Debbie Macomber
Birth Name:
Debbie Macomber
Birth Place:
Yakima, Washington, United States
Profession
Writer, Producer, Actress
Fast Facts
- World Vision made her its international spokesperson for its Knit for Kids charity initiative
- Won the Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award from the Romance Writers of America organization
- Wrote her first few manuscripts at her kitchen table on a rented typewriter and amid rejections from publishers, turned to freelance magazine work to earn some money for her family
- Has written over 100 novels about family, community, friendship and romance
- A number of her novels have been adapted into TV movies and TV series, including her "Cedar Cove" series, which was adapted into Hallmark's first scripted television series
- Built an elaborate tree house for her grandchildren in her backyard
- Owns a tea room and a yarn store named after the Victorian Rose Tea Room and A Good Yarn shops featured in her "Blossom Street" novels