Okay, I bet everyone agrees that writing gives us a chance to write a character that has all our most attractive traits and none of our, ahem, less attractive ones. Right? So, pretend for a minute you’re exactly the really awesome person that you think would make the best heroine ever. What traits would that person have?

Since I was born a redhead, but am getting blonder with age, I’d want long dark flowing locks of silk. I like my eyes so I’ll keep those (blue). And I hate freckles and I have millions of them — so, wouldn’t it be fantastic to have this perfectly smooth olive complexion? You betcha. Body – tall and lithe? Sounds good to me.

Personality? Well, that opens up a myriad of complexities. I could really build a long list here. What about you?