The major “Why” of GloryGirl

Since every GloryGirl matches a human hero archetype on the wheel, they complete the spectrum of human possibility, creating a human experience guidebook of sorts illuminating the range of greatness in the soul. But, by using real people- real women- as the characters, proves that if they could do it, anyone reading it could, too.

Originally, inspired by my daughter Ella, GloryGirl was initially about providing better alternative role models in forms that were as exciting to experience as the character’s lives while getting more attention for truly greats that are sinfully overlooked today. But the deeper we went, the more obvious it became we were depicting archetypal heroes – above gender but also above race or other surface human distinctions. And so we were talking to everyone-girl, boy, man, woman. I’ve always valued variety and culture (making the real world a bright tapestry), and freedom of thought and human expression. And, gender and race role labels cut both way (limiting intentionally- from power structure media influence – or unintentionally from familial example and assumptions) what an individual thinks they can be or become. So we realized there was a purpose in Entertaining while Empowering, not just about these lives but these heroes’ methods and tactics for overcoming opposition and hardship in their own lives. We even include a section after every story on how to develop a great trait of that character yourself, based on real science and applicable methods and steps. “Hero Hacks”. Cool, right? But if they are beyond gender, then they are applicable to everyone.

I also knew these girl-to-women’s’ lives weren’t just as interesting as Hollywood fiction, they could be more exciting if they could be presented in a format that best captured all the color and emotion of their lives. We also wanted to prove that “real” could be more exciting than pure fiction, if presented artfully, but with raw truth and emotion.