Well... I am a bit old school anyway so a notebook sounds lovely for development. What about the actualy story? I am not a fan of MS Word. Do you use any online programs? I see many of them out there but not sure if they are worth it. I mostly use GoogleDocs but find it a bit cumbersome with story telling.
I have had a book series brewing in my head for several years, but no idea how to get it down on paper. I took creative writing in high school in college. None of that actually prepared me to write any kind of novels.
So… To the writers out there, what do you use to organize and write your books?
Have you tried contacting the jeweler to see if they can make another one? I bet if you tell them what happened they would be happy to make a new one for your wife.