I think my family avoids asking me what I want for my birthday or any holiday. I would hate to ask. My usual reply is a shrug and, “Surprise me.” I really do love surprises, but like anyone else, there are things I would love to have, and a few things I just can’t get enough of. For the benefit of our loved ones’ sanity, I’ve compiled this handy-dandy wish list for writers. Please feel free to add to it in the comments section.
Snoopy’s Guide to the Writing Life. (This one’s at the top of my list.)
A massage session
Gift certificates to a bookstore or office supply store
Journals
New laptop
Dinner Out. (We need to get out in the so-called “real” world once in a while.)
A Writers’ Retreat
Yoga classes
Journal or magazine subscription
Craft books (Feed our addiction.)
Snacks
Timer for writing sprints
Pay for an online writing course
Flash drives
Mini voice recorder.
Membership fees to groups like RWA
Chocolate
Booze (Yes!)
Canisters of your writer’s favorite coffee, tea, etc.
E-book readers
Comfort clothes
A kid-free afternoon if the writer is a parent. (Trust me, this is our version of utopia.)
Programs like Scrivener (Help a writer get organized.)
A vintage typewriter
Manicure
A lap desk
Music
Clever bookends
Coffee mugs, cool pens, dry-erase boards,printer paper, and ink cartridges are always a good bet.
Books in your writer’s genre
Courtney Koschel has been writing since she could hold a crayon. She has worked as a journalist, editor, technical writer, and technical editor. Young adult fiction is near and dear to her heart, which is why she writes YA and all of its glorious sub-genres.
Tonia Marie Houston is a mother, writer, poet, bookworm, and blogger. When sheís not chasing her three spider monkeys, she spends her time revising a young adult novel about life after death and second chances. Though she began to pursue her career later in life, she hopes to inspire and motivate other writers to put their best book forward.
This native Texan now lives with her Scottish hubby in North Ayrshire, Scotland, where she wanders the moors in search of William Wallace. She has been a guest blogger on Writer Unboxed and is currently working on the sequel to her YA supernatural novel, Touched by Darkness.
Jamie Raintree writes what she likes to call everyday fairytale love stories, featuring the little moments in life that are truly magical. She lives in Arizona with her husband and daughter and is currently editing her second novel.
Jani Grey is a South African ambivert, writer, reader, optimist, and bacon enthusiast. When her boss isnít looking she writes, revises, or edits YA Urban Fantasies in between work. Sheís sneaky like that. Sheís a NaNoWriMo addict and is currently working on two NaNo novels.
Rebecca Fields is a modern gypsy, roaming from place to place in search of ñ well, sheíll let you know when she finds it. Writing has become a way for her to share her adventures, both real and imagined. Along with her on her journey are her son and an assortment of rescued animals.
