When Debbie Macomber Met Wayne!
Wow, I am incredibly thrilled and honored to have a romance writing legend here today to help me celebrate When Harry Met Molly's release…the incomparable Debbie Macomber. I can safely say that Debbie is a major reason why I can call myself a published writer these days. She's one of the most selfless people I know, freely sharing with everyone her pearls of wisdom about the writing business. But she goes a step further–through her gracious example, she's taught innumerable people that we can face life's challenges with fortitude and good cheer.
And now let's hear about…
When Debbie met Wayne:
Following my high school graduation, I moved to Seattle and lived in a huge house in West Seattle, sharing it with seven other girls. One Saturday night I had a date with Gunther, my boyfriend at that time. I was dressed and ready to go out, but at the last minute he phoned and had to cancel. All seven of my roommates had dates that night as well, so I was home alone when . . . the phone rang. It was Wayne, who asked for Neater. (We called her that because she was neater than everyone else!) When I explained that Neater was out for the evening, in a suave, debonair fashion Wayne asked, "Are you doing anything?" We went to the movie, To Sir With Love, and were married a year later …
Readers, I am SO glad Neater wasn't there! And that Gunther cancelled! Aren't you? :>)
I've heard Debbie tell the truly touching story about how supportive Wayne was when she was at her lowest ebb as a writer. She felt she needed to go out and get a job to make ends meet–which meant her writing dreams would have been put on hold indefinitely–but Wayne told her to keep going, to keep writing!
Thank you, Wayne, from millions of Debbie's readers.
And now one lucky visitor to the blog today will win a copy of Debbie's Christmas charmer Call Me Mrs. Miracle and a DVD of the movie Mrs. Miracle. Yay! Talk about good cheer! All you have to do to win is leave a comment. Either tell us your own When _____ Met _____ story (put your name in the first blank and the name of someone you love in the second blank) OR simply stop by to tell Debbie hello. I'm sure she'd love to hear what her stories have meant to you!
