Editing Self-insertion (section)

== Literary forms ==
Similar literary devices include the author doubling as the [[first-person narrator]], or writing an [[author surrogate]] in the [[Narration#Third-person|third-person]], or adding in a character who is partially based on the author, whether the author included it intentionally or not. Many characters have been described as ''unintentional'' self-insertions, implying that their author is unconsciously using them as an author surrogate.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/aug/13/fan-fiction-fifty-shades-grey|title=In the beginning, there was fan fiction: from the four gospels to Fifty Shades|first=Ewan|last=Morrison|date=13 August 2012|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>

Self-insertion can also be employed in a [[Narration#Second-person|second-person narrative]], utilizing the imagination of the reader and his [[suspension of disbelief]]. The reader, referred to in the second person, is depicted as interacting with another character, with the intent to encourage the reader's [[Immersion (virtual reality)#Etymology|immersion]] and [[psychological projection]] of himself into the story, imaging that he, himself, is performing the written story.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title=The A to Z of Fan Fiction|url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/380736/the-a-to-z-of-fan-fiction/|access-date=2021-10-30|website=Inquirer Lifestyle|language=en-US}}</ref> While examples in published fiction of second-person self-insertion are rare, the use of such is common in [[fan fiction]], in which the reader is paired with a fictional character, often in an intimate setting.