Maya here:)

Well, there's not a lot to say about me. I'm 19
years and in my first year of college. Okay, I'm admitting to not being the world's greatest writer. In fact, I'm pretty sure I'm not that great at all. I tend to write stories that are out of the ordinary, meaning very unusual plots. I like to think of them. I just write for fun. I love English, singing, reading books, and writing fan fiction. Plus, I'm a BIG Disneyland fan! Go as often as I can afford to and love it everytime! Oh yeah, Christmas time is the only time to go!!!!!!

Some of my favorites:

Actors: Michael Crawford, Franc D'Ambrosio, and Gary Oldman, Michael Mahonen, James Barbour,Damian Lewis, Ioan Gruffudd and Iain Glen

Actresses: Lisa Vroman and Marla Schaffel

Singers: James Barbour, Franc D'Ambrosio, John Owen Jones, Ron Bohmer, William Paul Michals, Douglas Sills, Susan Egan, Christopher Carl, Lisa Vroman, Michael Crawford, David Bowie, Gary Oldman, Robert Cuccioli, Anthony Warlow, Linda Eder, Marla Schaffel, Stephen R. Buntrock and Danny Elfman

Role models: Franc D'Ambrosio (who wouldn't want
that man's temperament?) , Anthony Warlow (Now, he
is a survivor), Susan G. Komen (Race for the
Cure),and my mommy (she's one strong women. Simple
terms: cancer survivor.

Foods: Anything Italian, mint, orange or vanilla.

Musicals: Phantom of the Opera, Copacabana
(shamelessly), Les Miserables, Jekyll and Hyde,Into
the Woods, Titanic, Beauty and the Beast, The
Secret Garden,The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Show Boat and Jane Eyre. I confess to being an Eyrehead and a Phan :)

Favorite Movies: The Red Shoes, Bram Stroker's Dracula, Labyrinth, Nightmare Before Christmas, Jane Eyre, The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, Road to Avonlea, The Forsyte Saga, Wives and Daughters, Say Anything and Alice in Wonderland(what can I say? I'm a little girl at heart)

Favorite Phantoms: Franc D'Ambrosio, John Owen Jones, Hugh Panaro, Thomas E. Cunningham(u/s), Brad Little, Michael Crawford, Mark McKerracher and Ron Bohmer.

Favorite Christines: Lisa Vroman, Sandra Joseph, Jessica Hanson and Tracey Shayne.

Favorite Raouls: Christopher Carl, Jason Pebworth, Matthew Cammelle and Mike Sterling.

Favorite characters: Erik (The Phantom of the Opera),Lermontov (The Red Shoes), Christine Daae (The Phantom of the Opera), Nadir (Phantom), Edward Fairfax Rochester (Jane Eyre), Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre), Helen Burns (Jane Eyre), Eponine (Les Miserables), Gus Pike (Road to Avonlea), Felcity King (Road to Avonlea), Witch (Into the Woods), Julie Lavern(Show Boat)Lucy Harris(Jekyll and Hyde, Beast/Prince (Beauty and the Beast), Archibald Craven (The Secret Garden), Soames Forsyte (The Forsyte Saga), June (The Forsyte Saga), Mr. Preston (Wives and Daughters) and Jareth (Labyrinth).

Perfect couples (to me at least): Erik/Christine, Lermontov/Vicky, Soames/Irene, Edward/Jane, Dickon/Mary, Jekyll/Lucy, Jareth/Sarah and Gus/Felicity.

That's about all folks. Hope that you all enjoy the reading:)

Oh, I'm a fully pledged phan (The Phantom of the Opera), Eyre head (Jane Eyre), Fussy (Road to Avonlea), and a Jekkie (Jekyll and Hyde).

Also, a very proud member of "To EACH (Erik and Christine's Hearts) their own", a group dedicated to all Erik/Christine fan fics. We proudly support this couple!!! :) Am I close minded about this? Extremely! Am I biased? Unfortunately. A phan writer once wrote in her summary (does anyone know?) Biased= bad. Well, I guess that makes me the opitome of evil. Do I care? Hmmmm, let me think..... nope, can say that I honestly do. In my humble opinion, if Leroux or Kay had wanted Erik with some other girl then Christine, they would have written it that way. Do I think Christine is a ditz? No, but that's just me. I personally think it was the time era. Women were submissive back then, so I guess she was. Do I hate Raoul? Despite some of my other fics, no. I really don't care about him either way. If he's there, he's there. If he's not, he's not. I didn't always like him. In fact, I used to hate him. Then I read Kay's book, and well, he doesn't seem like such a bad guy in it. Plus, Mike Sterling, Jason Pebworth and Matthew Cammelle had a little something to do with it :D

UPDATE: As of this moment, I have been engrossed in the recent BBC adaption of "The Forsyte Saga." I have had many arguments over the next thing I'm going to say, but I think there is something very interesting about Soames Forsyte. He's very sympathetic character and I feel terrible for him, what with Irene and all. I think that Irene and Soames should have stayed together, even though he was technically happier with Annette. Oh well! I like Soames, I do, despite the fact that he raped Irene (that wasn't too nice! That was rather screwed up!) but he was driven to it in my opinion!

Hugs and peaches,

Maya:)

Good Luck, Kat!


P.S: My stories are all dedicated to the people affected from the September 11 disaster at the Pentagon, the World Trade Centers and in Pennsylvania.

Thanks to Richard White, Dale Kristien, Marcia Mitzman Gaven, Alan Young, Michael Demby-Caine, Cynthia Sophiea, Christpher Carl, Susan Egan, Michael Mandell and last, but certainly never least, Damon Kirsche. You guys are great!

Plus, a HUGE thank you to my English professor, Mrs. Lucyga and my dear friend, Cat all the way in the UK! You two are the greatest! :D

Thanks! :D