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Self-Inserts
So a friend of mine decided to write some SI Naruto fanfic and it got me thinking. Personally, I've always seen SI fanfics as one of the warning signs of bad fanfiction. Much like harems, slash and Mary-sues. But it got me thinking if it could be written decently. So, what are the common problems/reasons why SI fanfics fail? Do you think they can be done right? How?
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Self-Insert fanfiction
So. A bunch of people have asked for some recommendations of well written "self-insert" fanfiction. The majority of them are from the Naruto archive, which is where it's most popular. Most of my personal recs have female main characters, since that's my preference for most fiction, but there are a couple of dude ones. NARUTO Dreaming of Sunshine is most popular SI in the archive, right now. It's well written and last update fairly recently. It also has a tvtropes page, which includes...