An author inserting him or herself into a story that they are writing is
not a bad thing in and of itself.  It is all the baggage that usaully goes
along with it.  The 'fic is usually quickly turned into an ego-fest, where
the author saves the world, solves everyones personal problems, gets the
babes, has the best haircut, and pretty much overshadows everyone else.  

	That is a problem; however, it's just as egotistical to write a
story in which everyone feels sorry for you as it is to write a story in
which everyone admires you.

-- 
"I will chide no breather in the world but myself,                 _____
 against whom I know most faults." - As You Like It         |_____|_____
                                     Act 3, Scene 2    _____|     |
            Julian Fong: fong_jh@sunset.bph.jhu.edu