Is Your Character a Self-Insert?

Is your character a self-insert? This in depth quiz can help you find out. After all, the first step to recovery is accepting you have a problem (or your character in this case).

This quiz is intended to be used to diagnose if a character is a self-insert. This quiz works for both original characters for original stories and fan characters.

Created by: Stelluna of Stelluna's Writing 101
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Does your character have the same name as you?
- First name
- Middle name
- Last name
- A nickname
- A name you'd like to go by
- More than one of the above
- None of the above
- All of the above
Is your character in the same age group as you?
- Same age
- Within 5 years
- Within 10 years
- No
Does your character dress like you or in a way you'd like to dress?
- Not at all
- Sort of
- Yes
Do you and your character share similar hobbies?
- Not at all
- Yes, one
- Yes, 2-4
- Yes, multiple
Does your character have any hobbies they don't share with you?
- No
- Yes, one
- Yes, 2-4
- Yes, multiple
Does your character have knowledge that you'd like to have? (ex. knowledge of a foreign language, music, science, etc.)
- No
- Yes
- We're knowledgeable in the same subjects
Are you and your character generally interested in the same things? (ex. same genre of music, books, games, movies, etc.)
- No
- Yes, 1-2
- Yes, 3-4
- Yes, 5+
Do you and your character have the same or similar profession?
- No
- Yes, but it's because we're both in school
- Yes
Does your character have a profession you wish you could have or intend to pursue?
- No
- Sort of
- Yes
Do you and your character like the same types of food? (Not necessarily just specific foods, but also just generally salty foods, sweet foods, spicy foods, etc.)
- No
- Sort of
- Yes
- I kind of like everything
Does your character have the same hair color as you or a hair color you'd like to have?
- No
- Yes, but I have a common hair color
- Yes
Does your character have the same eye color as you or have an eye color you'd like to have?
- No
- Yes, but I have a common eye color
- Yes
Is your character the same height as you or the height you'd like to be?
- No
- Yes, but I'm average height
- Yes
Does your character have the same body build as you or one that you would like?
- No
- Yes, but my body is average
- Yes
Is your character a type of creature you'd like to be? (ex. a vampire, angel, werewolf, kemonomimi (person with animal ears), etc.)
- No
- Sort of
- Yes
Does your character look like you or the way you'd like to look in real life?
- No
- Sort of
- Yes
Do you and your character generally act the same way?
- No
- In some situations
- In most situations
- Yes
Does your character act the way you wished you acted?
- No
- In some situations
- In most situations
- Yes
Does your character share any speaking patterns or mannerisms of yours? (ex. using words you use frequently, moving their hands the way you do when you talk, etc.)
- No
- Yes, 1-2
- Yes, 3-4
- Yes, multiple
Do other characters in your story treat your character the way you wish people in real life would treat you?
- No
- Sort of
- Yes
Is your character good at anything that you wish you were good at in real life? (ex. singing, programming, running, etc.)
- No
- Yes, one thing
- Yes, 2-3 things
- Yes, multiple things
Does your character have any special powers you wish you had in real life?
- No
- Yes, one
- Yes, 2-4
- Yes, multiple
Does your character live a life you wish you could live?
- No
- Sort of
- Yes
Does your character have anything that you wish you could have in real life? (ex. wealth, a pet, a particular item, etc.)
- No
- Yes, one thing
- Yes, 2-4 things
- Yes, multiple things
Does your character have a love interest that fits your criteria?
- My character doesn't have a love interest
- I don't swing that way
- No
- Sort of
- Yes
If you answered yes to the previous question, is your character's love interest based on someone you have a crush on in real life or your ideal guy or girl?
- They don't have one
- No
- Sort of
- Yes
Is your character able to do and does certain things you're not allowed to do, but that you want to do? (ex. go to clubs, drink, etc.)
- No
- Sort of
- Yes
- They're not allowed to do them, but they do it anyway
Is your character frequently praised by other characters for how cool, nice, pretty, etc. they are?
- No
- Sort of
- Yes
- Yes, but only when they deserve it
Is your character not bound by the rules of reality? (ex. they can bend the universe to their will, etc.)
- No
- Sort of
- Yes
- Yes, but they're the god of the world
Would you want to hang out with your character in real life?
- No
- Maybe
- Yes
If someone doesn't like your character or gives you critique on it, do you take it as a personal attack?
- No
- No, I love to hear critique on my characters
- Sort of
- Yes
Do you ever wish/pretend to be your character?
- No
- Yes, but only while I'm writing
- Yes

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