[1] The book includes evidence that Patrick designed the iconic[2] Gill-man from Creature from the Black Lagoon, and that Bud Westmore, a member of the influential Westmore family of Hollywood make-up artists, worked to deny her credit for this achievement.
[5][6] Girly Drinks won a 2022 James Beard Foundation Award.
[7] O'Meara's third book, Girls Make Movies: A Follow-Your-Own-Path Guide for Aspiring Young Filmmakers, is forthcoming from Running Press on May 23, 2023.
[8] Girls Make Movies is illustrated by comic book creator Jen Vaughn.
[10] From 2013 to 2019, O'Meara also worked as a writer and producer for Dark Dunes Productions in Los Angeles.