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As a female feature writer I really appreciate your support and continued posts about working to get more diversity into the game. I check-in on the Chicks Who Script website and love your interview! Good stuff.

It's good to be reminded to write more female characters. That kind of advice actually makes me a better writer, I think (and I'm totally humble). And about being a dick. I get it. But I'm thinking some great characters are dicks (or total bitches). About engineers, I develop software and my experience is that female developers are usually bitches. But guys are complete dicks too. Though everyone wears a proverbial smile. It's just the corporate world (most of the time). Besides women are treated second class in that world. Corporate life is insane. I mean who wants to drive 40 miles twice a day (a huge part at 3 MPH), and then act like you're so grateful :O for the wonderful life your company has allowed for you. Thanks for listening (or not).

Ditto in regards to Emily's thoughts about Aeryn Sun. Although Aeryn was "damseled" throughout the series, at times, so was the male lead John Crichton. FARSCAPE is an overlooked series that's worth a watch even 15 years after its original run. I checked out the first edition of the CWS podcast. It basically felt as though you were eavesdropping on some female screenwriters chatting over drinks. Unfortunately, all the ladies opted to use the word "like" entirely too much. I really wish women would abandon this habit. You are not teenage girls anymore. You're grown women. Sound like it. That's step one in having people take our gender seriously in this misogynistic business.

I hope these women will include ALL women script writers regarless of their age, race and nationality. Too often, I see people starting new things because they felt left out and ending up doing the same because they stay in their own small world.