Writerly Gifts to Add to Your Wish List

Last week I wrote about the greatest gift you can give your writing this holiday season: Grace.

This week, I thought I’d have a little more fun and share some gift ideas you can either ask Santa for or gift to the writer friends in your life.

• Pens Who doesn’t love a fantastic pen. Gift your favorite writing implement of choice paired with a nice journal to your favorite writer. Or maybe add that fancy fountain pen you’ve always coveted to your wish list and channel your inner Dickens or Poe this year.
• Writing Software Whether it’s ProWriting Aid, Grammarly, or Scrivener, there are plenty of ways to augment your writing to ask for this holiday. (I use Scrivener and love it! They have nothing to do with me saying that, I just like it. I don’t have a lot of personal experience with the other two, but know lots of writers who love them both).
• Books You can never go wrong buying the writer in your life books. Pick your favorite titles from the past year or a fiction and nonfiction pairing on the same topic or simply ask your friendly neighborhood bookseller for a recommendation based on your favorite writer’s tastes. And if you can, support your local book store by shopping local. Don’t have a local indie bookstore near by? No worries, shop at Bookshop.org or give an audio book subscription to Libro.fm, both support independent booksellers around the country.
• Book Themed Items I love a Jane Mount notecard set and any of these adorable stickers from BiblioficDesigns at Etsy would make a great stocking stuffer. I put an embosser like one of these on my Christmas list this year. And if anyone knows of a card catalog hanging about that needs a new home, I’m your gal!
• Coffee/Tea Every writer has their own fuel. Gift them a creative mug and a delicious sampling of coffee beans or tea bags to try. Or get them a gift certificate for their favorite work-away-from-home-cafe for those marathon long editing sessions.
• A Writing Retreat Is there any more perfect gift than the gift of time and space for your writing? This could be an actual rental at a mountain cabin or beach condo for a weekend or week. Or, a more affordable option could be a partner offering to take the kids on a road trip to granny’s house for the weekend while you sneak in a two-day at-home writing retreat. Whatever it looks like, a retreat to focus on your writing is a perfect gift.
• A Book Coach Give yourself the gift of help with your writing this holiday season. A book coach can do anything from a manuscript evaluation, to help planning a new book, to one-on-one coaching through a draft or revision. There are lots of options–feel free to reach out to me here if you’re interested in a coach for yourself or your loved one this year. Even if I’m not the right coach for you, I’d be happy to help direct you to the person offering just the right services for you.

Are any of these items on your holiday list this year?

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