10 Unusual Valentine’s Day Gifts ...for the writer you love

In love with a writer? Chances are they have good gift game. (Sweetcakes herself is known to - happily - spend hours and hours searching for the perfect present.) Show your Valentine you can level up with these writerly Valentine’s Day gifts* that will inspire your true love to compose pure excellence.

1.     Scribbles and notes and outlines are known fodder that fuel the writing bonfires. But don’t give just any notebook. Be the hero of this Valentine’s Day saga and gift any writer the flexibility to arrange, rearrange, and rearrange those pages again with this magnetic notebook from Uncommon Goods.

 2.     Who wouldn’t love an over-the-top pop-up greeting card like this one? Not sure what to write in it? Don’t worry, the Sweetlys got you, bae. A simple, direct statement of your affection, a sweet quote from a favorite writer, or a couple of lines that capture what you remember from the day you met is all you need.

3-D Valentine’s Day card image from vendor on Amazon

3.     It’s in the air and all that. This aromatherapy diffuser sends lovely, moist mist into the dry winter air, and it looks good while doing it. The LED light feature plays through a rainbow of colors, and you can add drops of essential oil to the water to create a mood. For fields and fields of lovely scents, add this set of essential oils. Sweetcakes’ favorites: lavender and sage.

 4.     Warm up your scribe with a literary-inspired red blend like the 2017 Fiction Red from Field Recordings, which is a Chez Sweetcakes favorite. Another good option? The “Once Upon a Dream” merlot,  the “Ever After” red blend, or the “Got Away” cabernet sauvignon, from Storyteller, a winery after a writer’s heart, marketed for “friends, fables, and front-porch moments.” (Check them out. Even their web domain name is awesome https://www.winefables.com/ .)

 5.     Love them madly? Want their name to live on through the end of time? But, like, more unique than the sappy (tho lovely) move of naming a star for someone? Name a roach after them. A Bronx Zoo Madagascar hissing cockroach, to be more specific. Extra points for a gift no one else will think of.

Photo of Bronx Zoo Valentine’s Day roach naming certificate from The Bronx Zoo

 6.     Some days, putting one’s ass in the chair is infinitely harder than it looks. There’s not a writer around who doesn’t find themselves victim to a thousand daily distractions. Find just the right focusing sentiment – with a little bit of salt –  in a custom mug on Etsy. Like this one. Or this one. Or even this one. 

 7.     Although some writers might tell you that overhearing conversations over a cup of brew powers unexpected ideas, a splurgy gift of noise-cancelling airpods will help direct a writer’s focus without fail. And their ever elusive dreamy-dream sleep. Plus, they can offer your aspiring author even more undistracted time to envision new stories while on the bus or at the coffee shop.

8.     Since you already love a writer, you already know that great reading is the first step to great writing. That expansive reading creates a writer with a bigger worldview, greater empathy, and more insightful wording. (We need a bit more of that these days, don’t you think?)

That’s precisely why a subscription book box from Bookwalla, which focuses on writers from all over the world, will give any writer inspiration squared.

For more of a splurge, wow fans of Shakespeare & Company Paris with the Year of Reading: New Releases subscription box, which offers 12 books in three parcels throughout the year.

9.     Hesitant to buy a book your Valentine might not like? Having a last-minute gift selection meltdown? Far away with no time for 2-day – or same day – shipping? It’s a bit risky, and might be slightly impersonal, but gift cards can work in a pinch. You’re probably safe if you choose a gift certificate to your true love’s favorite indie book store. A few known favorites: Powells, Strand, Books & Books, or a Salt Lake City mainstay, Kings English.

10.  Of course, chocolate. Make it unexpected by choosing something out of the ordinary. Lucky for you, there are many options to meet the heart’s desire for unique deliciousness.  Go for something special with the Bastet Sacred Chocolate Heart box from Vosges, be EZ2 LUV with the affordable Conversation Heart Bark from Norman Love Confections, or keep it “healthy” with a fancy, chocolate-covered apple.

Photo of Bastet chocolate from Vosges

Happy gifting, and happy Valentine’s Day from the Sweetly duo.

*Sweetly has not been paid or requested to review, promote, purchase or endorse any of these products.