whats a present for a writer?

Answer 1

Well, a good thick notebook is nice, at least for me. But I would suggest getting them something more personal than that, because it's kind of a back-to-school-holiday present.

Answer 2

Any storage devices are good, like a flash drive. Then, they can carry their writing wherever they go and have backups. The worst feeling as a writer is losing a manuscript.
Also, if they're trying to sell their writing, the newest edition of "Writer's Market."
If you want something more affordable, writers can always use spiral notebooks, index cards for record-keeping or story ideas and even a nice baby-name book with origins and meanings of names, so they can name their characters.
If they write rhymed poetry, try a rhyming dictionary.

Answer 3

Tlak is correct. A writer, like any workman, knows the tools he needs, and and already has them. Unless he has asked for something specific, you are far better off giving him something else that he will actually use.

I am a writer, and I have a huge collection of Central Asian jewelry that I wear often. So far no one has ever given me either a writing-related item or a piece of jewelry that I actually liked and wanted to use. Believe me, a writer, like a collector, already has exactly the tools he wants, from laptop to dictionary to table lamp.

I vote for the massage, manicure, or gift certificate for Office Depot or a book store.

Answer 4

depends on what type of writer they are. As a writer who listens to music while i write i would like unbreakable headphones. For people who write in notebooks and hate typing, a gift certificate to office depot. for the typers i would suggest a laptop,it wouldn't have to be a fancy swivel screen one *although they are SUPER nice* just something they can carry on a plane or to a cafe or wherever they go to write.

Answer 5

If they're unpublished, then I would send out and set up as many possible publishers as possible, in an effort to give them the opportunity to get signed.

If they're published, then I would get something like a picture, or a favorite food. They're people, not Writers.

Answer 6

a nice camera, so when they are out , they may see something that will intrigue them enough to want to write about. Who is that person, why are they here ,how did they become like that,etc. you can forget an idea but a picture is worth a thousand words.Viola!! hence, a writer!!!

Answer 7

A really nice unabridged dictionary (if you can afford it)
Quote book, thesaurus
Digital dictaphone (voice recorder)
A jump drive (aka memory stick)--bet they've already got a computer
Giftcard to bookstore
Giftcard to coffee shop
A pound of good coffee or a large amount of quality tea (according to what they drink), in case they get on a roll and need to stay caffienated

Answer 8

A massage, a neckrub, a vacation trip . . . anything to relieve the never-ending frustration and tension that is created by being a writer!

Answer 9

A laptop would be a nice present. If that person is a poet then my suggestion is to hire a dozen readers/listeners because it's hard to find them when you are a poet. I know that first hand.

Answer 10

A DVD player. Something that has nothing to do with writing. Would you give a professional carpenter a hammer as a present?