I grew up wanting to be the heroine

Once upon a time...


Every great fairy tale starts with those four magical words so why not mine?  And I'm not talking about my book, but the life and tale of me.  Like most young girls, I grew up loving fairy tales.  I loved the stories and the tales of romance, adventure, bravery, more romance, far away lands, handsome princes and princesses who lived happily ever after.  My sisters and I would spend countless hours in front of the TV watching our favorite Disney movies, and then we'd act out the stories with boxes full of Barbie and Ken dolls.


Me and my sister loved creating our own stories whenever we played together.  My younger sister always played the part of the princess, or the lovely damsel in distress, while I was always the hero, or the prince, or in other words, the person who did all the work.  Sometimes I'd complain to my younger sister saying, "I never get to be the princess!  Why don't you be the prince?"  and my sister would reply, "Because you're good at it!"  And I would always relent because I loved her and I wanted her to be happy.  


As time moved on, there were instances that occurred in my life where I realized that I did want to be the hero.  I always imagined that I had the power to protect the ones I loved, even if it was only in my imagination.  This continued as I took karate lessons up until high school.  Then the feeling of being capable of being a protector felt more concrete to me, not something just imaginary.  I think that is a part of human nature each of us has in common.  We all wish to be more than what we are and to have a purpose to our lives.  


But what does this have to do with writing a book?


In my mind I'd created this nearly perfect female heroine, the person I'd always wished to be.  She was tall, thin and gorgeous.  She was my super hero because she could do anything and be anything.  I took her character and started creating a story for her where she could be the strong and courageous heroine.  I wanted to write a book, using her character, that could fulfill that desire in me, a story that could let me feel like I was the hero.  I wanted a story that would also leave every reader inspired and hopeful about their own lives.  This blog is about the process if this book but it may delve a little deeper than that.  I seemed to have shared more about myself than I'd planned! 


However, if you decide to embark on this journey with me, I hope it will become a blessing to you as I'm sure it will be for me.