A couple of weeks back I recommended a list of books to give to your favorite writer. Since then, I put out the call for other suggestions for holiday gifts for writers and received a bunch of publicity pushes but nothing that comes close to what I would put under the tree for a writer in my life. “Writers need to clean, right? Did you know there’s a new Swiffer Wet Jet…” I mean, really. So I took it upon myself to create my own list of holiday gifts for writers sans publicity pushes.
1. Kindle
Though nothing can replace the feel of a book or magazine in my hands, I love the convenience of the Kindle. In fact, it’s the second choice on my Christmas wish list this year (my first choice is an iPhone). The Kindle allows you to read books, magazines, newspapers and more all on a small screen similar to an ebook reader or PDA – except it’s not. If you live in a very small house like me, and the books are taking over, you’ll probably appreciate the convenience as well. If you travel a lot like me, you’ll appreciate not having to load a bunch of books into your carryon. If you have a husband who enjoys his sleep, you’ll appreciate being able to read in bed without having to turn on the light. Oh and it’s 3G wireless so you don’t have to hook it up to anything to download more books.
2. Olympus Digital Voice Recorder
No more scrambling for paper and a pen or pulling the car to the wrote to write down your latest brilliant idea, a Digital Voice Recorder allows you to record your thoughts as they come to you. Granted, you might get some funny looks in the supermarket as you talk while browsing the week’s loss leaders, but other writers are sure to understand.
Writers and bloggers aren’t chained to a desk all day, we can work from our beds, couches and even the beach. A Portable Workstation
or Bed Desk
4. Top 10 Clues You’re a Writer T-Shirt
“You would rather talk to the voices in your head than the person sitting next to you.”
5. Literary Luminaries Umbrella
Featuring great women writers including Jane Austen, Sylvia Plath, Emily Dickinson, Zora Neale Hurston, Virginia Woolf, Louisa May Alcott, Mary Shelley and Charlotte Bronte.
6. Hemingway & Bailey’s Bartending Guide to Great American Writers
Men’s Journal described Hemingway & Bailey’s Bartending Guide to Great American Writers
7.“Beware of the Writer” Totebag
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Indeed we do.
My mom gives me a subscription to Writer’s Digest (1-year)
10. The New Great American Writers Cookbook
The New Great American Writers Cookbook
What are some of the gifts you’d like to see under your tree this year?
Hmm: how about
1) a dozen No. 2 pencils and a pencil sharpener to help the writer get started in the morning?
2) a blank book, with or without lines
3) a subscription to “The Writer”
4) an updated “Writers’ Market”
5) a goose quill for writing poetry
6) a candle for writing during power shortages
7) a dartboard for plotting romance novels
9) a badly written best seller to inspire the beginning writer
10) a virtual garret software package
Number 11: The Dreaded Feast: Writers on Enduring the Holidays
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by P.J. O’Rourke, 2009
ISBN 081098265X
* New Release
The Dreaded Feast will act as a balm for the millions of people who face Christmastime with a mixture of dread and obligation. Whether it’s the last-minute shopping, the unappealing office party, or the prospect of more than 24 hours with family, it’s never easy.
Hi Deb, the Kindle is every bit as good as you want it to be, EXCEPT you still need to turn on a light to read int he dark. It is not back lit, which may be a drag, but is also part of its charm: Staring at Kindle’s screen doesn’t burn yr eyeballs any more than staring at a paper page.
So trust me, you want both a Kindle AND an iPhone. (Hey, it’s a wish list, right?) Download the kindle app for the iPhone & presto, now you can read in the dark or on the subway or stuck on line somewhere. It will stay synced to your kindle, too. Good luck.
The kindle is poor – the sony e book reader a much better bet. I have one and I love it!
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