tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638454336208915792.post7628654455231536033..comments2024-03-15T13:08:38.514-05:00Comments on The Writeous Babe Project: Feminist Friday: Why You Need a Girl Crushjavaciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11430355392296844740noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638454336208915792.post-62449604317377435572012-06-26T20:39:33.838-05:002012-06-26T20:39:33.838-05:00Wow. I was, of course, familiar with Nora Ephron&#...Wow. I was, of course, familiar with Nora Ephron's movies but I didn't know much about all the other great work she'd done in her lifetime. Truly a great loss.javaciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430355392296844740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638454336208915792.post-82005979791604128242012-06-26T18:34:40.861-05:002012-06-26T18:34:40.861-05:00Yes, I saw that because I Googled her right after ...Yes, I saw that because I Googled her right after I read your comment. So sad.javaciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430355392296844740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638454336208915792.post-15823856448152533252012-06-26T17:57:05.414-05:002012-06-26T17:57:05.414-05:00Sad note: I just heard on the news that Nora Ephro...Sad note: I just heard on the news that Nora Ephron is in her final stages of leukemia and is in the hospital. :( It will be such a loss...Mariamhttp://redboneafropuff.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638454336208915792.post-56915901446642287572012-06-26T16:39:59.181-05:002012-06-26T16:39:59.181-05:00Wow! Great list, Mariam. I haven't followed No...Wow! Great list, Mariam. I haven't followed Nora Ephron's writing closely, but now I want to change that. <br />I've always wished I could write like Toni Morrison, but you're right, it's nice to know we don't have to in order to write a good book.<br />And Shonda Rhimes is certainly on my list too!javaciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430355392296844740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638454336208915792.post-42415180994651039922012-06-26T16:10:58.959-05:002012-06-26T16:10:58.959-05:00Helena Andrews, for showing me I can write a memoi...Helena Andrews, for showing me I can write a memoir in essays and that I don't have to use language the way Toni Morrison does to make a great book.<br />Elizabeth Gilbert, for making me love memoir.<br />Nora Ephron, for reminding me that yes, I can be a journalist, a novelist, a memoirist, an essayist, a screenwriter and a playwright all in one lifetime.<br />And Shonda Rhimes, for reminding the world that women oversee the creative direction of a show, it's fantastic.Mariamhttp://redboneafropuff.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638454336208915792.post-53723653061888792942012-06-26T10:29:12.132-05:002012-06-26T10:29:12.132-05:00Indeed. I wish more people would replace feelings ...Indeed. I wish more people would replace feelings of jealousy and envy with an attitude of admiration. Whenever someone asks me what inspires me I always answer: "Other women - beautiful, creative, ambitious women."javaciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430355392296844740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638454336208915792.post-48734001885400046882012-06-25T19:22:50.380-05:002012-06-25T19:22:50.380-05:00Oh this is a great topic. I'll have to take so...Oh this is a great topic. I'll have to take some time and create a list of my girl crushes. I agree, it's great to have role models, real ones.Carolhttp://girlgadabout.comnoreply@blogger.com