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99 Rejections, with Melissa Payne

January 20, 2023

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.

Why Melissa loved writing in blue books while in college. Why writing a book was always a dream, but initially something she initially dismissed. 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. The surprising role of rejections on the path to publishing. How confidence comes with age and experience.

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