{"id":423,"date":"2018-04-30T13:42:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T13:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5379.temp.domains\/~pjmaclay\/gifts-for-your-author-openbook-blog-hop\/"},"modified":"2018-04-30T13:42:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T13:42:00","slug":"gifts-for-your-author-openbook-blog-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/?p=423","title":{"rendered":"Gifts for your Author #OpenBook Blog Hop"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When writing is your profession or hobby, chances are you\u2019ve received all sorts of bookish gifts from friends (or purchased them for yourself)!<\/b>

<\/b> I trend towards minimalism when it comes to decorating. Obviously, books and computers don’t count. The more books the merrier. So, I don’t normally ask for “bookish” gifts, I ask for books.<\/p>\n

My birthday is easy. That’s about the time of year a new Longmire book comes out. All I have to do is give my darling hubby a gentle reminder, and a new book will show up along with my cake.<\/p>\n

For Christmas I often asks for books of poetry or books about the art of writing. Last year I got adventuresome and requested the first book in the Jack Reacher series, Killing Floor. I enjoyed it, but I don’t know if those books will become a tradition.<\/p>\n

I have been gifted two “Harry Potter” wands that are also pens. I guess that counts as “writer-ish”?<\/p>\n

So what’s on my wish list if you want to buy a book for me? I can always find room for a new book on my already crowded bookshelves.<\/p>\n

Introduce me to a new science fiction author. I haven’t read science fiction for too long. Or perhaps a few biographies. I might be hard to please there, because they can’t be of current  political figures or celebrities. I haven’t kept up with the Collegium Chronicles by Mercedes Lackey (and there’s a bunch of her books I  haven’t read) so, that might be an easy place to start.<\/p>\n

While I find room a place for that new book (that isn’t piled on my desk!) let’s head over and find out what the other authors suggest.<\/p>\n

April 30, 2018 – A list of book-related gift ideas
When writing is your profession or hobby, chances are you\u2019ve received all sorts of bookish gifts from friends (or purchased them for yourself)! Whether it\u2019s a book light that you love, a framed print of your favorite literary quote, or a pair of Hobbit-inspired socks, these accessories can serve as the start to a great blog post. Though this type of content can work all year round, we find the greatest success in December as book lovers start looking for holiday gift ideas.<\/p>\n

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2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop.
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