Self inserts? When I said I liked to see myself in what I read, I meant it more that I want to be able to identify with the characters. *shrug* I did use a lot of my personal flaws to create the main character of my current novel. That sort of counts, right?
It's mostly kinksters who find it hot and don't want to deal with the underlying realities of power dynamics, which is okay, as long as you acknowledge it's all a fantasy. But it's really really not what I want to read or write, and I have to sort through.
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Date: 2013-01-25 04:42 am (UTC)Self inserts? When I said I liked to see myself in what I read, I meant it more that I want to be able to identify with the characters. *shrug* I did use a lot of my personal flaws to create the main character of my current novel. That sort of counts, right?
It's mostly kinksters who find it hot and don't want to deal with the underlying realities of power dynamics, which is okay, as long as you acknowledge it's all a fantasy. But it's really really not what I want to read or write, and I have to sort through.