I need scifi and fantasy writers for a master's thesis survey on information-seeking behavior!

[Harri]

Hello, science fiction and fantasy writers of Goodreads!

I’m studying Information Studies at the University of Oulu, Finland. I need help for my master’s thesis survey on the information-seeking behavior of SF&F writers. Simply put, I'm studying what information sources and channels are used in various aspects of SF&F writing and what characteristics of sources are the most important.

Please consider participating in the survey if you consider yourself a scifi or fantasy writer and have at some point in time:

- written at least one chapter's worth of original fiction, and

- sought or gotten information on what a writer's life is like, how the publishing process works, the business of writing, or what the current trends in science fiction and fantasy are.

Link to the survey: https://www.webropolsurveys.com/S/C94...

The survey should take about 20-25 minutes to complete and is completely anonymous. The final master’s thesis (in English) will be found in PDF form at http://jultika.oulu.fi/Search/Home by late summer / early fall this year. Just type my name (Harri Holappa) into the search field.

I really appreciate your time helping me out!

[Chrys]

I've completed it for you!

[V.W.]

Done.

[J.S.]

Done

[Marie]

Although I write erotic and spy novels under the pen name Marie Cheryl Eddings, in my real world persona I have been an information miner and technology analyst, teaching information recovery methods and sources to librarians and market research folks, among others. Would my background be of interest?

Feel free to correspond to mariecheryleddings@gmail.com

[K.P.]

done