Tiphani Montgomery

When she was twenty-one, Tiphani Montgomery was told she'd never amount to anything, so she took her daughter, moved to a new state, and self-published a book of poetry. When she was twenty-five, she wrote her first (of four) novels and laned on the Essence magazine bestseller list seven separate times--including the #1 spot. Today, nobody calls her "stupid"--and she lives to tell the tale.