Here are some great gifts for your writing friends and family.

1. Fingerless Writing Gloves. Do you know a writer who’s always cold? Try these gloves from Storiarts with text from either Pride and Prejudice or the Bible.
2. Adult Coloring Books. This one’s specifically for writers.
3. A Domain Name. Does your writer have their own website yet? Paying for their own domain name is a great present.
4. Books About Writing. Who doesn’t like a good How-To book?  Try On Writing by Stephen King or You Are a Writer by Jeff Goins.
5. AquaNotes. These are waterproof notepads your writer can use in the shower when those ideas strike.
6. Literary Socks. Try these Banned Book Socks or Shakespeare Socks.
7. Humorous Coffee Mug. Always a good choice for your coffee- or tea-drinking writer.
8. Noise-Canceling Headphones. These will make it easier for your writer to concentrate on their art.
9. Literary Jewelry. Try this bracelet (She is too fond of books and it has turned her brain) or cuff links.
10. Online Writing Courses. Master Class has courses by writers like Neil Gaiman, Dan Brown, Margaret Atwood, and James Patterson.
11. Dead Writer’s Perfune. With notes of black tea, vetiver, clove, musk, vanilla, heliotrope, and tobacco, this fragrance invokes the scent of old books.
12. Temporary Tattoos. Litographs has several collections, from Sherlock Holmes to Jane Austin.
13. Literary T-Shirts. Litographs also has several of these, which feature text from various novels.
14. Personalized Embosser. Let your writer create personalized stationary, give their invitations an official flourish, or remind borrowers whose book they’ve got.
15. Writer’s Clock. Give your writer a little nudge with this clock, where every hour has a task like “write,” “edit,” or “drink heavily.”

It’s that time again – time to think up the perfect gift for that writer in your life. Here are some great ideas for you, along with some interesting websites to explore.

1. A Sherlock Holmes Tote: but look more closely. The background is composed of text from a Holmes story (written in teeny-tiny print)! You can find lots more items from many different classic books over at Litographs 
2. Moleskine Notebooks: some of the very best for writing, drawing, or even mapping!
3. A Literary T-Shirt: This one says “When in Doubt, Go to the Library” but you can find lots of other shirts, as well as additional merchandise, over at Out of Print
4. Matchbooks that look like real books: Pride & Prejudice, Salome, The Oddysey of Homer, Fairy Tales, and Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Five matchbooks with metallic gold foil stamping. 
5. 100 Literary Postcards: these showcase “bold graphic interpretations of 50 of the greatest literary quotes of all time.”
6. A Banned Books Mug: this one is heat reactive – as you fill the mug, the blacked-out book titles are revealed. 
7. Aqua Notes: Write down that idea – even if you’re in the shower!
8. The Writer’s Toolbox: “Creative Games and Exercises for Inspiring the ‘Write’ Side of your Brain.”
9. Scrabble Refrigerator Tiles: 120 vintage tiles to rearrange on your fridge
10. An Audible Subscription: $6.95 a month for 3 months – download audio books, magazines and newspapers to your smartphone, tablet or computer.
11. Typewriter Jewelry: here’s a page of different ideas for you
12. Bananagrams: a crossword-building game similar to Scrabble, but without the need of paper or pencil to keep score. It’s portable and very addictive.
13. “Write Like a Mother-F**ker” Mug: Just what it sounds like.
14. “Reading is Sexy” Bottle Opener: would make a great stocking stuffer
15. A Literary Poster: this one’s “The Cocktail Chart of Film & Literature” – a catalog of 49 different drinks from great works of film and literature, from Philip Marlowe’s Gin Gimlet to Fredo Corleone’s Banana Daiquiri
16. Books for Writers: there are so many to choose from! Here are a few to think about – On Writing, by Stephen King; Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott;  The Elements of Style, by Strunk and White
17. The Writer’s Emergency Kit: 26 idea cards and 26 detail cards, plus instructions in their use
18. 100 Postcards from Penguin: more postcards, this time 100 book covers from Penguin Books. Inspire your writer to communicate more!
19. A Space-Age Pen: writes at any angle, even upside-down.
20. Writing Games: Storymatic is a great game – 540 unique cards in various categories to tell a story with.
21. Bookends: this bicycle bookend is great because it’s made of iron, so you can hold even your heaviest books
22. Masterclass: Give the gift of a writing class – Malcolm Gladwell (writing nonfiction), James Patterson (fiction with surprising plots), Shonda Rhymes (screenplays), R.L Stine (edgy fiction for younger readers), Judy Blume (writing characters your readers will love), Margaret Atwood (Creative Writing)
23. The Triangle Method of Character Creation: if Masterclass is out of your price range, what about this course? 12 videos with PDFs, 2 hours of instruction and a step-by-step guide to creating characters
24. Freedom: this is software that blocks websites on your computer so you have to write instead of wasting time on Facebook or Instagram! Buy your writer a copy.
25. Scrivener: this is writing software for both Mac and PC – helps you to organize your ideas, research, and characters and has templates for nonfiction, fiction, and screenplays.
26. Business Cards: Vistaprint is running a sale for the next two days!
27. Writer’s Relief: this is a submission service that can help you submit your work to publishers or agents.
28. Candles that Smell Like Books: Just like it sounds 
29. A Magazine Subscription: try Writer’s Digest or Poets & Writers 
30. Scribe Delivery: a monthly service that delivers a goody box of pens and journals to your writer!

Don’t know what to get that writer for Christmas? Here are some great ideas:

A genuine Leather Notebook 

 

 

 

 

 

Aqua Notes for those ideas that pop up in the shower 

 An iPad and tablet workstation

Writer’s Block … literally

The Writer’s Toolbox kit

An Out of Print shirt or tote bag – out of print book titles

Writer’s Remedy – a bottle of magnetic words

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Space Age Pen – writes at any angle, any temperature

Typewriter key jewelry

Something from Litographs – literary shirts, totes, even tattoos

The Rumpus Mug – just read it … your writer will agree

A good, solid bag

Bookends, of course 

The Storymatic – 6 trillion stories in one box

Writer’s Block soap

A writer’s clock 

An antique (or reproduction) portable writing desk

 Journals, of course

A smartass mug 

A really nice pen and/or pencil set

 An actual typewriter

And, of course … books!

Books about writing or books just for reading

And for those with a little more money to spend:

• A session with a literary editor
• A stay at a writing retreat (or just a nice, quiet hotel)
• The mod notebook – a notebook that syncs to the cloud

I’m a sucker for sappy Christmas movies, and they almost always start showing them in November. I spend pretty much two months watching these things!

Here are some of my favorites:

• A Christmas Carol – in pretty much any adaptation
• One Magic Christmas – cowboy angels… how much better does it get?
• The Christmas Card – a Hallmark classic
• The Gathering – Ed Asner as a crusty old goat? Who knew?
• The classic cartoons: Rudolph, Frosty, Peanuts… I’m a cartoon fan
• The Santa Clause trio – especially Chance look-alike Bernard the elf
• It’s a Wonderful Life
• Most of the Hallmark movies, actually

And HERE is a list of the Top 100 Christmas Movies of all time – or you can make up your own list!