A Good Yarn
by Debbie Macomber
List Price: $7.99
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 0778322955
Publisher: Mira Books
Through both words and deeds, Debbie Macomber inspires women from all walks of life to realize their dreams.
Debbie Macomber overcame the obstacles in her own life to become one of the world's most popular writers. She encourages women to achieve the goals that burn in their hearts as fiercely as the desire to become a bestselling novelist did in her own 15 years ago.
When Debbie first decided to write a novel, people called her a hopeless dreamer. She had only a high school degree and was dyslexic. She was also the very young mother of four active children. No one believed she had what it took to write a book --- except Debbie. She eventually saved enough money to rent an old typewriter, and every night when the children were asleep, she would sit down to write.
She wrote --- for years. But each time she completed a story and mailed it off to a publisher, the manuscript was returned, stamped "rejected." As tough as it was to keep her spirits alive, Debbie never gave up. Five long years and thousands of pages later, she received a letter in the afternoon mail. The letter was from Silhouette Books --- and they wanted to buy her story. Her first novel, Heartsong, was published as a Silhouette Inspiration in 1984, and it became the first romance novel ever to be reviewed in Publishers Weekly.
Today, Debbie is the internationally acclaimed author of more than 100 novels. Popular around the globe, she receives approximately three thousand letters from readers every month. And she responds personally to each one.
In lectures around the country, Debbie encourages women to "exercise the success muscle." She also offers advice on how to achieve success in seeking or changing a career, building family relationships, forming healthy relationships and more.
Is it any wonder that Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America appointed Debbie an ambassador for the national office in 1997? In support of the organization's outreach to young people, Debbie traveled throughout the U.S. to inspire and encourage them to pursue --- and realize --- their own dreams.
Like her heartwarming novels, Debbie's inspirational speeches are always filled with laughter and love. She cares deeply about the women she touches with her writing, and she continues to mentor people around the country. She also volunteers her considerable talents to help raise much-needed funds for battered-women's shelters, literacy and medical research. Several of Debbie's novels have achieved the number-one spot on Waldenbooks bestseller lists and earned prestigious berths on the USA Today bestseller list. A three-time winner of the impressive B. Dalton Award, she is also the recipient of Romantic Times' Magazine's distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award. And, most recently, she made the New York Times bestseller list with her novel, Promise, Texas --- truly an accomplishment!
She lives with her husband in Port Orchard, Washington. Their children are grown and she is now a proud grandmother.
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Read all about romance writer Debbie Macomber in an in-depth interview!
On Writing and Reading...
What do you love most about being a writer?
Having written. The writing process is sometimes overwhelming, but I really do love it when a project is finished, edited and ready to hit the shelves. That's a tremendous feeling.
What do you like least about being a writer?
Filling out credit applications and explaining that I'm self-employed.
On Romance...
Describe the ultimate romantic meal.
Any meal that I didn't have to cook.
What is your all-time favorite romantic movie?
You've Got Mail.
What is the most romantic gesture or gift you have received?
For my 50th birthday, my daughter commissioned a special painting for me by a local artist. The artist used our family's names throughout the scene on storefronts and elsewhere. What a fabulous gift --- one I will long treasure.
All About me...
Besides writing, what other talent would you most like to have?
I wish I was persuasive enough to talk my three-year-old granddaughter into taking a nap.
Who is someone you admire and why?
My parents, because they've maintained their love and commitment to each other for 55 years.
Do you have a good luck charm or superstition?
Nope, I believe we each create our own good luck.
Share one of your favorite indulgences with us.
I have a lot of indulgences, but one of my favorites is my quiet time each weekday morning. I sit in my kitchen with my coffee, my Bible and my journal and watch the sun come up over the Seattle skyline. It's often pink and gold and always glorious.
So often I find myself rushing in the morning, eager to get out the door for one reason or another, but when I take this time, I feel as if God's smiling down on this day, blessing it, blessing me.
What quality do you most admire in a man?
Honor.
What is the one thing you've always wanted to do, but never had the courage to try?
For three years my oldest son was an Airborne Ranger. He often described what it was like to parachute from a plane and made the experience sound incredible. I'd never have the courage to actually do it myself, but it does sound fascinating.
If you weren't a writer, what would you be?
I'd own a yarn shop.
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Excerpted from A Good Yarn © Copyright 2008 by Debbie Macomber. Reprinted with permission by Mira Books. All rights reserved.
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