Top Gift Ideas for the Grammar Guru (and Other Writer-Types)

• A magazine subscription
  Generic ones like Writer's Digest, or personal favorites. We love to write; chances are, we love to read anything we can get our hands on too. Magazines are a great choice because they are easily digestible, and subscriptions are an outstanding deal over the cover price.
• The 2001 Writer's Market
  Can be found here

• A gift certificate to Staples or Office Max
  Oh how I love to scour those aisle for pens, notepads, Post-It flags, the list goes on!

• Lapsing Into a Comma by Bill Walsh
  A guide to writing and copy editing, in the humorous yet thorough style that has made Bill Walsh's Web site such a hit.

• A favorite pen
  This may be a Montblanc or a Waterman -- you know, those beautiful fine writing instruments that are never lent out! Or, it may be a simple stick pen. Every writer has a preference; find out what your gift-ee prefers.

• An editor's desk
  From Levenger.com comes a great desk angled just for people who are slaves to their writing implements (the angle lessens fatigue).

• Luxury gifts!
  A leather organizer, a spa gift certificate, a bottle of champagne -- hey, these make lovely gifts for anyone -- why not writers and editors? :)

• The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  It's brand-spankin' new with lots of pictures and 10,000 more words than the previous edition.

• A gorgeous leather brief
  If you really want to splash out, go for a gorgeous silky piece from Coach. I was the ecstatic recipient of their Metropolitan Brief last Christmas (I'd had my eye on it for some time). Yes, they are pricey, but I use it every single day, so it is certainly paying for itself (or something like that!).