The Perfect Gift for Every Type of Writer (2024)

Annie Cosby

December 10, 2023 | 3 min read

Whether you're a writer or simply love one, you probably know that shopping for writers is difficult. After all, we are quirky creatures.

Luckily, you're in the right place.

We know writers. We are writers.

And we know this: There's nothing writers love more than when loved ones support their passion and gift something that helps them do more of what they love to do.

So, we've compiled the 10 best gifts every type of writer to help you shop this holiday season:

1. For The Writer Who Wants To Finally Finish That Book

Smart Typewriter is the OG model in the Freewrite line. It combines the feeling of an old-fashioned typewriter with the perks of modern technology.

Smart Typewriter features a fantastically tactile mechanical keyboard, an easy-on-the-eyes E Ink screen, and useful writing stats, like word count and more. With a distraction-free dedicated drafting device, any writer — or writing wannabe! — will finally be able to reach "The End."

2. For The Writer Who Travels For Inspiration

Any writer who finds inspiration in the world at large needs Traveler, our ultraportable model that's featherweight and half the size of a laptop.

Traveler has a silky-smooth scissor switch keyboard that's quiet but more tactile than a typical laptop keyboard — each key has over 2mm of travel!

Don't forget to grab its custom Felt and Leather Sleeve so Traveler is safe on the go!

3. For The Night Owl Writer

Some writers find their best words when the rest of the world is asleep. That's a writer who needs Alpha Cosmic Edition.

This, our very first Alpha special edition, was crafted for dreamers and night owls to write by the soft, warm glow of the backlight, free from distractions and notifications.

Cosmic also comes with a custom charcoal felt sleeve with leather trim and colorful stitching, completing the creative mission.

4. For The Writer Who’s An Old Soul

Our popular "Hemingwrite" model pays homage to the most iconic literary personality of the last century. An officially licensed collaboration with the Ernest Hemingway estate, any Hemingway fan will find immense inspiration in this special edition of the Freewrite Smart Typewriter.

The "Hemingwrite" features Hemingway's signature on its hand-polished raw aluminum chassis that will develop a distinct patina over time.

5. For The Writer Who Always Puts A Smile On Your Face

Sunny days and bittersweet stories are front of mind when a creative sits down to write on Smart Typewriter in Lemon. This bright special edition will put a smile on anyone's face with its color-matched keys and tactile keyboard.

HURRY — there are fewer than 20 of these beautiful Smart Typewriters left!

6. For The Writer Who Loves Freewrite

Artist Todd McLellan (famed for his "Things Come Apart" series featured by the Smithsonian) created this museum-quality "Freewrite Disassembled" print, which spectacularly reveals the intricate anatomy of the beloved Freewrite Smart Typewriter.

Any Freewrite fan would be happy to receive this collectible piece of heritage art that celebrates the Freewrite universe!

7. For The Writer Who Loses Stuff

Everyone has a favorite USB cable, right? The Freewrite 1.8M USB-A to USB-C cable is designed to connect with the entire Freewrite range, and it's always useful to have a backup.

But there's something we hear over and over again: users find themselves grabbing it for other tech, too. And it often gets nabbed by family members!

After all, it's nearly 6 feet long, features a distinctive braided nylon jacket, and is durable as heck.

8. For Anyone Who Wants to Write

Our Words Are Hard Writing Prompt Deck is designed to spark the imagination, tap into deeper creativity, and get those fingers flying.

This curated collection features 150 thought-provoking prompts that span 8 writing genres to reach every corner of the imagination.

This base pack makes a great stocking stuffer for all your writing friends!

And last but not least, a bonus:

For The Writer Who Has Strong Opinions

Look, sometimes there's only one person who knows what a writer wants: the writer. Cover all your bases with a Freewrite gift card.

Annie Cosby

Writer

Annie Cosby is the Marketing Manager at Freewrite, a former fiction editor, and the author of seven books — and counting. Her work deals with Celtic mythology and has twice won the YA Indie Author Project in Missouri.

