Fiction writers in real life are not usually much fun to watch at work–we sit quietly in the corners of coffee shops or in cramped little offices, hunched over our computers or notebooks, quietly talking to ourselves or making faces as we block out our scenes. But in movies, fiction writers are glamorous, exciting, and even heroic. How about one of these movies for the writer in your life?
- Capote
- Stranger Than Fiction
- As Good As It Gets
- Miss Potter
- Adaptation
- Midnight in Paris
- Wonder Boys
- Becoming Jane
- The Hours
- Breakfast at Tiffany’s
- Atonement
- Finding Neverland
At the very least, he or she may get a laugh out of the way Hollywood portrays writing. Ah, if only…
If you’ve got other movies about fiction writers, share them in the comments! And check back here at the FWR blog every day until the end of the month for more bookish gift ideas.
