Novel & Noteworthy
A BLOG BY MELISSA LYONS
Independent Publisher Book Awards – IPPY Gold Medal
Excited to share the news that ‘I Will Always Love You’ is the recipient of 2 IPPY 2018 Awards; one Gold (Best Children Illustrated E-Book category) and one Silver (Gift/Specialty/Journal category). Congratulations to Mary Cindrich for winning the Illustration Award!
May/June 2018 Windsor Life Magazine Story
It happened during a vacation in Thailand in January of last year. One day, while Terry was scuba diving, Melissa stayed on shore enjoying a cup of tea and writing in her journal hoping to figure out exactly what was missing in her life. Without moving in any specific direction, she jotted down random words like, “ tree, wood, beach, boat etc.” and when she looked down, “ it was like a story had just appeared in the middle of my page specifically it was a story about loss and love ..