One night,however,her husband,said to her,“Honey,I'm sorry,but you're not bringing in any income.We can't do this anymore.We can't survive on just what I make.”
That night,her heart broken and her mind too busy to let her sleep.She stared at the ceiling in their darkened bedroom.Debbie knew—with all of the responsibilities of keeping up a house and looking after four kids—that working 40 hours a week would leave her no time to write.
Seeing her despair,her husband woke up and asked,“What's wrong?”
“I really think I could have made it as a writer,I really do.”
Wayne was silent for a long time,and then said,“All right,honey,go for it.”
So Debbie returned to her dream and her typewriter on the kitchen table,pounding out page after page for another two years.Her family went without vacations,pinched pennies,and wore hand-me-downs.
But the sacrifice and the persistence finally paid off.After five years of struggling,Debbie sold her first book.Then another.And another.Until finally,today,Debbie has published more than 100 books,three of which have been sold for movies.Over 60 million copies are in print,and she has millions of loyal fans.
And Wayne?All that sacrifice in support of his wife paid off handsomely.He got to retire at age 50 and now spends his time building an airplane in the basement of their 7,000 square-foot mansion.
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