PART 1: Personal Information (responses to this section withheld to protect anonymity of on-line community)

Thank you for choosing to participate! There are three brief sets of questions. However composing your answer might take a little time. Above all, please enjoy. Here we go....

Part 1 concerns personal information. Answers to these questions will be used solely for academic purposes and will not appear on CharlaineHarris.com, in order to protect user anonymity. You may skip any question you do not wish to answer.

  1. Gender? _____ Female _____ Male
  2. Age?
  3. How do you identify yourself? (Any designations you want: profession, religion, ethnicity, create your own)
  4. Education?
  5. Marital Status? _____ Single _____ Married _____ Committed Relationship
    _____ Divorced _____ Widowed
  6. Household Make-Up? (Spouse, children, pets, roommates, etc.)
  7. If you're willing to be contacted via email for follow-up, enter email address here:

PART 2: Charlaine Harris Fandom

This section is interested in how Charlaine's books, website, and fan culture fit into your life specifically. Responses may be excerpted and quoted later via the website. Your anonymity will be preserved.

  1. If you would like an attribute attached to your quotes (i.e.; Dizzy in Detroit), enter here:
  2. In which of Charlaine's series are you interested? (check all that apply)
    _____Southern Vampire / Sookie Stackhouse
    _____Lily Bard
    _____Aurora Teagarden
    _____Harper Connelly
    _____Non-Series Novels and Shorts
  3. How long have you been following / a fan?
  4. How were you introduced to the book(s)?
  5. How often do you visit the website?
    _____ Daily _____ Weekly _____Monthly _____Rarely _____First Time
  6. Are the books involved in any of your social activities (sharing, trading, reading clubs, fan clubs?
  7. What do the characters or books mean to you, personally (escape, relate to, help)?
  8. What are your expectations, hopes or fears for the HBO series?
  9. Anything else you would like to share regarding Charlaine's books or website?

PART 3: Other Entertainments

This section is interested in how other forms of entertainment and fan cultures fit into your life specifically. Responses may be excerpted and quoted later via the website. Your anonymity will be preserved.

  1. Do you consider yourself an active fan of any other vampire books, television series, films, comics, etc.? Which?
  2. Do you consider yourself an active fan of any other mystery books, television series, films, etc.? Which?
  3. Do you consider yourself an active fan of any other romance books, television series, films, etc.? Which?
  4. Please list any other books, television series, films, celebrities, sports, etc. for which you consider yourself an active fan.
  5. Do you participate in roll-playing games, re-enactments, or avatar-based internet activities? Which?
  6. Do you regularly play games (video, card, board, sports)? Which?
  7. Are you a writer, artist, musician, or filmmaker yourself?
  8. If so, do you / have you created any fan-fiction or fan-art inspired by Charlaine's characters? Please describe.
  9. What other, if any, forms of entertainment or hobbies do you regularly pursue?
  10. Is there anything else you'd like to share on the topic of fan activities / fan culture?