We live in an awesome time. Buzz words like "feminism," "heroines," and "Hillary Clinton" are floating around out there telling us that girls are the boss. History books will teach our grandchildren about the time when women couldn't choose what they wanted to do or who they wanted to be. And, our grandchildren will yawn—bored by their robot teacher—and giggle to their classmates about how silly we were back when there weren't flying cars.

Don't get me wrong, we have a ways to go before every person agrees that women are treated equally, or whatever else your soapbox of the day is. This space is not intended for arguing back and forth about that. Instead, this is a place to recognize and applaud girls and women for writing their own story, or as I like to call it—OWNING YOUR OWN STRONG.

Female heroes in action books and movies are huge right now. Which, again, awesome. But, have you ever noticed how the formula in a heroine-led plot is always the same? The girl comes from an underprivileged childhood complete with some sort of family tragedy and, because of that, an insane skill of some sort. She always comes equipped with a hot male sidekick (heaven forbid we get too female-centric), and has to face some sort of dystopian leader to save the world.

That's great and all, but why does a heroine have to follow that format? What if you didn't have some childhood trauma or don't have a super-human talent? Does that mean that, by default, you cannot be a heroine?

Nay, I say. Nay. Enter the intent of this site. Let's praise each other for making our own paths. For writing our own stories. For owning our own strong.

I encourage you to send posts in to be shared. Even if writing isn't your super-human strength, I can help so your message can be heard. I encourage you to comment on posts and applaud others on their stories. And, most of all, I encourage you all to be the heroine in your own story!

Enough of a pep talk. Now, go forth and slay the dragons!