Name _______________________________(optional, or make one up)

Date ______

DIRECTIONS: Please write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

NOTE: Please be honest! If you don’t know, say so. Start from where you are right now; it's a good place to be. Feel free to share, recommend and advise.


1. What are you writing now?
2. How many people know you write?
3. Who encourages you to write (teachers, family, and friends)?
4. Have you ever found yourself making up a story for an audience?
5. Can you tell one you remember right now, in a few sentences?
6. How many thoughtful, constructive critics do you have right now?
7. Which books or articles on writing have you read and found helpful?
8. Any other books or articles inspire you to write?
9. Do you frequent libraries or bookstores or both?
10. Where are you more likely to end up?
11. What is your favorite section? Why?
12. Which currently popular writers do you recommend to others? Why?
13. Who are some of your all-time favorite writers? Why? Name 3 or more.
14. What are your favorite sites about writing?
15. Which sites actively encourage you to write?
16. What websites do you use to showcase your work?
17. What is your day job or what do you do all day?
18. Are you a night owl, morning person, lunchtime café writer?
19. Do you keep a journal of some kind? How often do you write in it?
20. Quick! Name 5 things that distract you from writing. Then tell us what you can do to avoid or remove yourself from those distractions, including small children. (If you need help, ask! Someone else in group might have a suggestion. Plus, you never know where you’ll find a good caregiver.)