Gifts for Writers

[David Morris]

Thanks everybody!

I decided on getting her a couple of Delfonics large Rollbahn notebooks
(coral & turquioise) from the Walker Art Center.  I considered Moleskin and
Rhodia, too, but I Delfonics are very hard to find in the US (Walker was
the only place I could find them here), so I think this Japanese brand will
have an exotic appeal.

David Morris

On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 11:49 PM, <tjpmay at tpg.com.au> wrote:
>
>
> I neglected using Scrivener for a long time before checking out a short
> tutorial, now I can't imagine doing anything else. I've got it set up so I
> can messily "free-write" in full screen with no distractions, then later on
> turn to the corkboard functions and more structure-oriented features if I
> want to. It's compile feature is a god-send. I've got it all set up to a
> preference so when I open up I already have the bones of how I like to
> work. Also, it has a very underrated screenwriting feature. On the research
> side, the image viewer and PDF reader are clunky, but that's really asking
> a lot of the program. All in all, when you get it going full screen, it
> really is like a personalized desk (manuscripts, notes, research
> books/folders, index cards etc) that can be taken anywhere. And for all
> that it does it's really cheap.
>
> Another good computer based thing to get is a subscription to Duotrope:
> It's a sort of personalized search engine of publications that take
> submissions (everything from short fiction to novel excerpts and essays),
> like a digital Writer's Marketplace that's constantly being updated with
> info on acceptance rates, pay rates and open markets.
>
> On the stationery side, I'm a big fan of Rhodia's legal pads and
> Delfonics' range, they're on the expensive side but are really great
> quality (Also nice aesthetic). As for pens, Fischer Space Pens are kind of
> *the* pen nerd gift
>
> Here are some links:
>
> http://www.notemaker.com.au/delfonics
> http://www.notemaker.com.au/rhodia
>
> http://fieldnotesbrand.com/shop/
>
> http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php
>
> http://duotrope.com/
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Tom
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> "Matthew Taylor" <matthew.taylor923 at gmail.com>
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> To:
> "David Morris" <fqmorris at gmail.com>
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> Thu, 18 Dec 2014 00:35:07 -0500
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> Re: Gifts for Writers
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> Apps made me think of Scrivener
> <http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php>...truth is, I haven't
> used it myself since I thrive in disorganized clutter, but for those among
> us who prefer visual layouts, representations of structure, and a way to
> arrange research adjacent to your manuscript, it seems to be quite useful.
>
> Many of my writer friends who do things like rise at a decent hour to
> write before work (as opposed to my method of writing into the wee hours
> and sleeping through work) have nothing but praise for it. I thought of
> giving it a shot when the iTunes store offered a discount as part of some
> promotion, but I took an honest (and therefore rare) assessment of myself
> and realized I'd never use it.
>
> Plenty of reviews to be found just by Googling it. Really does look like a
> good tool, and I would imagine that for someone artistically inclined, it
> might align well with the way she works.
>
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 10:59 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> My younger sister is a writer, journalist, sketch artist...
>> And I'm looking for gift ideas for a writer, etc.   Art-quality
>> notebooks, pens, markers, apps, etc.  All ideas welcome!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> David Morris
>>
>>
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