Melissa Payne is the bestselling, award-winning author of The Secrets of Lost Stones, Memories in the Drift and The Night of Many Endings. She joined me on Uncorking a Story to discuss her career and latest book, A Light in the Forest. Set in the hills of southeastern Ohio, it is a story about resilience and courage in the face of generational trauma. It’s also  about finding hope, even in the darkest of times.

Key Topics:

1. Why Melissa loved writing in blue books while in college.
2. Why writing a book was always a dream, but initially something she initially dismissed.
3. How meeting another parent at her child’s school who had an agent and a manuscript out for submission impacted her decision to write a novel.
4. The surprising role of rejections on the path to publishing.
5. How confidence comes with age and experience.

Buy A Light in the Forrest

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PrGPNQ

Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/54587/9781957568287

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Website: https://www.melissapayneauthor.com

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtnpayne

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