Does knowing that someone is a writer, an aspiring writer or has a hobby of writing make it easier to find the most appropriate Christmas present for said person? If you look around at the stores and shops, whether online or otherwise, you can see a multitude of gift choices from simple to extravagant and from cheap to expensive for all types and kinds of people including writers.
But with so many to choose from, how can you narrow down your search further to make things easier for you? Why don't you consider giving them useful Christmas gifts? But what exactly does that mean and what are some of the useful presents that you can choose to give to writers for Christmas?
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@Mira - Word can be okay if you're just writing short articles or stories but if you're planning to write something that is really long, then it can be difficult to use Word to do so. Scrivener makes things so much easier for writers and even helps you organize all your notes, drafts, scenes, etc. I think there are other programs like it that are especially for writers.
@AbbyFitz - thank you. Scrivener is very useful and helpful for writers because of all of its features but it's not intrusive so you don't have to utilize all of its features unless you want to. Yeah, if one is just going to give a Christmas gift anyway, it might as well be something that can be used by the recipient.
I think that scrivener software would be very useful to a writer. I want to write a book now just so I can use it!
Seriously though, I think everyone will appreciate gifts more if it's something that's not going to get tossed in the closet.
Good job!
Oh, and I see it's only $40! How very tempting!
I love the Scrivener idea. Didn't think there was something beyond Word, but of course there had to be. So very useful, as I imagine from reading your comments about it.
@Rose - books about writing can certainly be very useful for writers. I'd love to get either the Samsung Galaxy Note or the Samsung ATIV Tab 3. Tablets and laptops like that can be very useful in being able to jot down notes and ideas wherever you may be and they're both portable and lightweight.
I love being given books about the writing process - you know the ones that talk about getting past writers block and how to plot novels. And I'd love to be given the Samsung Galaxy Note!