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What to Get the Writer in Your Life This Holiday Season
Ten more holiday gift ideas for the writers in your life
If “Ten Gift Ideas for a Published Author (or Yourself!) This Holiday Season” didn’t have enough suggestions for you, below is a list of additional gifts you can get for any type of writer in your life this holiday season.
Don’t forget to buy yourself something special!
Ideas include:
Bookends
From pineapples to lions to people in various positions, bookends are a great way to help your writer friend stay organized, have something stylish on their desk, and can be a symbol of support.
You can even find ones shaped like typewriters!
Vintage Manual Typewriter-type Presents
You can find retro-styled computer keyboards that look like typewriters. Other typewriter-inspired gifts include Christmas tree ornaments, framed images, sculptures, and even salt and pepper shakers!
Writing-themed Jewelry
Think of necklaces, bracelets, or cufflinks shaped like pens, books, or typewriters.
You can purchase a necklace with a book charm that has several pages that you can have engraved with book quotes from your friend’s book.
Alternatively, if your writer friend has a favorite book, check to see if any type of jewelry is featured in it. Think of the One Ring from The Lord of the Rings.
Books on Writing Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King is one of the most popular books on writing. It’s less about writing techniques and more about the writing life.
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody is one of the most popular books on writing out today. (I own it but haven’t read it yet so can’t comment on how good it is, but the book has many good reviews.)
If your friend has published a book and is figuring out how to market it, there are plenty of books on publishing a…
