Like most authors with a newsletter, you want more information about the people reading your books and check your newsletters out. You want to know about what other books they like so you know how to position your own books in the market, or you want more information about the demographics to know if that young adult novel is being read by young adults!

Or, you know, if they’re actually reading your books at all.

Here are some other questions you can ask that will help you get answers to your questions that people might actually answer without feeling like you’re being overly invasive. And also get some great recommendations from your audience in the process!

Question: Have you actually read any of my books?

• Which is your favourite book of mine?
• How do you feel about [Plot point from the 1/3 point of your book]?
• Which character do you want to see more of?
• Tell me what you think happened after the end of [Book title]!

Question: What some comparative titles or authors to me or my books?

• What’s your favourite book?
• Recommend me an author!
• Recommend me a book!
• Recommend me a movie or TV show!

Question: General demographic information such as age, location, etc.

• What was your favourite book growing up?
• What shows did you love growing up?
• When is your favourite time to read?
• Where is your favourite reading spot?

Question: How should I position or market my book?

• What’s your go to social media platform?
• How do you find new books?
• On a scale from 1 – 10, how much do you hate spoilers?
• What kind of behind the scenes content do you love seeing?

Question: What do you want of my books?

• Do you prefer paperback or ebook? (Or whatever you have available, such as audiobook)
• What are your favourite tropes?
• What disappointed you about the last book you read?
• What was the best thing about the last book you read?
• What makes you put a book down?