Thursday, January 25, 2007

Who R U? We really wanta know!


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Sorry about the snafu-- let’s try this again!

It’s that time again. Time for the annual SQUAWK RADIO READERS SURVEY! Whether you’re a registered member here at Squawk or a lurker deluxe, we’d really appreciate it if you’d take the time to fill out our incredibly unscientific and rambling survey. Believe or not, by arcane means we are able to glean a few nuggets of priceless information out of these things and can use that knowledge to make this whole Squawk experience just as good as we possibly can! Thanks!









WHO R U? We really wanta know...


1. Our first uestion is simply this:
Are you…




strictly a reader, with no desire or plans to write a book
primarily a reader who toys with the idea of writing a book
An unpublished writer
a newly published writer
an old warhorse like the rest of you squawkers with many long writing miles under my belt



2. this question is about what you read MOST.
Please finish the sentence “As far as my romance reading taste goes, I read...”




only historical romances
mostly historical romances
only contemporary romances
mostly contemporary romances
only category romances
mostly category romances
only erotica
mostly erotica
only paranormal
mostly paranormal
only inspirationals
mostly inspirationals
only women’s fiction
mostly women’s fiction
only chick-lit
mostly chick lit
only romantic suspense
mostly romantic suspense



3. This question lets us get a handle on how much of what you’re reading.




I read 1-2 books a month
I read 2-5 books a month
I read 5-10 books a month



4. Please finish the sentence, “My SECOND favorite sub-genre of romance is...”




historical
single title contemporary
category
erotica
paranormal
inspirational
chick-lit
women’s fiction
romantic suspense



5. The next set of questions are about what you don’t read. They’re simply yes or no.
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I don’t read historical romance




agree
disagree



6. I don’t read single title contemporary




agree
disagree



7. I don’t read romantic suspense.




agree
disagree



8. I don’t read erotica.




agree
disagree



9. I don’t read inspirationals.




agree
disagree



10. I don’t read paranormals.




agree
disagree



11. I don’t read category romances.




agree
disagree



12. I don’t read chick-lit.




agree
disagree



13. I most prefer humorous stories.




strongly agree
agree
disagree
strongly disagree



14. I most prefer intense, dark romances.




strongly agree
agree
disagree
strongly disagree



15. I read both humnroous and darker stories more or less equally.




agree
disagree



16. If I could see the return of one particular type of romance it would be:




Americana
Westerns
medievals
traditional sweet regencies
contemporary high glitz
gothic
family sagas
ancient worlds
18th century anywhere but the British Isles
I like the selection and types of books currently out there and wouldn’t change a thing



17. How many of the Squawk Radio authors did you read in 2006?




1
2
3
4
5
6



18. How many authors NEW to you, did you read as a result of having their book recommended or reading a guest blog by them? (please include non-romance books, too)




1-2
2-5
5-10
10-15
15 or more



19. I am a registered memebr of Squawk Radio




yes
no



20. If you are NOT a registered member of Squawk Radio, please tell us the MAIN reason you haven’t registered.




Fear of Spam
Don’t want to be on a mailing list
COncerns Squawk Radio’s mailing list will be “shared”
Not here often enough to make it worth my while
Don’t like internet sign-ups in general
None of the above



21. How often do you visit Sqauwk Radio?




once every few weeks
once a week
2-4 times a week
once a day
2-4 times a day
more than 4 times a day