Debbie Macomber was born on October 22,1948 and is an American author of romance novels and contemporary women's fiction.
15 Facts About Debbie Macomber
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Debbie Macomber is dyslexic and has only a high school education.
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Debbie Macomber attended a romance writer's conference, where one of her manuscripts was selected to be publicly critiqued by an editor from Harlequin.
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Undaunted, Debbie Macomber spent $10 to mail the same novel, Heartsong, to Harlequin's rival, Silhouette Books.
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Debbie Macomber continued to write romances for Silhouette, and later Harlequin.
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In 1988, Harlequin asked Debbie Macomber to write a series of interconnected stories, which became known as the Navy series.
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In 2002, Debbie Macomber realized that she wanted to write books focusing more on women and their friendships.
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In most years since 1986, Debbie Macomber has released a Christmas-themed book or novella.
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Debbie Macomber's novels focus on delivering the message of the story and do not include detailed descriptive passages.
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Debbie Macomber now writes inspirational nonfiction, including cookbooks and children's books.
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The shop was open for eight years prior to Debbie Macomber deciding to focus on other business ventures.
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Debbie Macomber has been awarded the Romantic Times Magazine Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award and has won a Romance Writers of America RITA Award, for The Christmas Basket.
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Debbie Macomber threw out the first pitch in a Seattle Mariners game at Safeco Field in 2007.
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Debbie Macomber is a volunteer mentor for young people, and is active in fundraising for battered women's shelters and for literacy and medical research.
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Debbie Macomber is a national board member for Warm-Up America, and was appointed an ambassador for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America national office in 1997.