Real Words

People who don’t naturally write well often tell me that I’m lucky to have such a gift. I usually brush this off because I believe that each of us has different talents and mine just happens to be that writing comes easily to me. However, I’ve noticed that there is some truth to the fact that my writing is a gift in a much more literal sense of the word.

You see, as a writer, I often give the gift of words to others for holidays and special occasions. Because writing is what comes naturally to me, it makes sense for me to use that to create handmade thoughtful gifts for the people that I care about. These gifts include poems, letters, quote journals, scrapbooks with captions and even the start of a book for one person.

There are several reasons that these gifts are treasured (I hope) by the people that receive them. The most important reason is that these are personal gifts that took time to make by hand. Everyone loves a homemade gift. The nostalgia / memories involved and the fact that these gifts often go to people for whom writing doesn’t come naturally are other reasons people enjoy these gifts.

As a writer, do you use your writing as a gift to others?

See my articles on 7 Things to Write Your Mom for Mother’s Day and What to Write for Someone You Love to get ideas of the types of things writers might write as gifts to others.