A Hallmark card with paragraphs about my beauty written by a stranger is vaguely depressing. Emma McLaughlin beautycarddepress Change image and share on social
Cameron Crowe can write dialogue and shoot it with warmth and humor like nobody else. Emma McLaughlin cameroncrowedialogue Change image and share on social
I can't listen to anything when I write, not even the TV. I do have to listen to music when I drive, though. Emma McLaughlin drivelistenmusic Change image and share on social
The more Mommy blogs going nuclear over playground etiquette I read and birthday parties of glazed adults munching cupcakes like demoralized zombies I attend, I realize this is what my friends who conceived before me meant by, 'You just won't care.' Emma McLaughlin adultattendbirthday share on social
I think just because you're a mom, it doesn't negate - if anything, you're probably more enhanced - that you're a woman trying to find your place in the world. Emma McLaughlin enhancefindmom Change image and share on social
Before novels written by women were relegated to their own 'genre,' I was introduced to Jane Smiley by a dear professor who raised my awareness of what female authors were bringing to the table of contemporary fiction. Emma McLaughlin authorawarenessbring share on social
We really set out in all our books to say something. Every one is an effort to bring the reader over and show them our theory as to why what we're talking about needs to be talked about. Emma McLaughlin bookbringeffort Change image and share on social
Read at a time when everything feels intense, seminal, and like you're the first person to discover it, freshman year of college, Carol Gilligan's 'In a Different Voice' made my hair stand on end with awe. Emma McLaughlin awecarolcollege share on social
We 'chicks' have munched our popcorn while romantic comedies became just comedies, and then each female protagonist got recast for Matthew McConaughey or Seth Rogan. Emma McLaughlin chickcomedyfemale Change image and share on social
My writing partner, Nicki, and I became obsessed with a monologist who performs unscripted shows equipped with nothing more than scribbled bullet points and a glass of water. We wrote him a fan letter and found ourselves sharing lunch and eventually a friendship. Emma McLaughlin bulletequipeventually share on social
