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Words by Webb is a blog about writing, reading, baking and plants - with a little bit of who knows what thrown in for fun.
You can contact me at jodiwebb9@gmail.com
Review of The Language of Love and Other Stories
For Christmas, a friend of mine got a short story collection edited by one of his favorite authors, Amor Towles . Since he has a five...
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Jan 21, 20254 min read
Review of American Still Life
More About American Still Life Trapped in a web of her own creation, Skade Felsdottir, a gifted but deeply troubled photojournalist,...
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Jan 16, 20253 min read
Do You Feel Lucky?
I'm off to a great start. I decided to invest some time and money into improving my writing through classes and contests which I wrote...
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Jan 14, 20252 min read
Review of Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
More About Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers Welcome to the world of Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers Vera Wong is...
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Jan 9, 20253 min read
No Agent? No Problem!
Like most writers, one of my dreams is capturing the ever elusive species: Literary Agent. I've been pouring over lists of agents...
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Jan 7, 20251 min read
Interview of Daphne Silver
Earlier this week I reviewed the first book in Daphne's Rare Book Mystery series: Crime and Parchment. Today she's back with an...
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Jan 3, 20253 min read
Holidays, cupcakes and writing prompts
I'm visiting at The Muffin to write about holidays, cupcakes and writing prompts. Check out my guest post HERE .
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Dec 31, 20241 min read
Review of Crime and Parchment
I'm reviewing the first book in the Rare Books Cozy Mysteries series, Crime and Parchment but Book 2: The Tell-Tale Homicide was also...
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Dec 30, 20243 min read
The First Line Revealed
Yes, it's that time again. Time to reveal the First Lines for next year. In case you aren't aware, The First Line Literary Journal...
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Dec 16, 20242 min read
Review of Idaho Madams
More on Idaho Madams Fur, silver, and gold first lured men to Idaho Territory. Women soon followed. And what women they were! Molly...
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Dec 14, 20243 min read
Early Registration, Conferences and Imposter Syndrome
I'm visiting at The Muffin to write about early registration, conferences and imposter syndrome. Check out my guest post HERE .
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Dec 11, 20241 min read
Interview of David Marks
Last week I posted a review of Boomsters HERE . Today, a fun conversation with the author, David Marks about his journey from the...
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Dec 10, 20243 min read
Review of Stranded in the Sky
If you've been reading Words by Webb for any amount of time, you may have picked up on the fact that I'm a World War II history buff - so...
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Dec 6, 20243 min read
Review of The Christmas Appeal
I'm back with another holiday book, but it's much more than that. It's a combo of some of my favorite things: quirky English characters,...
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Dec 5, 20243 min read
December at the Insecure Writer's Support Group
I'm back with the monthly nudge from the Insecure Writer's Support Group . On the first Wednesday of each month they post a question to...
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Dec 4, 20241 min read
Review of Boomsters
Yes, I know I promised lots of holiday themed books for the month but I can't resist a good mystery - and one with a reluctant detective,...
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Dec 3, 20243 min read
Review of Death in the Ozarks
More About Death in the Ozarks A cross between Agatha Christie's Miss Marple and a Cheers bartender, Sally Witherspoon, a 50-something...
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Nov 30, 20242 min read
Review of Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop
I always mean to read Christmas-y books in December but either don't have the time or the books I've carefully put aside for December are...
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Nov 28, 20243 min read
Interview with Anna Corbin
I'm visiting at The Muffin . Check out the essay and interview of writer and WOW Women on Writing contest winner, Anna Corbin HERE ....
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Nov 26, 20241 min read
Review of Pralines and Creamed
Elizabeth is back! She stopped by last month with the first book in the Sweet Dreams mystery series: Murder by Milkshake . You can read...
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Nov 26, 20243 min read
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