The Fantastically Demonic World of Nila N. Brown

Hello my lovelies! The Cheetah Diva is going in a different direction with the blog today. Several months ago, I discussed being a black paranormal writer in a color struck world.  I'll admit to having a flair for the dramatic (almost drag queenish in nature), but I'd like to revisit a viewpoint that I touched on when I wrote that particular blog. I was on Facebook this evening discussing royalties with my friend and favorite romance author Cheris Hodges.  Actually, I was following the discussion but you get what I'm saying. Anyhoo, after joking about how bigger my royalty check was - seriously, it was enough for bus fare one way, a Snicker and a cheap Fanta soda, I got mad about the situation as a whole. In my original blog, I touched upon the controversy of "Django Unchained," and how Spike Lee had a stick up his ass about it.  Okay that's fine and dandy, dick drip, but look at all of these movies showing at the multiplex and only two of them feat...

Hello my lovelies! First off, a big CHEETAH DIVA CONGRATS TO LUPITA NYONG'O for her spectacular Oscar win for Best Supporting Actress in "12 Years A Slave."  A very impressive win for a very impressive young lady. Do your thing, girl! Now that I have that out of the way, I'm going to rant about a couple of things in regards to ATHell, aka, Atlanta, GA.  Admittedly, it's not my favorite place in the world, but my kid's a nursing student and the j.o.b. is headquartered here so it's not like I can take flight and flee so leaving is not an option right now. Don't misunderstand - there are things about the place I'm very down with. I've grown very fond of Alpharetta, a north suburb not far from my j.o.b. It's accessible to everything I need, need to have, need to go, and the police have almost absolutely nothing to do.  If I become a world famous writer and sell gobs of books and get a movie deal, I'm Bali-bound! But there...