Litro Futures Development Programme

A survey to truly understand the needs of tomorrow's writers.

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* 1. What gender are you?

Male

Female

Identify in another way

Prefer not to say

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* 2. What is Your age?

Under 18

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

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* 3. Please choose one option that best describes your ethnicity or background.

Black

Asian

Mixed

White

Prefer not to say

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* 4. What is the highest level of education you have completed?

Pre-16

O-level, GCSE, 10th grade or equivalent

A-level or equivalent

Undergraduate degree

Postgraduate degree

Prefer not to say

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* 5. Have you participated in any of the following types of writing courses? Please tick all that apply.

Creative writing course

Children's book writing course

Screenwriting / playwriting course

Travel / memoir / non-fiction writing course

Journalism course

Business / marketing writing, copywriting course

Editing / publishing / Self-publishing course

Other writing course

Have not participated in a writing course

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* 6. Are you, or have you been, a member of a writing group?

Yes

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* 7. At a guess, how many books (print and ebook) do you own in total? Please give your answer as just one number written in digits (e.g. 100)

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* 8. At a guess, how many books do you read each year? Please give your answer as just one number (e.g. 10)

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* 9. To which of the following organisations do you belong, subscribe or are a client? Please tick all that apply.

The Society of Authors

Litro Membership

The Alliance of Independent Authors

'Writers' Forum'

The Literary Consultancy

Spread the Word

None of the above

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* 10. Do you have an e-book reader (e.g. a Kindle)? If so how you frequently do you use it?

I do not have an e-book reader

I have an e-book reader but rarely use it

I use an e-book reader for some of my reading

I use an e-book reader for a lot of my reading

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* 11. Have you ever self-published a book? If so how many titles have you published in this way?

Zero, (I have not self-published)

1-2 titles

3-9 titles

10+ titles

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* 12. Have you been published by a traditional publishing house? If so how many of your titles have been published this way?

Zero (I have not been published by a traditional publishing house)

1-2 titles

3-9 titles

10+ titles

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* 13. How good is your health?

Not good

Reasonably good

Very good

Prefer not to say

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* 14. How religious are you?

Not at all

Fairly

Very

Prefer not to say

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* 15. Please indicate how often, as a child, you did the following activities:

	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Very Frequently
Read for pleasure	Read for pleasure Never	Read for pleasure Rarely	Read for pleasure Sometimes	Read for pleasure Often	Read for pleasure Very Frequently
Had stories read to you	Had stories read to you Never	Had stories read to you Rarely	Had stories read to you Sometimes	Had stories read to you Often	Had stories read to you Very Frequently
Discussed books with family members	Discussed books with family members Never	Discussed books with family members Rarely	Discussed books with family members Sometimes	Discussed books with family members Often	Discussed books with family members Very Frequently
Discussed books with friends	Discussed books with friends Never	Discussed books with friends Rarely	Discussed books with friends Sometimes	Discussed books with friends Often	Discussed books with friends Very Frequently
Visited a public library	Visited a public library Never	Visited a public library Rarely	Visited a public library Sometimes	Visited a public library Often	Visited a public library Very Frequently
Browsed in bookshop(s)	Browsed in bookshop(s) Never	Browsed in bookshop(s) Rarely	Browsed in bookshop(s) Sometimes	Browsed in bookshop(s) Often	Browsed in bookshop(s) Very Frequently
Spent your own money on books	Spent your own money on books Never	Spent your own money on books Rarely	Spent your own money on books Sometimes	Spent your own money on books Often	Spent your own money on books Very Frequently
Wanted to own interesting stationery	Wanted to own interesting stationery Never	Wanted to own interesting stationery Rarely	Wanted to own interesting stationery Sometimes	Wanted to own interesting stationery Often	Wanted to own interesting stationery Very Frequently
Wrote to writers you admired	Wrote to writers you admired Never	Wrote to writers you admired Rarely	Wrote to writers you admired Sometimes	Wrote to writers you admired Often	Wrote to writers you admired Very Frequently
Made up stories	Made up stories Never	Made up stories Rarely	Made up stories Sometimes	Made up stories Often	Made up stories Very Frequently
Participated in imaginative play	Participated in imaginative play Never	Participated in imaginative play Rarely	Participated in imaginative play Sometimes	Participated in imaginative play Often	Participated in imaginative play Very Frequently
Cast yourself as the hero/heroine of stories you made up	Cast yourself as the hero/heroine of stories you made up Never	Cast yourself as the hero/heroine of stories you made up Rarely	Cast yourself as the hero/heroine of stories you made up Sometimes	Cast yourself as the hero/heroine of stories you made up Often	Cast yourself as the hero/heroine of stories you made up Very Frequently
Dreamed/day-dreamed about being an author	Dreamed/day-dreamed about being an author Never	Dreamed/day-dreamed about being an author Rarely	Dreamed/day-dreamed about being an author Sometimes	Dreamed/day-dreamed about being an author Often	Dreamed/day-dreamed about being an author Very Frequently
Were described as a day-dreamer	Were described as a day-dreamer Never	Were described as a day-dreamer Rarely	Were described as a day-dreamer Sometimes	Were described as a day-dreamer Often	Were described as a day-dreamer Very Frequently
Attempted crosswords	Attempted crosswords Never	Attempted crosswords Rarely	Attempted crosswords Sometimes	Attempted crosswords Often	Attempted crosswords Very Frequently
Kept a diary	Kept a diary Never	Kept a diary Rarely	Kept a diary Sometimes	Kept a diary Often	Kept a diary Very Frequently
Wrote letters/emails to family and friends	Wrote letters/emails to family and friends Never	Wrote letters/emails to family and friends Rarely	Wrote letters/emails to family and friends Sometimes	Wrote letters/emails to family and friends Often	Wrote letters/emails to family and friends Very Frequently
Wrote stories/articles/blogs/poetry etc. outside your normal school work	Wrote stories/articles/blogs/poetry etc. outside your normal school work Never	Wrote stories/articles/blogs/poetry etc. outside your normal school work Rarely	Wrote stories/articles/blogs/poetry etc. outside your normal school work Sometimes	Wrote stories/articles/blogs/poetry etc. outside your normal school work Often	Wrote stories/articles/blogs/poetry etc. outside your normal school work Very Frequently
Finished written work in a completed format (e.g. a hand-made book or written out neatly)	Finished written work in a completed format (e.g. a hand-made book or written out neatly) Never	Finished written work in a completed format (e.g. a hand-made book or written out neatly) Rarely	Finished written work in a completed format (e.g. a hand-made book or written out neatly) Sometimes	Finished written work in a completed format (e.g. a hand-made book or written out neatly) Often	Finished written work in a completed format (e.g. a hand-made book or written out neatly) Very Frequently
Shared completed written work with others	Shared completed written work with others Never	Shared completed written work with others Rarely	Shared completed written work with others Sometimes	Shared completed written work with others Often	Shared completed written work with others Very Frequently
Wrote Short Stories	Wrote Short Stories Never	Wrote Short Stories Rarely	Wrote Short Stories Sometimes	Wrote Short Stories Often	Wrote Short Stories Very Frequently

