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The Inspiration Behind Memory Lane

June 27, 2025 By Becky Wade

One of the questions I get asked the most about my books is this one . . . . "What was your inspiration for this novel?" It's a wonderful question! I liken that first bolt of inspiration to the initial strand of a spider's web. Over time, I build on that initial strand, adding more and more, words and scenes, settings and characters, until the book as a whole becomes a complex, large, and … [Read more...]

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Girlfriend Getaway

June 13, 2025 By Becky Wade

About a year and a half ago, I joined with three other women to begin a "Connect Group" (aka Sunday School Class). The church leadership team had realized that single mothers didn't necessarily feel that they had a place to belong, seeing as how most existing classes were for married adults or single adults without kids. One of my co-teachers was raised by a single mom, two of them are single … [Read more...]

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A First!

May 23, 2025 By Becky Wade

For the first time ever, a series of mine is available as an ebook "box set"! In other words, readers can purchase the whole series HERE on Amazon in one fell swoop. To create the set, I began by combining all three books inside Vellum, the formatting software I use. Check out this cute title page I made using the illustrated couples from the three covers... Then I went on the website … [Read more...]

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#LiftMyStack Challenge!

May 9, 2025 By Becky Wade

Yesterday, I posted this video to Instagram... The responses that have come in so far have me smiling! Here's Joy at @dareyoutoread on Instagram, proving that her stack of Becky Wade books is substantially larger (and heavier to lift) than my own collection. Here's Mimi at @books.n.blossoms on Instagram depicting the most frequent answer to my, "Can you lift your TBR stack?" … [Read more...]

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Becky’s Favorites

April 27, 2025 By Becky Wade

We hope you are enjoying these weekly feature posts from the authors of Inspired by Life…and Fiction. We're sharing some of our favorite things to help you get to know us a little better—and we’d love to hear your answers to these “favorites” questions in the comments below. Favorite Beverage (whether hot or cold): Coffee! I drink a cup of black coffee every morning with breakfast, … [Read more...]

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