381: Writing and Publishing a Christmas Novel - Interview with Debbie Macomber

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Debbie Macomber.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Debbie is the author of many books including:</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">It's Better This Way</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Walk Along the Beach</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Window on the Bay</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cottage by the Sea</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Any Dream Will Do</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">If Not for You</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and the Rose Harbor Inn series. Thirteen of her novels have been New York Times #1 bestsellers, and five of her beloved Christmas novels have been hit movies on the Hallmark Channel. The Hallmark Channel has also produced the original series Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove, based on her Cedar Cove books. With more than 200 million copies of her books in print worldwide, Debbie is a leading voice in romance and women's fiction.</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episod</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">e Debbie Macomber</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and I discuss:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How our subconscious comes out in writing and directs the topics we explore.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The balance between writing light Christmas stories and still providing substance.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why she began her book with a series of letters and flashbacks mixed with the present.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plus, her #1 tip for w