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* 16. Thinking about any writing you did or wanted to do as a child to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements:

	Disagree strongly	Disagree moderately	Neither agree nor disagree	Agree a little	Agree moderately	Agree strongly
I discussed writing with my family	I discussed writing with my family Disagree strongly	I discussed writing with my family Disagree moderately	I discussed writing with my family Neither agree nor disagree	I discussed writing with my family Agree a little	I discussed writing with my family Agree moderately	I discussed writing with my family Agree strongly
I had strong support from my family for my writing	I had strong support from my family for my writing Disagree strongly	I had strong support from my family for my writing Disagree moderately	I had strong support from my family for my writing Neither agree nor disagree	I had strong support from my family for my writing Agree a little	I had strong support from my family for my writing Agree moderately	I had strong support from my family for my writing Agree strongly
I discussed writing with my friends	I discussed writing with my friends Disagree strongly	I discussed writing with my friends Disagree moderately	I discussed writing with my friends Neither agree nor disagree	I discussed writing with my friends Agree a little	I discussed writing with my friends Agree moderately	I discussed writing with my friends Agree strongly
I had strong support from my friends for my writing	I had strong support from my friends for my writing Disagree strongly	I had strong support from my friends for my writing Disagree moderately	I had strong support from my friends for my writing Neither agree nor disagree	I had strong support from my friends for my writing Agree a little	I had strong support from my friends for my writing Agree moderately	I had strong support from my friends for my writing Agree strongly
I had strong support from teacher(s) for my writing	I had strong support from teacher(s) for my writing Disagree strongly	I had strong support from teacher(s) for my writing Disagree moderately	I had strong support from teacher(s) for my writing Neither agree nor disagree	I had strong support from teacher(s) for my writing Agree a little	I had strong support from teacher(s) for my writing Agree moderately	I had strong support from teacher(s) for my writing Agree strongly
My internal life as a writer was more important than friendships	My internal life as a writer was more important than friendships Disagree strongly	My internal life as a writer was more important than friendships Disagree moderately	My internal life as a writer was more important than friendships Neither agree nor disagree	My internal life as a writer was more important than friendships Agree a little	My internal life as a writer was more important than friendships Agree moderately	My internal life as a writer was more important than friendships Agree strongly
I was interested in the lives of writers	I was interested in the lives of writers Disagree strongly	I was interested in the lives of writers Disagree moderately	I was interested in the lives of writers Neither agree nor disagree	I was interested in the lives of writers Agree a little	I was interested in the lives of writers Agree moderately	I was interested in the lives of writers Agree strongly
Ownership of my own books was important to me	Ownership of my own books was important to me Disagree strongly	Ownership of my own books was important to me Disagree moderately	Ownership of my own books was important to me Neither agree nor disagree	Ownership of my own books was important to me Agree a little	Ownership of my own books was important to me Agree moderately	Ownership of my own books was important to me Agree strongly

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