Character and Audience: A Romance Fangirls Anonymous

Hey Fangirls! Today, in the debut of season 4, M and Bea investigate the stranger called “I” as they dig into the world of self-insert, reader-insert, and Y/N fics. Who are “we” if inserted into our stories? Listen to this episode to get mostly Bea’s and a little bit of M’s musings on the subject!
 
fic!Club:
“Garden or Graveyard” by ShanaStoryteller
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21847510
“Say it with Mushrooms” by FoxDragon
https://archiveofourown.org/works/2757623
“Sweet & Simple Things” by Allecto
https://archiveofourown.org/works/7817077?view_adult=true%5C 
 
Rec Corner!
M: “Those Who Speak with Wild Beasts” by magisterpavus
https://archiveofourown.org/works/7061515/chapters/16052815
Bea: “A Way Things Should Be” by LullabyKnell 
http://archiveofourown.org/works/8777860
Guest rec (MissSampo): “Sick As A Dog” by TaelonSamada
https://archiveofourown.org/works/40397589/chapters/101198433 
 
Research
 
https://fanlore.org/wiki/Reader-Insert 
https://fanlore.org/wiki/Quizilla
https://fanlore.org/wiki/FanFiction.Net#2005_Ban_on_Choose_Your_Own_Adventure_Fic.2FSelf-Insertion_Fic.2FReader-Insert.2F2nd_Person_Point_of_View_Fic
https://fanlore.org/wiki/Imagine_(genre)
https://www.reddit.com/r/FanFiction/comments/80yzgb/comment/duz8nob/?rdt=54931
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14796234660A51313700&page=1



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