It’s that time of year again — time to think about the perfect gift for your writer friend or family member. Not to worry, though. Here are XX great ideas for your author. And you’ve still got nearly a week to pick them up!
The Writer Emergency Pack ($14) – 26 illustrated idea cards and 26 detail cards to help break writer’s block.
A snarky T-Shirt ($20 – $22 depending on size) – “I’m not quiet; I’m plotting.” The perfect gift for your introverted writer.
Sony Digital Voice Recorder ($157) – A slim, pocket-sized recorder for your writer.
Pilot Varsity Fountain Pen 6-Pack ($13) – A six-pack of inexpensive fountain pens for the writer who constantly loses theirs.
Writer’s Market 2020 (Kindle $20; $23 – $28.50) – You can’t go wrong with the latest edition of Writer’s Market. This is the encyclopedia for writers, with submission information, marketing advice, magazines and book publishers, and even how to write a good query letter.
Wireless Typewriter Keyboard ($300) – Looks and feels like an old-fashioned typewriter.
Quartet Magnetic Whiteboard ($18) – The magnetic part means your writer can pin up notes or photos to inspire them, while jotting down scene or chapter ideas.
Scapple ($18 for Mac or Windows) – This is a virtual whiteboard where you can jot down notes or ideas and connect them to see how the whole plot line will work. A great gift for your plotting writer.
Scrivener ($50 for Mac or Windows) – This is a word processing program that combines Microsoft Word with a corkboard – write your manuscript, divide it into chapters and move those around however you want, keep track of research and story details, and even import websites for later.
My Coffee & Book Club ($32/month) – Choose whole bean or ground coffee and a book genre from their list. Each month your writer will get 12-oz of coffee and two new hardbacks in the genre you pick.
Scribbler Gift Subscription ($28/month) – Every month your writer gets a surprise box of gifts, teaching booklets, a signed novel and a chat with an editor.
Storymatic ($30) – “Six trillion stories in one little box.” A card game you can play alone or with a group.
Masterclass Writing Classes ($180/year or $15/month) – Hundreds of different classes, many of them by authors and screenwriters. Right now they’re doing a “Buy One, Send One to a Friend” sale.
Membership in a Writing Group or Guild (Price will vary) – You’ll need to do a bit of Googling for this one. Find the national or international guild for your writer’s genre (nearly every genre has one) and pay for a year’s membership. Or seek out the local writing group and do the same
Noise-Canceling Headphones ($180+) – Just the gift for writers who need to get away from the world’s distractions.
Lumio Book Lamp ($200) – It looks like a book, but when you open it and fan out the pages, it’s an LED lamp.
“Dead Writers” Perfume ($5+ with a $30 sample pack) – Perfumes inspired by famous (dead) writers.
Novel Teas ($13.50) – “Read ‘em and steep.” A box of teabags with literary quotes.
Literary Enamel Pins, Puzzles, Clothing, etc. (Prices vary – and are in euros). This international company offers enamel pins in various literary shapes (typewriter, quill pen, etc.) and showing the covers of various famous novels. They also have literary jigsaw puzzles, cushions, stationery, clothing, and jewelry.
Litograph Literary Clothing, etc. (prices vary) – Litograph uses the text of famous novels to create images on t-shirts, tote bags, posters, pillows, scarves, puzzles, and various other items. The perfect gift for a writer or reader.
Your writer will be overjoyed with any of the gifts on this list. Of course, you could always give them a writing technique book, a fancy pen, or an interesting journal to write in. Those always work, too.
