LOL! I hear ya! And I think, like you said, we all went through that fantasy self-insert phase - many of us - several times. (*cough* Not that we'll ever admit to it, mind you. :D)
I was actually confronted about this book at work today when a co-worker had just discovered the marvel that is "Fifty Shades of Gray." and I laughed my tuckus off. Whether it's welcomed in fandom or not, fanfic in the mainstream gives me the warm fuzzies even as I cringe just a little bit (or a lot.) I suppose because it's us "coming out" to the world.
Or maybe not.
Oh, and on the wank side of fandom. Kinda got that the other day. Apparently if you're not a BNF in certain fandom, they don't even want to acknowledge your existence even when you write them a glowing review. Once again I'm reminded why I lurk. :) I thought you'd appreciate that bit. Heading over to read the link you provided.
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I was actually confronted about this book at work today when a co-worker had just discovered the marvel that is "Fifty Shades of Gray." and I laughed my tuckus off. Whether it's welcomed in fandom or not, fanfic in the mainstream gives me the warm fuzzies even as I cringe just a little bit (or a lot.) I suppose because it's us "coming out" to the world.
Or maybe not.
Oh, and on the wank side of fandom. Kinda got that the other day. Apparently if you're not a BNF in certain fandom, they don't even want to acknowledge your existence even when you write them a glowing review. Once again I'm reminded why I lurk. :) I thought you'd appreciate that bit. Heading over to read the link you provided.