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Delhi Writer’s Group Survey

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  1. In years, how long have you been writing?  (A ballpark estimate is fine,             
    but only include years on which you have worked on writing as a craft.)

  2. Approximately how much time per month do you intend to devote to writing?   

  3. Which of the following items interest you as a writer? (To select more than one, select with “Ctrl”.)
    Adult Fiction:                          Adult Non-Fiction: 
    Children’s Fiction:   Children’s Non-Fiction: 

    Other:


  4. What do you hope to get out of your participation in the group?  (Please RANK the following
    benefits, assigning “1” to the most desired and “8” to the least desired.)
     Constructive criticism of my writing
     Development of my writing skills
     Fun
     Information on writing and publishing
     Networking with published authors and professionals in the publishing industry
     Peer support/camaraderie
     Professional guidance and inducement to write and submit
     Other:

  5. There are 12 meetings in a year, with each meeting approximately 1.5 hours long for a total of
    18 hours a year.  Please indicate HOW MUCH TOTAL MEETING TIME you would devote
    to each of the following activities.  (For example, if you would like to have at least half an hour
    devoted to critiquing each other’s writing at every meeting, that would be a total of 6 hours a
    year.  So for “Critiquing each other’s writing” you would select “6 hrs. 1 min. – 8 hrs.”)
    * Critiquing each other’s writing                                               
    * Discussing group “business” items                                   
    * Having writing workshops (i.e., a specific writing             
       topic would be discussed and then group members would be given a related exercise for practice.)
    * Listening to presentations by published authors and          
       professionals in the publishing industry
    * Members’ writing, submission, and publication updates    
    * Presentations on various writing and publishing tips          
    * Socializing/Networking                                                   
    * Other:                   

    For questions 6-15, only choose one answer for each question.

6.   Do you aspire to make writing a hobby or a profession?                  Hobby       Profession 

7.   Have you ever sold any of your writing?                                                         Yes     No

 

8.   Do you belong to any writer’s associations? (e.g., rwa, sfwa, scbwi)               Yes     No

 

9.   Should we have elected officers?                                                                    Yes     No

10. Should we collect a dues for funding photocopies and special events?             Yes     No

11. Should we organize &/or sponsor an annual weekend writing camp?               Yes     No

12. Would you be willing to give a presentation or arrange for a guest                   Yes     No
speaker to present to our group approximately once a year?

 

13. Are you willing to share your work for constructive criticism?                          Yes     No

 

14. Do you feel qualified enough to give constructive criticism to others?               Yes     No

 

15. Do you subscribe to any writers’ newsletters or journals?                               Yes     No