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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


What's a Community Read?
Join the twelfth year of the Longwood Gardens’ Community Read—a program designed to encourage reading for pleasure and to start a...
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Jan 283 min read
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Bad Books, Good Writers and 2 Guys Named Vincenzo
I'm visiting at The Muffin to write about bad books, good writers and 2 guys names Vincenzo. Check out my guest post HERE .
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Jan 241 min read
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Review of Side Hustle & Flow: Shape-Up!
Apologies for this late posting! I try to have things pre-scheduled but a combination of snow, extreme cold and people in my household...
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Jan 233 min read
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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 214 min read
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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 163 min read
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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 142 min read
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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 93 min read
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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 71 min read
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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 33 min read
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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
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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...
jodiwebb9
Dec 30, 20243 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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...
jodiwebb9
Dec 10, 20243 min read
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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
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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,...
jodiwebb9
Dec 5, 20243 min read
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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
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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
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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
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