Have you ever looked at the character of a friend and thought: "You know what? He is just like his character." Self-Insert Avatar or Author Avatar are terms used to describe a 'character' that is essentially the author putting themselves into the story, usually sharing their personal views, likes, dislikes, and sometimes even flaws. Many roleplayers have done this in the past – I myself am guilty – but it's sometimes seen as negative (Did you know J. R. R. Tolkien said his own author avatar was Faramir?). Some people like to do this for all of their characters, others prefer to try and create finely tweaked unique characters that fit the setting.

At the end of the day, though, at least a little of us is going to be put into our characters when we ourselves are crafting and playing them (Humans in MMOs are a popular race for this reason), even if we don't intentionally do it. And so, in this Force Reflection, we ask how much of yourself do you put into your characters? Do you seek to distance yourself from the character as much as possible? Do you just write away without a thought in the world? Just to let you know that if you imagined yourself as Bella, I will be forced to hunt you down and kill you in your sleep.