Back in November, I had the very great honor of speaking at the Christy Award ceremony. A few weeks after that event, I shared the first part of my talk (my own personal love story with books) in this post here at Inspired by Life...and Fiction. Today, I'm bringing you the second half of my talk. Why? because I need to hear this weekly. Okay, maybe daily. If I need to hear this, then I'm … [Read more...]

I'm thankful for the talented designers who wrap stories in such beautiful packaging. Thus, at the start of each year I love to look back and admire Christian fiction book covers from the past year. I'm continuing that tradition with this post! Here are a few of my 2019 favorites (in no particular order): I'm sure that I've forgotten about some of 2019's most fabulous … [Read more...]

Bookworms are united by our shared love of reading! But we also access and interact with books in ways that are intriguingly diverse. On my Facebook author page I recently invited readers to share their unusual reading habits with me. I found their responses fascinating! #1 To Re-read or Not to Re-read, That is the Question "I can read books I love over and over and over. It’s like … [Read more...]

Recently, I read this adorable blog post. Erin added a word to book titles in order to transform them into holiday stories and then gave each one a plot line with a Christmas-y twist. Her post inspired me to attempt the same with my books! I asked my Facebook reader group (which you are all invited to join, by the way) for brainstorming help. Here are the results. My book titles, made … [Read more...]

A few weeks back, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Christy Award gala in Nashville, Tennessee. I thought I'd share a portion of my talk with you here at Inspired by Life and Fiction. It's my hope that my fellow booklovers will find something to relate to in my memories and that my story will nudge you to remember your story! -Becky Because I'm a romance novelist, I thought I'd begin by … [Read more...]