[ The readers were asked: Why do you read? In your answer please state your
preferences in terms of genre, i.e., general fiction, autobiography, science fiction,
etc, and why you prefer this genre, your favourite author(s) and the reasons why
you favour them. The writers were asked: Why do you write? I n your answer
please state your preferences in terms of genre, i.e., general fiction, autobiography,
science fiction, etc, and why you prefer this genre, what are your favourite subjects
and the reasons why you favour them.]
Question 2.
Do you enjoy reading novels and/ or poetry and are you influenced by the characters
or places in a work of literature after you have finished reading it?
[ Readers were asked: Does your reading influence your behaviour or attitudes?
Writers were asked: Are you influenced by the characters or places in your work
after you have completed a poem or novel?]
Question 3.
I s there any factor(s) in your past life to which you would attribute your shamanic
abilities?
[ Readers were asked: I s there any factor(s) in your past life, excluding school or
family, to which you would attribute your attitude(s) to reading? The writers were
asked: Are there any factors in your past life, aside from school or family, to which
you would attribute your ability and propensity to write?]
Question 4.
I s setting, locale or place important to you in your work, and if it is, in what ways is
it important to you?
[ Readers and writers were asked if setting, locale or place was important to them in
their favoured literary genre, and if so, in what ways was it important?]
Question 5.
Do you feel that your state of consciousness changes when you become absorbed in
reading a poem or novel, and if so, can you describe how you feel or the effect it
has on you?
[ Readers were asked the same question, writers were asked: Do you feel that your
state of consciousness changes when you become absorbed in writing a poem or
novel, and if so, can you describe how you feel or the effect that is produced?]
Question 6.