A sports lover gets sports memorbilia for the holidays, a muscisian gets his favorite albums on vinyl, and a fashionista gets the latest Dourney & Bourke purse. But what do you buy a writer? Here are some great gifts ideas for the writer in your family who doesn't need any more pens or notebooks

Every writer likes people to know they they're a writer. Why else would they choose to write in open areas like a coffee shop? Writing is a thankless hobby or job and the writer often goes unnoticed. Your writer is proud to craft art with words and he rightfully should be! Buy him a great piece of clothing that shows he's proud of his work.

The most difficult part of being a writer isn't the writing, it's getting the work noticed. Tons of writer's struggle for years before getting noticed or published. Help your writer succeed by giving her the greatest tool for getting her work published: 2009 Writer's Market. This book has a complete list of book publishers, magazines and literary agents. Happy hunting, my fellow writers!

All writers have one thing in common: books. When she's not writing, she's reading, researching the greats of her trade and soaking up styles of writing to incorporate into her own work. Another common trait of writers? Too many books, and not enough space to keep them organized! Book ends are a great gift for the writer who owns too many books. Hey, shelves are even better if you're felling extra generous!

Every writer has a desk area where she can't be disturbed while she's writing.  Most of the time she spends at the desk she is avoiding writing.  Every writer knows that getting started is the hardest part, but the fun part is playing with the objects around your desk and trying to get motivated!  Any writer would love the Oddfellows Writers Collection.  With Mark Twain, William Shakespeare, James Joyce, Edgar Allen Poe, and Virginia Woolf by her desk, your writer will finally have the company she needs to help get her motivated!

Writer's block is very common among writers.  Help your writer clear her head  with Magnetic Poetry Writer's Remedy.  This clever candle shaped glass is full of magnetic words that she can arrange to form creative sentences.  You might want to throw in a small magnetic board so she can keep this handy writer's block remedy by her desk where she'll need it most!