Writers are easy to buy for. Get us a book or a pen, and we’ll probably be happy. But why not take it to the next level? Why not grab (or ask for) a gift to help your favorite writer ace every part of the writing process. Shopping for Christmas gifts is always one of my favorite parts of the season. Following are some ideas for gifts for writers.
Gifts for Writers Who Are Brainstorming
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AquaNotes
No more great ideas down the drain! Inspiration often strikes in the shower. Make sure you’re ready with this waterproof pad and pencil.
Create Poster
Declare your creative passion with a snazzy poster that also reminds you to keep your imagination active.
Gifts for Writers Who Are Outlining
Ergonomic Pen
If, like me, you prefer to do your brainstorming and outlining with the raw tactility of pen and paper, save your wrists and fingers with an ergonomic pen.
Notebooks
What inspires us more than the blank page? How about the blank page of a super-classy leather journal?
Erasable Pen
Like writing with a pen, but wish you could erase some of those not-so-good ideas? Voila! An erasable pen.
Gifts for Writers Who Are Researching
Bookstand
Nothing is more annoying than a book that refuses to stay open when you need your hands free to transcribe notes (or eat). Let a bookstand do the heavy lifting for you.
Magnetic Bookmarks
These cuties work great for marking the pages on which you’ve made notes or highlighted passages that need to be transcribed into your research notes.
Novel Teas
While you’re snuggled up with your latest research tome, why not make yourself some literary-themed tea?
Gifts for Writers Who Are (Gasp!) Writing
Keyboard Decal
Jazz up your fingers’ dancing floor with a gorgeous keyboard decal.
iPad Keyboard
Taking your writing on the go with your iPad and a handy external keyboard.
Mousepad
Keep writer’s block at bay with a reminder to those imaginary friends who keep everything running smoothly upstairs.
Gifts for Writers Who Are Editing
Flash Drive Pen
Flash drive? Check. Pen? Check. Stylus? Check.
Writing Tote
Haul your edit-in-progress manuscripts around in style.
Writers Who Are Celebrating
Kindle Case
Celebrate the completion of your latest book by buying yourself something special—like a horde of new books and a spancy new Kindle case in which to read them.
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night Board Game
Throw a book-completion party and get your bibliophile friends together for a game of literary first lines.
Happy shopping and merry Christmas!
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Whoa. That stylus/pen/flash drive thing is amazing. 🙂
I thought that one was pretty nifty myself. I love “themed” flash drives. But themed flash drives that are multi-purpose? Even better!
If I had my way, I’d be getting a new laptop. But, at this point, I’d just be happy if my husband promised me some alone time to work on my 5 1/2 year old laptop sans children!
Seriously, though, I’d also take a new Kindle… for some reason, mine’s starting to get slow. 🙁 It’s 3 years old this Christmas…
Mine’s about three years old now too. I have the old Keyboard model, and I really love it. The bells and whistles and general shininess of the new models are tempting me, but, hey, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it!
I have the same model. I like it, it’s just been really slow lately. Can Kindle’s get viruses?? 😉
I’ve yet to hear of a Kindle virus, but I can’t imagine they’re not out there. Have you tried restoring it to factory settings?
Water proof notes…genius.
I have those in my shower. They’re great!
A tablet would be on my list, preferably 8-10 inches in size.
Tablets are great. They’re do-all little machines – although I still prefer the reading-only Kindles for e-books.
Fab ideas! Gotta get me some of these things. Thanks for the great ideas!
Better than coal in your stocking any day!
That Flash Drive Pen is a great find! I’ll definitely be buying it for myself before gifting one to somebody else! And I love notebooks- can’t have too many of them at all. Great list, K.M!
Looks like Santa’s going to have to stock up on flash drive pens!
I love the editing post it notes, and the flash drive pen is pretty cool too! If I had to choose, I’d pick the tote bag. Got a new laptop for my birthday. Sorry Liberty. 🙂
Here’s another tote I saw the other day and thought was pretty darn cute.
A good idea is Scrivener. I’m right now writing my bachelor thesis in it and I’m recommending it to all my fellow students. I bought it a year ago and still have fun with it.
I’ve always been happy with the purportedly similar (and free) yWriter. But I’m about to break down and play Santa to myself with a Scrivener present before I start my next novel in January.
You won’t regret it. I don’t know YWriter, but I can’t imagine that it has the same level of usability and features.
By the way I just read ‘The Memory Lights’ and found it beautiful. I love to come to Your site and browse the old blog entries when I’m done writing (as a treat). I’m looking forward to Your new steampunk novel!
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed the story.
I’m kind of in love with that bookstand. I’d love to have one of those next to my computer!
They’re so handy for transcribing notes.
The Aqua Notes has to be my favorite! I get all my book ideas is my sleep, but I brainstorm in the shower. Perfect!
What is it about the shower that spawns such great ideas?
Great list!
A blank journal or notebook of any shape or size always makes me happy and the flashdrive pen is great but I’d have to get it in gel ink. My favorite (besides a blank notebook) is a gift card to a place like Staples or Barnes and Nobles where I can get lots of goodies — pens, notebooks, cool and inspiring office knick knacks. 🙂
I actually love the scratchy pens. Something about that sound is inspiring. Plus, gels pens write too smoothly – which makes me write even sloppier than usual!
This is a really neat post the way you split it up into gifts for each part of the writing process. I like the idea of a keyboard decal. On my Christmas list, I want Amazon gift cards so I can buy books from my favorite author for Kindle or in print.
I’m wild about the decal. Having a hard time finding a good one for a PC laptop though.
Thanks for posting this; I was stumped on what to get a friend. Now I’ve finished my shopping. Yay!
Which did you choose?
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Great collection! I especially like the typography mug.