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Alpha

Instant creative canvas. Fast LCD screen with backlight and long lasting battery.

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Traveler

Perfectly portable.Light, compact, and an easy on the eyes E Ink screen.

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Smart Typewriter

Classic and original.Tiered mechanical keyboard and frontlight E Ink screen.

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Ernest Hemingway Freewrite Signature Edition

"Hemingwrite" Signature Edition

Channel Hemingway's legacy. Hand-polished aluminum, leather case, and official signature.

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"Valentine" Special Edition

Fall in love with writing again. Designed with an exclusive carrying case and strap.

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Alpha Cosmic

Out of this world focus.Stay in creative orbit longer with new backlight.

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All aluminum keyboard for writers with built-in Wordometer and productivity timer.

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Freewriting vs. Thinking

If you're new here, freewriting is “an unfiltered and non-stop writing practice.” It’s sometimes known as stream-of-consciousness writing.

To do it, you simply need to write continuously, without pausing to rephrase, self-edit, or spellcheck. Freewriting is letting your words flow in their raw, natural state.

When writing the first draft of a novel, freewriting is the approach we, and many authors, recommend because it frees you from many of the stumbling blocks writers face.

This method helps you get to a state of feeling focused and uninhibited, so you can power through to the finish line.

How Freewriting Gives You Mental Clarity

Freewriting is like thinking with your hands. Some writers have described it as "telling yourself the story for the first time."

Writing for Inside Higher Ed, Steven Mintz says, “Writing is not simply a matter of expressing pre-existing thoughts clearly. It’s the process through which ideas are produced and refined.” And that’s the magic of putting pen to paper, or fingertips to keyboard. The way you learned to ride a bike by wobbling until suddenly you were pedaling? The way you learned certain skills by doing as well as revising? It works for writing, too.

The act of writing turns on your creative brain and kicks it into high gear. You’re finally able to articulate that complex idea the way you want to express it when you write, not when you stare at a blank page and inwardly think until the mythical perfect sentence comes to mind.

Writing isn’t just the way we express ideas, but it’s how we extract them in the first place. Writing is thinking.

Or, as Flannery O'Connor put it:

“I write because I don't know what I think until I read what I say.”

Writing isn’t just the way we express ideas, but it’s how we extract them in the first place. Writing is thinking.

Freewriting to Freethinking

But how and why does it work? Freewriting makes fresh ideas tumble onto the page because this type of writing helps you get into a meditative flow state, where the distractions of the world around you slip away.

Julie Cameron, acclaimed author of The Artist’s Way, proposed the idea that flow-state creativity comes from a divine source. And sure, it certainly feels like wizardry when the words come pouring out and scenes seem to arrange themselves on the page fully formed. But that magic, in-the-zone writing feeling doesn’t have to happen only once in a blue moon. It’s time to bust that myth.

By practicing regular freewriting and getting your mind (and hands) used to writing unfiltered, uncensored, and uninterrupted, you start freethinking and letting the words flow. And the science backs it up.

According to Psychology Today, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex goes quiet during flow state. This part of the brain is in charge of “self-monitoring and impulse control” – in other words, the DLPFC is the tiny home of your loud inner critic. And while that mean little voice in your head takes a long-overdue nap, you’re free to write without doubt or negative self-talk.

“With this area [of the brain] deactivated, we’re far less critical and far more courageous, both augmenting our ability to imagine new possibilities and share those possibilities with the world.”

Freewriting helps us connect with ourselves and our own thoughts, stories, beliefs, fears, and desires. But working your creative brain is like working a muscle. It needs regular flexing to stay strong.

So, if freewriting helps us think and organize our thoughts and ideas, what happens if we stop writing? If we only consume and hardly ever create, do we lose the ability to think for ourselves? Up next, read "Are We Living through a Creativity Crisis?"

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