I Ain't Said Nothin' But A Word...

You are cordially invited to join award-winning, national best-selling author, Deborah Fletcher Mello and Deborah's Diamonds for a Literary Tea Party to celebrate a season of romance, literature, writing, and books! Deborah is excited to announce and welcome the following participating authors: Morgan Billingsley ReShonda Tate Billingsley Iris Bolling Cassandra Durham Renee Daniel Flagler Cheris Hodges Denise Jeffries Jackie Lee Lutishia Lovely Dana Sanders Railyn Stone Jacquelin Thomas Lisa Watson And our event MC is the indomitable, Lasheera Lee ! Impress in your Sunday best, show off that magnificent Kentucky Derby hat and join us for an afternoon of great story-telling, delightful conversation, and tons of laughter! Books will be available for sale and participating authors will be available for signing. Tickets: $25 includes lunch, participant gift bag and one-on-one interaction with participating authors.  Ticke

I was recently reminded that every experience is, or can be, a life lesson. In a recent conversation with another author it quickly became apparent that our ideologies were at different ends of the spectrum. So much so that I found myself retreating away from the talk, knowing that if I said what was on my heart to say, it would surely have been a spectacle. I can just imagine the Twitter feeds about how I showed up and showed out! After ranting to Big Daddy I had to sit down and think about what I took away from the conversation. This person and I are at different levels in our careers. I don’t think she sees me as a peer because I don’t have the big movie deal and my books are only printed in paperback. And she clearly has issues with authors who are still finding their way in this business. Goodness knows you better not ask her for advice if you aren’t interested in being fodder for what she hates about aspiring writers! I found her jaded, her position regarding supportin