And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.

Habakkuk 2:2

About Chizellé

Chizellé T. Archie hails from Atlanta, Georgia by way of the sunny Gulf Coast of Mobile, Alabama.  As an only child, Chizellé would always find other means of play, because of this; she was left to her dreams which would seldom take her to places beyond her imagination. Her persistence, and determination were her greatest attributes, and never being the one to take no for an answer, she always knew there were bigger and greater things in store.
     Chizellé’s inspiration, and the joy of her life is her daughter Freedom Jah’an, which if anyone asked, was not supposed to be here, but God in His infinite wisdom said otherwise!  She’s also a Registered Nurse with a prominent local Outpatient Surgical Center, in South Atlanta.
     She attends the Elizabeth Baptist Church in Southwest Atlanta, under the spiritual guidance of Pastor Craig L. Oliver Sr. While under his leadership she has been blessed beyond measure.  From his teachings, she began to understand her past was just that … the past and that God had a plan for her life, if only she would just trust Him to do what He said He will do, then … The Best was Yet to Come!  She credits her Pastor with a sermon that ultimately changed her life, “Walking in the F.O.G.” The Favour of God, and after realizing she is worth more than she could ever imagine, thus she adopted the motto: “It’s Not Where I’ve Been; it’s Where I’m Going.”
     Several years ago, after noticing the alarming statistics of the HIV rate of African American women, Chizellé became fed up with the way her African American  brothers  and sisters (young alike), were beginning to settle for any and everything, in that having safe sex was not an option anymore. As far as the women, as long as he drove a nice car, lived in a fine home, of better yet if he was able to “make it rain,” that was satisfaction enough.  As far as the men, as long as she had a car, maybe a job, or had enough money to pay for her “own drink in the club,” then ... everything was good.   Furthermore, seeing how the women that have remained faithful to their UNFAITHFUL husbands/boyfriends were contracting this deadly disease, and yet only being guilty of loving someone they thought loved them back.
     Lastly, what disturbed her most was that there are so many people sitting in the church pews each Sunday hurting, because of the stigma associated with this epidemic, and yet the one place they feel most comfortable is the one place that leaves them feeling so alone.
     Chizellé lands on the literary scene with authority, and it is with great fortitude that she pens her debut novel, “The Fearfully and Wonderfully Made Diamond,” in which her life experiences have allowed her to grab hold and take nothing less, realizing she is a Diamond!