Not terribly unusual, actually.

So, I was wondering... by Astral Void on 2012-11-02 12:29:00 UTC Reply

Is there any kind of rule about not writing direct avatars of ourselves into the 'verse? I don't mean in the 'make an agent that's basically you' sense, I mean us as we are now. See, I've been thinking about finishing my Three-Ring Binder MST's, and I was wondering whether I could put an avatar of me in there to shake my agents up a little. And for added humour, of course.

Hijacking momentarily... by SpecstacularSC on 2012-11-05 17:17:00 UTC Reply

Sorry, Void.

So, I'm gonna plug a link to my DeviantART journal here: http://specstacularsc.deviantart.com/#/d5k68my

I'm looking for some peer feedback on this. Does it seem a bit too out of the norm? Or do I have something good going?

And if I have something good going, any tweaks that might be suggested?

I'd like to keep the overall theme of just good, healthy adventuring, though, so try not to offer me tweaks that might throw me on the same-old-same-old path that adventure stories usually take, if you can.

Thanks in advance.
There's no problem with it. by Cassie on 2012-11-02 18:50:00 UTC Reply

I have co-written several MSTs before now, and in most of them my co-authors and myself have added author-avatars to join the characters - sometimes with jokes about how we're risking our personal safety now our characters can actually get at us. :P

Re: There's no problem with it. by Anonymous on 2012-11-02 21:14:00 UTC Reply

I solved that problem by making at least the Specs and Co connected to the Creator so that they can't possibly harm him.

The other guys either just don't care, or have already dealt with it and let me off.

There... Is still the matter of Iris Windchaser, though. I should probably find a solution before I get an arrow through my eye...

Haha, fair enough. by Cassie on 2012-11-03 17:41:00 UTC Reply

It added an extra edge of amusement for me, but if you'd rather protect your author-avatar that's cool too.
By the way, Anonymous was me, there. by SpecstacularSC on 2012-11-02 21:17:00 UTC Reply

I forgot my name again, sorry.

Not terribly unusual, actually. by Neshomeh on 2012-11-02 17:14:00 UTC Reply

MSTs are pretty much "anything goes" territory, since they're not generally considered canon, or in continuity. Even if they are part of your agents' actual timeline, it wouldn't be the first time agents ran into their authors in one way or another. That's why my usual user icon is a plushie: I gave my avatar the ability to turn into one so my characters couldn't actually kill me in RPs. {; P

~Neshomeh

Hold the elephant! by SpecstacularSC on 2012-11-02 21:16:00 UTC Reply

MSTs are anything goes?

Cool, Imma' find a fic to snark at.

An author avatar? by firemagic on 2012-11-02 14:55:00 UTC Reply

One that knows, not only that he/she is fictional, but that the PPC is fictional? That might be interesting, as long as it doesn't make her know everything that's going to happen...
I'm not sure, myself. by SpecstacularSC on 2012-11-02 13:52:00 UTC Reply

Don't take this as an example of my answer, but the Creator in my Specs and Co. series is essentially an avatar of me, but beefed up with magical humdiggery.

As for my answer: I don't know what the rules say towards that kind of thing. I'm not in any real place to try, since I don't have permission, and am not currently interested in applying for it. I assume, if it's not directly written and nobody calls you on it, that it can't be completely out of order to do.