Is the author the character?

I'm sure that it's a little weird for people who know me to read what I write, but I think it's equally weird for me to hear how people who know me tend to imagine me as my characters. Because Jenny fromLike A Flip Turnis a femaleEnglish teacher who likes to write, readers associate me with Jenny; because Charley fromJust Whistleis a female who likes dogs and beer and drives a Jeep, readers associate me with Charley; because Lucy fromKick It One More Time(which is still being edited) is a