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Are you still racking your brain for a creative idea of what to buy your wife/sister/girlfriend/lover/daughter, the writer in your life? Not another journal or a a lovely pen like last year.
It’s time to stop limiting your thinking to the traditional tote or a tee that has a book title on it. And for heaven’s sake, don’t rely on a quick Google search of “gifts for writers.” Those clichéd ideas are too niche specific and tired. Who wants another mug with a cute saying about writing on it? Not me!
Instead, remember that writers are people too.
What writers special is their creativity, sure, and feeding that is a great way to nurture their craft and help them accomplish their goals. If you do that for them, they will know you are supportive and loving.
Writers are also tethered to their desks most of the time, so making them more comfortable, and healthier, in their workspace is a wonderful way to show them how much you care. After that, and only after, can you fall back on a few clever niche specific gifts.
With that in mind, here are thirteen of my favorite gifts for 2024 that you can still purchase in time for the holidays. They fit every budget and I honestly believe any writer in your life will appreciate them, think you put in special effort, and they will sincerely enjoy your gift.
FYI…I tested the waters with several writer friends of mine just to be sure and they approved this list and gave their input.
So, show someone you love a little love, and if one or two catch your eye, feel free to buy yourself a little something too
BRILLIANT GIFTS TO IMPROVE WRITER SPACE
1/Rooted® Baby Furry Friends Assorted Foliage Indoor Houseplants
Stuck inside writing? Not a problem. Bring the outside indoors to you with this collection of manageable, pet-friendly plants. Three extra small, baby mystery plants (2″ pot diameter) perfect for spicing up an office desk, these will fit anywhere. Each box comes with care instructions and is curated to suit your lighting needs. Surviving in all light conditions, this plant is an ultimate survivor. No need to stress about finding the perfect spot, it’ll thrive anywhere but it is not pet-friendly. Exercise caution and keep it out of reach of your furry friends. A great gift for beginners and black thumb writers in your life, they can nurture this greenery with ease.
2/ Nespresso Vertuo (with Milk Frother)
Is the writer in your life hyped on coffee but way to focused to run out for a cup? Get them a great mug (see below) and a fabulous coffee maker. I have become so enamored with my Nespresso that I bragged to my neighbors and now make them coffee each morning. I kid you not. I am a barista for three in a matter of minutes, proof that using the machine is idiot proof and makes outstanding coffee. Pods cost on average less than $1. And with sales and specials, often much less. Plus, they are fully recyclable. You can buy it from several locations, I have offered my affiliate link on Amazon for holiday deliveries, but you may want to shop this at other locations including QVC and Nespresso stores.
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/ In Honor of my own All’s Crazy in Love Series, I keep this mug on my desk, filled with Nespresso Bianco Forte or Sweet Vanilla coffee. I love the artwork, the shape, the way it keeps my coffee hot and my mood happy. I recommend this “You’re My Kind of Crazy” mug from Karma Products. if you like the mug (which I love by the way, if you couldn’t tell already) you should explore the entire line of Karma products at https://amzn.to/41vLkiz
BRILLIANT GIFTS TO IMPROVE WRITER WELL BEING
FLEXISPOT Comhar Electric Standing Desk with Drawers Charging USB A to C Port, Height Adjustable 48″ Whole-piece Home Office Computer Laptop Table with Storage (White Top + Frame) Selected best overall pick in 2024 for standing desks by Real Simple Magazine this is a no-nonsense, functional and good looking desk that moves between sitting and standing easily. Quoting directly from their review: “The FlexiSpot Comhar desk has a sleek design and sturdy build that looks great in the workspace while bringing extra functionality to it. In testing, the desk was pretty quiet when changing height, and the height controller was easy to use. It even let us program height presets, so the desk rose to our ideal height each time. It can reach a maximum height of 47.6 inches, which can accommodate people up to 6-foot-5.”
Their testers found set up simple, completing it in less than 15 minutes. The desk comes with a charging port, and a desk drawer, a feature I really appreciate. Buyers can choose between a glass or wood desktop, both use the electric lift mechanism and hold a hefty 110 pounds.
