DiShan Winters-Washington, affectionately called Lady Di, is a native of Valley, Alabama. She is an author, ghostwriter, playwright, and CEO of Pure Publishing. In 2007, she met Victoria Christopher Murray, who took a personal interest in assisting her with developing and honing her craft. From this mentorship, the novel The Diary of a Mad First Lady evolved. Lady Di is also a powerful motivational speaker and has conducted and spoke at many women's conferences and events across the Southeast. She has been married since the age of 16 to Pastor Myrondous Washington (Agape Global Church) and they reside in Atlanta, Georgia. She is currently working on her next novel.