What Do You Give an Author for Christmas?

December 18th, 2014 → 1:00 pm @ Carol

Do you have an author, writer or budding novelist on your shopping list this Christmas?

Carol Topp, host of the Dollars and Sense Show shares gift ideas for authors on her podcast.

Listen to the podcast here.

Christmas gifts for writers:

Books:

• Business Tips and Taxes for Writers by yours truly, Carol Topp, CPA
• Writing and Publishing by Felice Gerwitz
• APE: Author Publisher Entrepreneur by Guy Kawasaki
• Writers Market 2015 from F + W Media (includes my article on LLC status)
• Writers Guide to Self Publishing from F + W Media (includes two of my articles on sales tax and LLC status for your business)

Notebook and pens

Website/Blog hosting. I use MomWebs.com

ISBN: One for $125. Pack of 10 for $295. from Bowker

Writers Digest On-demand Webinars and Tutorials. Video, audio, boxed sets with books, DVDs, magazine subscriptions, etc.

Writers Conferences

• Midwest Writers Workshop
• Indiana Faith and Writing Conference
• Kentucky Christan Writers
• The Business of Writing International Summit in Kentucky.

A virtual assistant to set up a blog, post articles, post to social media, set up Clickbank, Kindle, Smashwords, Createspace, etc.

Writers retreat: a cabin in the woods, or on a cruise or a hotel room

Consultation with business adviser Carol Topp, CPA or book adviser, Felice Gerwitz

Peace and quiet! Priceless!

 Other Christmas gift ideas

https://www.writersdigestshop.com/gifts-for-writers

https://thewritelife.com/22-gifts-for-writers-that-are-way-better-than-a-boring-old-notebook/

https://elissafield.wordpress.com/2012/11/29/christmas-shopping-for-the-writer-in-your-life-25-top-gift-ideas-writers-really-love/

 

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Carol Topp, CPA

 

P.S. If you’d like to give me a Christmas gift, I’d like a review on iTunes. (click on View in iTunes to leave a review)

Tags: author, professional writer, writer, writing business