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ilicone Gel Wrist Rest Cushion
The JIKIOU Silicone Gel Wrist Rest Cushion Heart-Shaped Translucence Ergonomic Mouse Pad Cool Hand Pillow is a soft, gel-filled cushion and ergonomic structure provide maximum comfort and support while reducing pressure on the wrist and friction between the wrist and desk, helping treat and prevent carpal tunnel syndrome. The wave design permits natural hand and wrist movement and the longer your writer uses it the more comfortable the fit will be. It’s heart-shaped, small and frankly, rather beautiful. It is a wonderful companion for all computer users, can be used as a decompression toy, and for soothing palm muscles. If you work at a computer, do yourself a big favor and get yourself a pair while you are at it!
This modern, sleek design houses an award-winning sonic toothbrush 1/2 the size of a standard electric tooth brush that delivers a professional sonic clean by vibrating over 33,000 times per minute.It is created with the planet in mind with brush heads made using renewable cornstarch, and medium-soft bristles made from castor oil. SURI recycles these—for free. With a 40-day battery life, the writer in your world will only charge this once a month and then only for four hours, using an enclosed USB cable. Fully sustainable, the SURI polishes and cleans. It’s lightweight and very cool!
BRILLIANT GIFTS FOR WRITER PRODUCTIVITY
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he Writer’s Year Page-A-Day® Calendar 2025: 365 Days of Inspiration, Prompts, and Quotes
A daily calendar with tips, writing prompts, and quotes to inspire the writer in your life all year long. This small calendar is packed with exercises to keep creativity flowing, encouraging writing and banishing writers block with regular prompts and monthly progress check-ins.
8/ Day Designer
For six straight years I have chosen the Day Designer planner as my daily planner. It’s sturdy, beautiful and laid out for maximum produdivity and accomplishment with a place to establish long-term goals before setting out your daily tasks. I take mine everywhere, buy it often as a tgift for friends and fellow authors and cannot say enough about it. Trust me, I have tried other planners, but I always come back to this one.
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By far and away the best companion software a writer can own. This editing, proofreading software with help with grammar, spelling, rephrasing, repetitive wording, poor sentence structure and so much more. In other words, if you let it, ProwritingAid will make the writer in your life a better writer. It will also help them save on proofreading and editing costs, rewriting efforts and so much more. The capabilities are so far-reaching that even after four years, I haven’t utilized all its features. When I aske a fellow writer so suggest something for this gift list, this jumped from their lips in an instant.
BRILLIANT GIFTS FOR WRITER CREATIVITY
10/ 100 Essential Novels Scratch-Off Chart
More fun than an lottery ticket, and it hangs on the wall like artwork too. From Pop-Chart comes this 12 by 16 scratchable chart of 100 novels of note with evocative, hand-drawn cover designs—after you’ve read a tome, gently scratch away the top layer to reveal it in rich, vibrant full color!
11/ Membership in a writing group or fees for a Writing Conference
Ongoing support, the professional kind that you simply cannot give the writer in your life can be a priceless gift that keeps on giving. Consider an organization that offers courses or regular writing sprints for that added sense of community. Or a conference that comes with regular followup contact. If it can be niche specific even better. Two that I like are Contemporary Romance Writers for an organization and Inkers Con for a conference, which will be 100% virtual in 2025. Both deliver a lot for the dollars.
12/ Write by the Lake (with Joyce Maynard)
The 2025 Lake Atitlan Write by the Lake workshop — February 26 – March 5, March 13 – 20 or the Writers’ Intensive* March 19-27, is held at Joyce’s retreat property, Casa Paloma in Guatemala. This memoir-writing workshop promises to deliver not only guidance in the art and craft of writing memoir, but also the healing to be found when a rare group of strong, adventuresome women come together to reconnect with nature and share the stories of their lives. Joyce will be offering close, detailed guidance for each writer at an all-inclusive retreat in beautiful, historical, Guatemala. There are also retreats offered in New Hampshire. Or, if you aren’t a writer consider a vacation another week and enjoy all that Casa Paloma has to offer.
What’s on Your Brilliant Gift List?
That’s my brilliant list for 2025. What did I miss that should be on next year’s list? Be sure to add it in the comments below. And let me know how the writer on your nice or naughty list enjoyed their holiday gifts.