{"id":361,"date":"2012-05-22T03:18:37","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T03:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/?p=361"},"modified":"2012-05-22T03:18:37","modified_gmt":"2012-05-22T03:18:37","slug":"is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Is There a Secret Formula to Creating Strong Female Characters?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIt was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.\u201d\u00a0 Zig Ziglar:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nope, no secret formula. But in my mind there are a few requirements.<\/p>\n

Confidence<\/strong>: No surprise there. Confidence is incredibly appealing. It affects how we feel, our behavior towards others, and the outcome of any undertaking. It creates a heroine who is more powerful, more in control, and more satisfied. They expect equality, cooperation, and respect whether they bus tables or run companies. Whether they run a daycare or a country.<\/p>\n

Passion<\/strong>: A heroine can be down and out, discouraged beyond belief, have lost hope. But once that fire within has been stoked it allows her to live life, experience it, and claim it. She does not live a life of temperance. When she regales her grandchildren with stories of her past, her tales are met with wide eyes and open mouths.<\/p>\n

Determination<\/strong>: There is no superpower greater than determination. She will let nothing stand in her way. There is no obstacle big enough, no danger great enough to keep her from her goal. From winning. Because who can afford to lose if the life of their children is on the line? Their patient\u2019s life? A total stranger\u2019s?<\/p>\n

Strength<\/strong>: Often the \u2018flight\u2019 or \u2018fight\u2019 response is a luxury they can\u2019t afford. Someone has to be around to look after the kids, the dog, the house, the neighborhood, the community. Women are the fixers. The multitaskers. The gatherers. They can be the hunters. The thief in the night. They can be whatever they have to be to survive.<\/p>\n

Commitment<\/strong>: They know the cost of responsibility and are willing to pay it. When all seems lost they do not allow the feeling of wanting to quit to overpower their commitment. There is no \u2018taking your best shot\u2019, there is only try harder.<\/p>\n

Purpose<\/strong>: The foundation for all the rest of it. To know what they are to do and why. Not to be confused with wanting power over something or someone else. It does not need to be about conquest and supremacy. It is deeply personal. It is passionate. It is backed up with thoughts, words and deeds. It will be evident in how she feels, heals, creates, and shapes her future.<\/p>\n

“Beauty is a true expression of who you are. The coolest girls are never the ones that have the prettiest face or the best bodies; they’re the ones with their own unique style and look. They are the ones who are true to who they are.” \u00a0\u00a0Wendy Zomnir<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There you have it. My take on heroines. I’d love to hear your thoughts or have you add to the list!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIt was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.\u201d\u00a0 Zig Ziglar: Nope, no secret formula. But in my mind there are a few requirements. Confidence: No … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124,10],"tags":[125,47,126],"class_list":["post-361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heroines-2","category-writing","tag-characteristics","tag-heroines","tag-strong-heroines"],"yoast_head":"\nIs There a Secret Formula to Creating Strong Female Characters? - karyngood.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Is There a Secret Formula to Creating Strong Female Characters? - karyngood.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cIt was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.\u201d\u00a0 Zig Ziglar: Nope, no secret formula. But in my mind there are a few requirements. Confidence: No … Continue reading →\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"karyngood.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-05-22T03:18:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Karyn Good\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@karyngood\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@karyngood\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Karyn Good\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Karyn Good\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2e9e96228af3a19bfcb53ff7d119f717\"},\"headline\":\"Is There a Secret Formula to Creating Strong Female Characters?\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-05-22T03:18:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/\"},\"wordCount\":468,\"commentCount\":4,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2e9e96228af3a19bfcb53ff7d119f717\"},\"keywords\":[\"Characteristics\",\"heroines\",\"Strong Heroines\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Heroines\",\"Writing\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/\",\"name\":\"Is There a Secret Formula to Creating Strong Female Characters? - karyngood.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2012-05-22T03:18:37+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Is There a Secret Formula to Creating Strong Female Characters?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"karyngood.com\",\"description\":\"Karyn Good's Blog\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2e9e96228af3a19bfcb53ff7d119f717\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2e9e96228af3a19bfcb53ff7d119f717\",\"name\":\"Karyn Good\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/JLPhoto-2-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/JLPhoto-2-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":2560,\"caption\":\"Karyn Good\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\"},\"description\":\"I grew up on a farm in the middle of Canada's breadbasket. Under the canopy of crisp blue prairie skies I read books. Lots and lots of books. Occasionally, I picked up a pen and paper or tapped out a few meagre pages of a story on a keyboard and dreamed of becoming a writer when I grew up. One day the inevitable happened and I knew without question the time was right. What to write was never the issue - romance and the gut wrenching journey towards forever.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.karyngood.com\"],\"url\":\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/author\/karyngood\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Is There a Secret Formula to Creating Strong Female Characters? - karyngood.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Is There a Secret Formula to Creating Strong Female Characters? - karyngood.com","og_description":"\u201cIt was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.\u201d\u00a0 Zig Ziglar: Nope, no secret formula. But in my mind there are a few requirements. Confidence: No … Continue reading →","og_url":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/","og_site_name":"karyngood.com","article_published_time":"2012-05-22T03:18:37+00:00","author":"Karyn Good","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@karyngood","twitter_site":"@karyngood","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Karyn Good","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/"},"author":{"name":"Karyn Good","@id":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2e9e96228af3a19bfcb53ff7d119f717"},"headline":"Is There a Secret Formula to Creating Strong Female Characters?","datePublished":"2012-05-22T03:18:37+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/"},"wordCount":468,"commentCount":4,"publisher":{"@id":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2e9e96228af3a19bfcb53ff7d119f717"},"keywords":["Characteristics","heroines","Strong Heroines"],"articleSection":["Heroines","Writing"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/","url":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/","name":"Is There a Secret Formula to Creating Strong Female Characters? - karyngood.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2012-05-22T03:18:37+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/is-there-a-secret-formula-to-creating-strong-female-characters\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Is There a Secret Formula to Creating Strong Female Characters?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/#website","url":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/","name":"karyngood.com","description":"Karyn Good's Blog","publisher":{"@id":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2e9e96228af3a19bfcb53ff7d119f717"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2e9e96228af3a19bfcb53ff7d119f717","name":"Karyn Good","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/JLPhoto-2-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/JLPhoto-2-scaled.jpg","width":2048,"height":2560,"caption":"Karyn Good"},"logo":{"@id":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/"},"description":"I grew up on a farm in the middle of Canada's breadbasket. Under the canopy of crisp blue prairie skies I read books. Lots and lots of books. Occasionally, I picked up a pen and paper or tapped out a few meagre pages of a story on a keyboard and dreamed of becoming a writer when I grew up. One day the inevitable happened and I knew without question the time was right. What to write was never the issue - romance and the gut wrenching journey towards forever.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.karyngood.com"],"url":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/author\/karyngood\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":368,"href":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361\/revisions\/368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}