Found at last!

One of the most important things for me is to have a visualization of my characters when I am writing. I mean, they are in my head but being able to put a face up on screen is almost impossible. Nothing ever matches one's personal internal view. For years, I have looked at photos of red headed women, trying to find my ideal Stephanie and my ideal Georgette. The men were pretty easy to organize.
In this past week I have found both women. Shocking when I realize that I probably looked at three thousand photos or more. I can now scan a page of 75 in seconds. Kristin Kreuk is the Georgette of my fantasies. She just seemed to fit the part. I saw a photo, one in which her Chinese heritage isnt so obvious. Didn't know who she was. I only watch news and cable TV. Well I saw her face and knew this was the ideal image. Unlike fotosearch which has thousands of nameless photos, there was a name attached to this one which I found on a hair blog. When I googled her and looked at more pictures and read her biography, I was hooked. She is a little shorter than the woman in my story but that matters less and less.
I was so happy? Yes! because someday I hope to see this story of mine on screen, whether big or small and I am already looking for my cast. How's that for dreaming?
My delightful Vasily Stephanov continues to be the dream man of my Beauty and the Beast stories www.fanfiction.net . What a perfect match he was! Now I just need to find and/or identify my heroine Stephanie. If you know any tall exciting titian redheads, send a photo. BTW I have already been to the redhead goddess forum.
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writing as a good therapy

There has been nothing in my life to compare with the thrill of putting pen to paper and posting my stories online. Yes, I wanted to be a writer. In high school it was my passion. Idon't know why I lost it. I had other dreams, which were partially fulfilled. There is so much more I would like to do.
What is it I love about writing. It gives me an opportunity to express myself and parts of my personality which I have kept hidden. Ah secrets.
Yes, some of the stories contain bits and pieces of the experiences of many others. I was happy to share their stories somehow. Everyone does have something to say. Not all can express it well. If I have done a bit of that then I thank them for sharing their thoughts with me.
What I love about fanfiction and fiction press is the ability to see the stats and to know that someone in Jordan, or Denmark or Thailand is reading my story. It doesn't matter if you want to read it to get some colloquial English or whether you are moved by my stories, thank you for reading it. I feel the network which starts here.