At 02:26 AM 2/21/99 -0700, David Johnston wrote:

Of course the problem with certain Self-Inserts is that the person
writing them is _not_ writing what they would like to read if written
by someone else about someone else.  Going on your own ego-trip is
fine.  Going on someone else's ego-trip can be very irritating.

I don't consider that a problem.  There are audiences who
tolerate this, and others that actually enjoy it.  I've
never understood why people have a problem reading about
a character that embodies an author's ego, but that's
not my problem.  There are always others who are willing
to overlook, or are even looking for, that kind of
characterization.

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