I saw Fox & Scafaria interview one another at a WGA event several months ago and they were terrific. In addition to their obvious and declared support for one another, I was taken by the many differences between them - from how they handle notes to how they write the script to their backgrounds. I was so impressed with their respect and affection for one another.

I am, however, dying to know what's on the necklace. Anyone?

I'm working on getting my "Fempire" together. And I'm writing, lots!

Mason Novick summed up Diablo Cody’s talent in this sentence, “Diablo’s voice is so current. She really has a good tap into what kids, how kids talk and how grownups talk. And I think she’s just so good at nailing specific characters in their own worlds without it feeling phony.”

Realistic dialogue. I suspect she does a lot of eves dropping. What a great way to learn to write contemporary dialogue!

That is what first drew him to her writing (other than perhaps the name of her blog – Pussy Ranch?). Based on the number of hits her blog received, he was able to get her a contract with Gotham Books for Candy Girl: a Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper. He then encouraged her to write a screenplay, which she did in (I think) seven months.

This is a great interview with Diablo on National Public Radio from about a year ago. In it she talks about her beginnings, blogging, and how to get your work out there (self publish on the internet). She also answers the question about how to make the leap from blogging to being a successful screenwriter, “luck and timing.”

Tom, thanks for that link to the Diablo Cody NPR interview.

I like the idea of a fempire, but I feel that the way the article was written didn't do the writers any favors. It comes off as if females that can write is novelty and keeps referring again and again to their attractiveness.I like Diablo Cody's writing but I feel like the more people focus on her wildchild aspects, the less people actually give her credit as a writer.

how many times have you read an article where they describe a male screenwriter's attractiveness and wardrobe in that much detail? it's about time we started getting treated and written about, as writers, not female writers or male writers.