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If like me, you have a choice between bundling up and going out to shovel snow or burrowing under a few blankets and doing some writing, you might be meaning toward the latter. If you need some inspiration here are a few fun contest/markets to explore today. WOW - Women on Writing Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest Deadline: January 31 Fee: $12 Theme: Open Word Count: 200-1000 More details: HERE WOW - Women on Writing Flash Fiction Contest Deadline: February 28 Fee: $10 Theme:

Today I have a review and giveaway of one of the latest books touring with WOW blog tour - Rumination Remedies by Sheri McGregor. Yesterday I answered their writing prompt. Read my thoughts about awe in Nature HERE . You can also check out the author interview HERE . More About Rumination Remedies In Rumination Remedies, Sheri McGregor offers 41 powerful, practical tools to help you recognize, interrupt, and release repetitive thought loops. Thoughtfully written, immediatel

As part of the WOW-Women on Writing blog tour for Rumination Remedies by Sheri McGregor, I'm answering a writing prompt about finding awe in Nature. You can learn more about this book, read an interview by the author and enter to win a copy HERE . Stop by for my review tomorrow! The Unfolding of Nature As a gardener, I plant the easy things. The things that are predictable, just won't die and don't require a lot of special care. The standards: daffodils, irises, black eyed S

Wait! I know what you're thinking, "This isn't Create Write Now." True. Create Write Now is on an unexpected break but we didn't want you to miss an encouraging and informative guest post for writers written by Sheri McGregor, author of Rumination Remedies as a part of her WOW blog tour. So please enjoy the post, learn more about Rumination Remedies and then, visit Create Write Now where you'll find some great past posts about healing, personal growth, journaling and writin

Yes, the long awaited day is almost here. National Puzzle Day on January 29. Shout out to my Aunt Jane who is a big puzzle fan. For all the rest of you puzzlers, here are a few giveaways to celebrate National Puzzle Day. Micro Puzzles Giveaways every Monday of a Micro Puzzle, Puzzle Pack and Puzzle t-shirt until Puzzle Day. Enter the giveaways on Mondays on their Facebook page HERE . Bits and Pieces Or post a photo of your favorite puzzle all month long for a chance to win a

The weather reports are promises single digit temps in my backyard so I'm huddled under my favorite afghan wearing fuzzy socks and sipping hot chocolate. Seems like the perfect weekend to look over my many photos mostly taken during warmer days. I'm partial to butterfly shots which take a lot of patience. What am I going to do with my photos? The National Wildlife Federation's 55th annual photography contest is open for entries until March 22, 2026. So start scrolling through

Thanks to WOW-Women on writing for another great book tour with Nina Amir. Over the years, Nina has given me so many new ways of looking at the craft of writing. She's back to tell us how writing can change the world. Check out her amazing schedule of guest posts at the end of my post. She's got me energized for 2026. I'm ready to change the world - what about you? More About Change the Book One World at a Time Writing has the potential to effect change. One look at the world

What Comes Next? Since it's December 26, most people would say "New Year's!" But I'm lucky enough to have the perfect book for a New Year's read. No, it's not a self-improvement, break your bad habits, be perfect book. No, it's a novel. We can all relate to with a main character in What Comes Next who has so much dropped in her lap she feels like she's drowning (who hasn't been there?). After reading Alex's story, you'll be sure that you are going to ROCK 2026. Compared to A

Have you ever played the people-I-would invite-to-a-dinner-party game? If you're like me, your guests change like the tides. I have a new...

I'm reading a trilogy I never would have chosen but find I am enjoying. It pays to try (and read) new things! This is a paranormal mystery - while I'm a super-fan of mystery, paranormal has never been prominent on my bookshelves. But I'm having fun with the Murder, Tea & Crystals trilogy and will be returning with reviews of Books 2 and 3 in January. More About Murder Under Redwood Moon At the age of eight, Arista Kelly was frantically swept up by her parents and whisked off

More About The Night of the Hedgehog A dad and his daughter make a kind of everyday magic in this third lyrical story from the creative...

Today's the last day to get 50% off an entry in a WOW Women on Writing contest - flash fiction or creative nonfiction. Have some fun with your writing and possibly win a prize! Learn more about the contests HERE . Enter the flash fiction contest for just $5 HERE or the creative nonfiction contest HERE . Deadline for 50% off is midnight December 1.

Captive Heart at Brantmar Castle is the second book in the Mysteries of the Heart series. you can check out my review of the first book, Lost Heart in King Manor HERE . I don't think there's any problem reading book 2 first and it's a great getaway (to Scotland) for a cold wintery day. More About Captive Heart at Brantmar Castle Two mysteries. One fight for survival. And danger closing in from both sides of the sea. Gabby Heart travels to a remote Scottish castle with her be

Looks like Nonfiction November should be renamed Nonfiction November: The World War II Years - at least here at Words by Webb. What can I say, I'm captivated by the many facets of this time period. Check out this book and then go bake apple pies! thanksgiving is only two days away. More About Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II At the start of WWII, the U.S. found itself in desperate need of an intelligence agency. The Office

More about Courage and a Castle Courage and a Castle offers a unique and compassionate look at the human condition. The book opens with a poignant story about the author’s mother, Mary, near the end of her life and then reaches back to where Mary's memory no longer can. The book explores Mary's strength of character and strong work ethic that served as cornerstones for her future. Early in her marriage to the love of her life, Mary became the sole breadwinner for their famil

When my cousin Joann called from Syracuse to tell me I had to read Code Girls , I was under the impression that it was historical...

If you missed it, a few months ago I made my cats famous in Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from my Cat. You can check out the post HERE . I'm back with Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Spirit of Christmas. It actually went on sale October 14(my birthday!) but I decided to wait until a little closer to Christmas to announce it. And since it's flurrying outside, it seemed like the perfect day. This time I'm making some of the folks I used to work with at the Republican

Before you tell me to stop jumping into the holidays too early, I couldn't wait with this one because the third book in the trilogy ends on Christmas Day (or Yule if you're a witch). So this is the perfect trilogy for November and December. You can read my review and enter to win the trilogy PLUS lots of fun extras. You have until Black Friday to enter HERE. Tell all your paranormal, witch, fantasy, holiday, mystery, or romance loving friends.