Densie Webb, Author at Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/author/densiewebb/ Wed, 23 Dec 2020 20:55:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 It Takes a Writing Village https://booksbywomen.org/it-takes-a-writing-village/ https://booksbywomen.org/it-takes-a-writing-village/#respond Tue, 22 Dec 2020 16:18:15 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=33273 It Takes a Writing Village Densie Webb “It takes a village to raise a child” is an African proverb that quite literally means it takes an entire community of people to get the job done and to get it done with loving care. In today’s world, I think that’s more aspirational than actionable, but when it […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy-of-being-edited/feed/ 0 29992 Publishing News Kismet https://booksbywomen.org/publishing-news-kismet/ https://booksbywomen.org/publishing-news-kismet/#comments Thu, 02 Jan 2020 08:49:18 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=29025 In November, I had the amazing opportunity to attend the WriterUnboxed Unconference in Salem Massachusetts, as well as the privilege of sharing space with 120 other highly motivated and highly talented writers and authors. It was my third time to attend and I’m hoping to rack up a fourth in 2021. If you’re not familiar […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/publishing-news-kismet/feed/ 2 29025 Self-belief vs Self-delusion https://booksbywomen.org/self-belief-vs-self-delusion-densie-webb/ https://booksbywomen.org/self-belief-vs-self-delusion-densie-webb/#comments Sun, 29 Sep 2019 06:13:30 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=28259 “One of the hardest parts of writing is walking that line between self-belief and self-delusion.” I spotted this tidbit on Twitter the other day and it struck a chord with me. As writers, we often hear talk of a lack of self-belief as the “imposter syndrome.” Most of us experience it, if not on a daily […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/self-belief-vs-self-delusion-densie-webb/feed/ 3 28259 When Is It Time To Consider Yourself A “Real Writer”? https://booksbywomen.org/when-is-it-time-to-consider-yourself-a-real-writer-by-densie-webb/ https://booksbywomen.org/when-is-it-time-to-consider-yourself-a-real-writer-by-densie-webb/#comments Sat, 02 Mar 2019 15:51:02 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=26060 It seems a lot of us writers have a tough time coming to grips with the idea that we are, indeed, writers. It’s a touchy subject, this whole who-is-a-writer business. It’s funny, I’ve always been very comfortable calling myself a writer, because I’ve made my living as one for more than 20 years. But there’s […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/when-is-it-time-to-consider-yourself-a-real-writer-by-densie-webb/feed/ 1 26060 The Best Books in Life Aren’t Always Free https://booksbywomen.org/the-best-books-in-life-arent-always-free-by-densie-webb/ https://booksbywomen.org/the-best-books-in-life-arent-always-free-by-densie-webb/#comments Sun, 04 Nov 2018 05:12:14 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=24721 If you’re like me (and pretty much every other author on the planet), your most fervent desire is to find readers who’ll love your writing and be ready, willing and able to pay for the opportunity to read all those beautiful words you’ve toiled over. But, to paraphrase our dear writer pal, Will Shakespeare, “therein […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/the-best-books-in-life-arent-always-free-by-densie-webb/feed/ 2 24721 A Show of Hands—Who Here Is a Genre Jumper? https://booksbywomen.org/a-show-of-hands-who-here-is-a-genre-jumper-by-densie-webb/ https://booksbywomen.org/a-show-of-hands-who-here-is-a-genre-jumper-by-densie-webb/#comments Sun, 11 Feb 2018 21:19:56 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=21704 The film, Jumper (2008), is a movie obsession of mine and I’ve watched it countless times. The main character, played by Hayden Christensen, discovers he has the power to jump to any place in the world, simply by thinking about it. There’s a villain (Samuel L Jackson), more than one chase scene, and a romantic […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/a-show-of-hands-who-here-is-a-genre-jumper-by-densie-webb/feed/ 3 21704 Book Babies or Book Lovers? https://booksbywomen.org/book-babies-or-book-lovers-by-densie-webb/ https://booksbywomen.org/book-babies-or-book-lovers-by-densie-webb/#respond Wed, 29 Nov 2017 07:50:56 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=20786 I know a lot of women writers who also happen to be mothers. It’s not unusual for them to refer to their books as their “babies.” After all, they conceived the idea, became a bit faint and nauseous during the writing process, faced insecurities and fears about their abilities to actually follow through and do […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/book-babies-or-book-lovers-by-densie-webb/feed/ 0 20786 Promotion Is Pay, Pay, Pay as You Go https://booksbywomen.org/promotion-is-pay-pay-pay-as-you-go-by-densie-webb/ https://booksbywomen.org/promotion-is-pay-pay-pay-as-you-go-by-densie-webb/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2017 06:21:44 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=17420 When you’re a published author, whether self-published, with a small publisher, or with one of the big boys, you find out pretty quickly that promotion, for the most part, falls on your shoulders—and stealthily slips its sticky fingers into your wallet. Business cards, bookmarks, Facebook ads, magazine ads, Website ads, Kirkus Reviews, BookBub, any number […]

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