In my latest novel, Find Me I’m Yours (featured on CNN.com), the main character, Mags, who is ready to find her soul mate, is convinced by her best friend Coco to make a video to post on CreativeMatchmaking.com, a dating site for artists.

Of course I had to do some research, and pretty quickly I got a good idea about not so much WHAT to include, but what NOT to. That said, here are my “Top 15 Things NOT to Include in Your Dating Profile Video:”

1. Your Justin Bieber impression.
2. A list of rules for dating you . . . from your mom.
3. Your current boy/girlfriend.
4. A dramatic reading of the text your ex sent to break up with you.
5. A shout out to Ray Rice.
6. A plug for your next interpretive dance performance at the community center.
7. Your, um . . . “stuff.”
8. How you’d like to lose fifteen pounds before having sex with anyone.
9. A song about how you’re addicted to painkillers.
10. A message from Pierre, your stuffed pink elephant.
11. Your social security number.
12. Your collection of milk cartons with missing persons on them.
13. A detailed list of what you expect to be bought for you on your first date, with dollar amounts.
14. The phrase “looking to upgrade.”
15. An out-loud reading of the names of all 1,251 of your Facebook friends to show how popular you are.