This was the beginning of her good publishing career. Determined, Debbie Macomber scraped $10 and submitted the same manuscript to Silhouette Books – Harlequin’s rival – which the company bought. Unfortunately, she met another rejection from the editor and was even advised to throw her manuscript away. With some of the money she saved from writing her articles, she was able to save enough to attend a romance writer’s conference where one of her manuscripts – Heartsong – was selected by an editor from Harlequin Enterprises Ltd. She continued to write for five years and she met a lot of rejections along the way.Īlongside, she also worked as a freelance writer for a magazine to help boost the family income.

During her early years as a stay-at-home mom, Debbie developed her first manuscript as she typed it in a rented typewriter. The Start Of Her Publishing Careerĭebbie Macomber is married to husband Wayne and they had four children. She was able to finish high school but with some difficulty.ĭuring her growing up years, she was able to develop a good circle of friends albeit few who helped her cope up with her situation which then later on served as her inspiration on her later stories about the power of strong friendship. When she was in first grade, she was put into the slow reader group and this continued until she reached the fifth grade when she finally managed to catch up with others.

This learning disorder made it more difficult for her to learn how to read. While Debbie Macomber was growing up, she had a very uneventful childhood partly because she was diagnosed to be dyslexic. However, she kept her dream to herself because she was afraid of being ridiculed by her peers. When she was young, she had the dream to write stories while in still in grade school. The Early Beginnings Of Debbie Macomberĭebbie Macomber is born in Octoin the city of Yakima in Washington. However, before she got all of her fame and fortune, Debbie Macomber had a simple beginning. What makes her one of America’s most celebrated romance authors is her ability to bring into life compelling relationships in the family, community and friendship that embraces all of her readers with both hope and love. To date, Debbie Macomber has won many awards which include the Quill Award for romance in 2005 and the lifetime achievement award by the Romance Writers of America. With her success as an author, she was able to sell more than 170 millions of copies of her book since she started writing in 1988. The First Man You Meet / The First Man You'll Ever Meetĭebbie Macomber is one of the best selling authors in America who has written more than 150 romance novels as well as contemporary women’s fiction.

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