Discovering reader preferences, habits and attitudes Readers and writers – a symbiotic relationship. Ideas spark writers to create stories and build worlds and characters for readers’ consumption. Readers add imagination
On a survey about WWI fiction I asked participants to name a few favourite novels set in that time. Here’s a sampling of those mentioned. I’ll be back with a
Although traditional media remain a source for book reviews, social media and online sites play an ever-increasing role in how readers choose and discuss books. What can be said about
In 2012 I wrote a post for Historical Tapestry on personal learnings from the first reader survey. Now, four years later and with three books published and three surveys behind
Participants in the 2015 reader survey nominated their favourite historical fiction (a second post added those mentioned by 5 to 9 participants). What can we glean from the more than 1700
Some of you may have seen this on Tony Riches’ blog The Writing Desk a few days ago – many thanks, Tony. In a 2015 reader survey, I asked participants
A few weeks ago we explored a few facts about boomer readers – so, today we’re looking at millennials to see if their reading habits and preferences differ from other
Having conducted and posted about three separate reader surveys, I thought it might be useful to bring together some of the posts that have attracted the most interest. First, the
The boomer generation is defined as those born between 1946 and 1964, which means they are today between the ages of 51 and 69. Looking across the surveys from 2012,
Monday’s post included favourite historical fiction authors from 2015 chosen by more than twenty participants. Today’s post expands the list to include those with 10 to 20 mentions.
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
