I confess, I have a real passion for book- and writing-related gifts. If I’m not giving the gift of a book itself, a gift that celebrates the love of the written book is the next best thing. So I quite often find myself on literary gift websites, looking for some original, quirky gift for a friend. Imagine my delight this week when I came across a range of maps for writers!

The maps are designed to offer ‘inspiration in your pocket wherever you go’: ‘to inspire stories, spice up your writing routine, expand your work, develop work-in progress, and make sure you have writerly fun in ways that’ll surprise you’.There are twelve maps for different spaces:

1. City of Inspiration: Writing Prompts for Writing in Cafes, Parks, Galleries and by Water
2. Writing the Love: Writing Prompts for Lovers in Galleries, Parks and Cafes
3. Writing People: A Writing Map for Crowded Places
4. Write Around the House: Writing Prompts to Explore the Rooms We Inhabit
5. The Character Map: Writing Prompts to Explore Characters in Fiction & Memoir
6. My Writing Life: Charting Your Life as a Writer
7. Writing Art: Writing in Galleries and Museums
8. The Cafe Writing Map: Writing Prompts for Cafes, Bars, Bistros, and Pubs
9. Writing Things: Writing About Objects and the Things We Carry
10. Write by the Sea: Writing about the Seaside and the Sea in Our Lives
11. The Voice and Point of View Writing Map
12. Write Up Your Street: A Neighbourhood Writing Map

I’m a writer who’s very much inspired by settings, so I find the concept very appealing. I especially love the art gallery one.

The map collection is growing – plus Writing Maps runs regular competitions for writers. So the website is well worth a visit: www.writingmaps.com.