Thursday, May 23, 2013
Ten Gifts You Should Never Give a Writer
By OFW editor: Katrina Monroe
Published: September 07, 2013


 

Unsure of what to give to your writer friend/wife/husband/neighbor? If you value your life, these won't end up on the list of possible gift ideas.

 
Writing for Dummies
Do you have a death wish?
 
Snooki's Autobiography
This will be unwrapped and promptly thrown into the retention pond behind the house.
 
The movie version of the book she asked for.
We're writers. We want books. Movies are cool, but... books. B-o-o-k-s. Understood?
 
The complete Twilight series.
Might as well give her a 16-pack of Charmin Ultrasoft.
 
Tickets for a singles cruise because she's becoming “too antisocial.”
You're going to find yourself as a dead character in her next story.
 
Decaf Coffee
Decaf? Really? You don't know me at all.
 
Hiring a professional organizer.
She touches anything in my organized chaos, I'll stab her with my pen.
 
A paper shredder.
First, getting a paper shredder is a shitty gift no matter who you are. Second, we will be too tempted to shred the pages we've spent the last eight hours editing because we think they're crap. When we change our minds, it'd be best if we didn't have to try to reassemble the pages.
 
A subscription to Netflix
Because Facebook, Twitter, Cracked and god knows what else on the internet aren't enough of a distraction.
 
A vacuum.
Seriously? Who has time to clean?

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Dante Harker   
Thursday, 20 Sep 2012 12:26 AM  via Twitter

Nice article :)

I am forever being bought little note books for 'ideas' I have about fourty now - notebooks not ideas :)

Dante

 

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Lyn Washington   
Wednesday, 19 Sep 2012 11:00 PM  via Facebook

Love it!  Every one is so true!

 

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Deb A. Marshall   
Sunday, 16 Sep 2012 09:55 AM  via Twitter

Oh my word...TOOO funny and so so true. Thanks for sharing!

 

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Anonymous Guest  
Wednesday, 19 Sep 2012 11:00 PM

Love it!  Every one is so true. 

 

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