Category: wishlist

  • 10 Best Holiday Cards

    I’m a huge fan of stationery, and the holidays are prime time for giving and receiving beautiful cards and letters. Even people who never write letters or send snail mail may buckle down and send something for the holidays. Are you planning to send out a card this year? Consider this roundup of my current…

  • Wishlist | Book Pins

    I’ve fallen in love with these little enamel pins by Jane Mount (of Ideal Bookshelf fame).

  • Wishlist | Home Is…

    I came across this wonderful mug online; it highlights one of my favorite aspects of freelancing from home. 🙂 The mug design is by Brittany Garner Design—check out her lovely shop on Etsy. photo by Brittany Garner Looking for an editor? Kelsey Mitchener Editing Services specializes in nonfiction copy editing and proofreading. Get in touch…

  • Merry Christmas!

    Merry Christmas! For the next two weeks, my husband and I will be alternating between celebration and hibernation modes, and I’m looking forward to the time off together to enjoy the holiday season. Between baking cookies, watching movies, and wrapping up the last of the presents, I’ll be doing some behind-the-scenes updates on this website…

  • Gift Guide | Gifts for Word Lovers, Round 2

    I had a lot of fun putting together my previous gift guide for word lovers, so I thought I’d assemble one more for this holiday season. Here are some additional picks for writers, readers, editors, and anyone else who loves the written word. 1. Card Catalog Cuff Bracelet, Book Stack Cuff Bracelet, and Henry David…

  • Holiday Haul at Half Price Books

    Merry (early) Christmas to me! Tonight I found the reference book section at Half Price Books… for some reason I’ve never meandered over to that section before. I was limited by the cash in my wallet, but I took home three beautiful books: Globish: How the English Language Became the World’s Language, by Robert McCrum;…

  • Gift Guide | Gift Ideas for Word Lovers

    ‘Tis the season for gift guides! I love seeing what can be pulled together from the far corners of the internet: fun pieces you can’t always find (easily) in stores—or maybe that’s just me, living in Smalltown, USA. It’s like window-shopping from your armchair! Since I get such a kick out of them, this year…