.org              http://www.tass.org/~rhea/falcon.html
rhea@maison-otaku.net      http://www.maison-otaku.net/~rhea/

New CS Lewis Quote :)
"This does not mean that we are to be perpetually solemn.  We must play.
but our merriment must be of that kind (and it is, in fact, the merriest
kind) which exists between people who have, from the outset, taken each
other seriously--no flippancy, no superiority, no presumption.  And out
charity must be a real and costly love, with deep feeling for the sins in
spite of which we love the sinner--no mere tolerance or indulgence which
parodies love as flippancy parodies merriment."
--The Weight of Glory