Gifts for Writers

This is the time of year you find out if you're a real writer. Your Christmas list will let you know: Everything I want comes from the office supply store or the book store. When husband, daughter or stepson asks what I want, I always say, "Just give me an Office Depot gift certificate." I've yet to get it. They just can't understand how I can walk into an office supply place and feel as if I'm in heaven. :-)

Here are some suggestions for you to pass on to your family:

A subscription to Writers Digest

A subscription to The Writer. For some reason I can't link to them so go to http://www.writermag.com/wrt/

If you're a poet, Poets and Writers is a must.

Writer Mamas are usually busy transporting kids to soccer games, basketball and football games and have nothing to do except sit on the bench. Check out the AlphaSmart. This little gizmo is fantastic. Mama can just toss it in her oversized purse and pull it out while she's waiting for the doctor, lawyer or dentist. No cords, light as a feather and it runs on batteries. The batteries in my AlphaSmart lasted for more than a year. Too, too cool!

Here's something neat. A writer friend owns the website, Writer Interrupted and she's designed t-shirts bookbags and other products with Writer Interrupted on them. Check it out. And you can even design your own at Zazzle.

I don’t know any writer who wouldn’t appreciate a gift certificate to a local or online bookstore. And of course there are literally hundreds of books for writers, depending on their area of interest. Make your list and give it to your significant other.

For your writer friends, create a personalized “Writer’s Survival Kit“, with fun pens & pencils, notepads, a coffee mug and some packs of cocoa or a gift card to Starbucks. And wouldn't printer cartridges be a great gift?

Of course, the greatest gift of all very well could be a Lamar WriteSite class taught by one of our instructors. Our spring classes will be posted soon.

Merry Christmas, writers!
Jess