self-insert

It was as if his creator, like many fans of the self-insert Mary Sue, have equated a character having angst or a “bad past” as substitutes for actual imperfections and faults in character.

Review: Terminator Salvation « BAHAY TALINHAGA 2009

The author was very much enamoured of her vampire character, and wrote the book as an excuse for him and her self-insert character to hook up.

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Five signs that your comic book needs work 2009

Also, the reason “why the main character is stunningly attractive, perfect and completely devoid of a personality” is because the whole series is nothing more than a poorly-veiled self-insert fic for the author. tulook up a picture of Stephenie Meyers and look up a description of Bella.

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » What’s the appeal of Twilight? 2009

I have often found myself writing from a male perspective, perhaps out of fear that will shamelessly self-insert if I allow myself a female perspective.

Is it Difficult to Write the Opposite Sex? « Write Anything 2009

Those movies are like self-insert fanfic: fun to do, gratifying to the author (of the fanfic, I mean, not of the source material), and annoying to everybody else.

romantic comedy, and the year of opinions about rubbish films kateelliott 2009

No, it ended up as plotless self-insert where Bella never has any real conflict.

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » What’s the appeal of Twilight? 2009

She's basically just a Stephanie Meyer self-insert in a Mary Sue costume with an abusive boyfriend who's fooled those who can't see the deeper meaning behind his actions into thinking he's romantic and a friend-with-benefits who just so happens to be the Humbert Humbert of 2010 (for those who didn't read Lolita, I'm saying Jake's a pedobear).

Team Bella or Team Hermione? Whose Side Are You On? » MTV Movies Blog 2008

Gary/Agent Black is probably a self-insert – for one thing, he looks almost exactly like me.

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Writing Tip of the Day: Try Not to Base Your Characters on Real-Life Models 2008

For example, some manga artists use a self-insert in the story, but they are rarely the main character (Kakashi Hatake as Masashi Kishimoto from Naruto).

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Writing Tip of the Day: Try Not to Base Your Characters on Real-Life Models 2008

I disagree with that definition, but then again, when I was reading Dante's Inferno for the first time, I couldn't help but think of it as a long self-insert Bible/mythology fanfiction...

What is Fanfiction? blitheringpooks 2010