Meet the Bookbeasts

Bookbeasts are charming phylacteries for writers. Deep inside the stuffing of each handcrafted patchwork stuffed animal is a picture and a quote from a well known writer. Different Bookbeasts impart different benefits, depending on the image and words that rest next to their earnest, fluffy hearts. Each Bookbeast is one of a kind, made by my hands with care and concern for the state of your writing. A perfect gift for the novelist in your life.

It's like a smoothie you can hold in your lap, full of nutritious supplements for your writing. It's like one of those things that people wear on their heads to pray, except instead of bringing you closer to a deity, it brings you closer to the end of your novel. It's a pillow, it's a muse, it's a toy, it's an inspiration, it's a Bookbeast.

This is Charles:

The "Charles" Bookbeast is patchwork on the front, one solid piece of cotton fabric on the back. Embellished with gold and colored beads and embroidered with perle cotton, it is 12" long and 10" high. "Charles" in your lap will infuse your social criticism with wit and humor. If your novel is bogged down with political ranting and your friends are complaining, let Charles give you some ideas for fun, quirky characters to dull the pain of all your sermonizing.

Here is Isaac:

The "Isaac" Bookbeast is patchwork on the front, solid space-themed cotton fabric on the back, about 12" high and 10" wide. He is embellished with wild space earrings, necklaces, and sparkly eyes and nose. "Isaac" in your lap will improve your writing by expanding the depth of your world-building prowess. Especially effective for sci-fi and fantasy writers, but will work for anyone who appreciates the three laws of robotics.

More Bookbeasts are waiting to be met in my Etsy store, and more are on the way:

Jo (J.K. Rowling) delivers commercial success.

Herman (Melville) helps you grapple with complex themes.

Franz (Kafka) frees your mind to explore surrealism.

Lewis (Carroll) unlocks your ability to generate nonsense.

William (Faulkner) boosts your regional sensitivities and brightens your local color.

Charles (Dickens) infuses your social criticism with wit and humor.

Henry (James) helps you write longer, more complicated sentences.

Jane (Austen) reveals happy endings.

Fyodor (Dostoevsky) enhances your grasp of tragic situations.

Isaac (Asimov) expands your world-building to new depths and heights.

James (Joyce) enables you to tap into your stream of consciousness.

Emily (Dickinson) allows you to see the profound in the mundane.

Here is a little bit of Bookbeast news: I am going to be giving away several Bookbeasts during the month of November, to celebrate National Novel Writing Month. To qualify for your own free Bookbeast, mailed to you with my blessing and best wishes, send an email to editor at theharpoonist dot com, telling me why you need one.

Note: While some non-embellished Bookbeasts are safe for children, none should be used by washing machines or the elderly. Remember: there is paper inside. Magic paper.