SIFic

An SIFic is a Self-Insert Fanfic.
These tend to be done with only a limited amount of success, since self-inserts commonly tread an even finer line with Mary Sues than original characters do. A good SIFic explores the logical, realistic results of the fic's author encountering the world of South Park and the canon characters involved, but the temptation to live out a pure fantasy often takes precedence over canon. This typically results in the SI doing things they shouldn't be able to, and canon characters fawning over the SI for no good reason.
	
SIFic reaches the lowest of lows when it is based on a dream the author had. Dreams rarely make any kind of sense that translates well to narrative, at least not without considerable effort. Simply typing up what happened in a dream as quickly as possible before it fades and then slapping it up on FanFiction.Net without further work does not a good story make.
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