If you’re looking for something beyond another coffee cup or writer-themed t-shirt for a writer friend, help has arrived.
Writers: Feel free to share this list with your significant others(s)!
Exceptional Blank Journals:
Why give a writer a ordinary blank journal when you can give them The Serenity Journal? Among the many visual pleasures, this journal includes treasures such as tags, ephemera, lace ribbons, a vintage post card and letter, plus blank pages and cards to record thoughts and dreams. Any writer will be inspired and enchanted as they journal in this lovely book. $70. Treasure Journals has other extraordinary books to choose from.
Unique Jewelry:
This Dictionary Bracelet is sure to be a good conversation starter, after which the writer can say “Actually, I’m a writer… would you like to hear about my book?” This cuff style bracelet features hand rolled paper beads made from a vintage English language dictionary, strung on galvanized steel wire. Flexible to fit a variety of wrist sizes. Tanith has other similar bracelets. This one is $50.
You can give these Pride and Prejudice book earrings, or select a pair from the many choices by Designs by Annette, including A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Alice in Wonderland, and 1984. Earrings feature 1. an image of a vintage typewriter with a line from the book on its paper and 2. the book cover on one side and an image of the author on the other. The typewriter keys are wood replicas, the book and typewriter are flat images with a three dimensional look. At just $20, they are charming and also lightweight (I have a pair of my own!)
Beyond the t-shirt:
Old school typewriter keys set off this fashionable Bridgetown Bow Tie. It is a hand made self tie bow tie with adjustable bow tie slider for size 14 to 17. Also available as a 1960s style clip on, which requires no tying. $30. from Bridgetown Bow Ties.
Inspiration:
Joan Didion collectible literary figure is created from wood, wire, clay, paint, fabric, and fiber. Joan stands a mighty 4 1/2 inches tall. She wears a rust brown wool skirt paired with a mustard colored knit sweater and necklace to add a little flair. For the final touch, she holds a copy of one of her works in hand. Irresistible! Uneek Doll Designs has other literary figures too, from Jane Austen to Richard Brautigan, with corduroy pants , turtleneck sweater, and a large hat $59.
Every writer needs tools:
Writer’s block has met its match with The Writer’s Toolbox. Designed by a creative writing teacher, Jamie Cat Callan (one of my professors at the Stonecoast MFA program), this innovative kit is filled with exercises and instructions that focus on a “right-brain” approach to writing. Sixty exercise sticks (First Sentences, Non Sequiturs, and Last Straws) will get your story off the ground, and 60 cards will fuel creative descriptions, and four spinner palettes will ignite unexpected plot twists. The kit is a great way to break away from researching on the internet and allowing your brain to think freely. I have one of my own. Highly recommended! $17.92
Linda K. Sienkiewicz is the author of the award-winning novel In the Context of Love, a story about one woman’s need to tell her truth without shame. Discovering who you want to be isn’t easy when you can’t leave the past behind.
2017 New Apple Book Awards Official Selection
2016 Sarton Women’s Fiction Finalist
2016 Eric Hoffer Book Award Finalist
2016 Readers’ Favorite Finalist
2016 USA Book News Best Book Finalist
“…at once a love story, a cautionary tale, and an inspirational journey.” ~ Bonnie Jo Campbell, author of National Book Award Finalist, American Salvage, and critically acclaimed Once Upon a River,and Mothers, Tell Your Daughters
“With tenderness, but without blinking, Linda K. Sienkiewicz turns her eye on the predator-prey savannah of the young and still somehow hopeful.” ~ Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of the #1 NY Times Bestseller, Deep End of the Ocean
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