Recommended Office Supply Needs for Beginning Writers
Place to sit and write (We’ll discuss this later)
Box for storing office supplies
A supply of writing instruments (pens and pencils)
Erasers (1 rectangle, 1 click eraser, and if needed erasers for mechanical pencils)
Paper clips, regular and jumbo size (or a small assortment containing both)
Butterfly clamps (1 box of clamps for 1” capacity storage)
3 x 3 Post it Note Pads (1 or 2, your color choice)
Notebook paper, ruled, 8 ½ x 11 with holes punched
Ring binder (1, with a 1 ½-2” capacity)
Ring binder index (1, with 12-13 tabs)
Plain white, letter-size copy or printer paper, 20#, small package or ream
Plain white, #10 non-window envelopes (small box will do)
10 x 13 white or manila envelopes (small package, used for mailing manuscripts, letters)
Stapler and corresponding staples
Rubber bands (Small package of assorted sizes)
12-inch ruler (preferably see-through)
Stenographer’s notebook (1, for note-taking)
Composition books (2 inexpensive, with lines for diary-journal, notes or tracking submissions to magazines)
Cellophane tape (1 dispenser with ¾” tape on it)
Scissors
Glue stick (1 or 2)
Postage stamps (Small book, about $10 for mailing correspondence & manuscripts)
Letter size file folders (12 pk. Manila, tab size your choice) and box to store them in. (It can be a cardboard box from home. You don’t have to purchase something special.)
Floppy disks or thumb drive for storing your computer work
Record-keeping supplies as needed: 1 record book for tracking expenses and income, 1 small invoice book for tracking book sales, and 1 small postal scale if you send out a lot of heavy manuscript submissions from your home address.
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