Poll Results and Prize Winner!

Sorry I didn’t get this posted yesterday, but I spent most of the day in the Atlanta airport and did not actually get home until today.  I had the opportunity to get “voluntarily” bumped several times, so I took it – and racked up a nice number of Delta dollars!!

 Anyway, here’s what you’ve been waiting for…

I must say that this was VERY interesting.  A lot of you commented on how tough it was to choose only ONE answer.  Kind of like the old desert island question about what books you would bring.  We want them all – we don’t want to have to choose.  🙂

But when push came to shove, you all made decisions… some surprised me, some didn’t.  Some were close, some weren’t.

1) Historical or Contemporary: The overwhelming favorite was “contemporary” with 89% of the vote.

2) Reality or Fantasy: This was split almost dead even with Reality having a slight edge.

3) Serious or Funny: Definitely fans of both, but Funny won with 62%.

4) Kids or No Kids: No contest here – 89% No Kids.

5) First Person or Third Person: A landslide win for 3rd person (81%), though many of you indicated liking to sometimes read First Person if the book was good.

6) Explicit or Tame: You like ’em hot! (81%)

7) Series or Stand Alone: This one surprised me… I assumed almost every reader wanted to read books in a series… but the vote was closer than that: Series (58 %) Stand Alone – (42%).

8) 350 or 500 pages: again, this surprised me.  I was guessing the longer the better, but 81% of you prefer the shorter one.

9) City Setting or Rural: split down the middle, half and half.

10) Tortured Hero or Heroine: No contest here – you ladies want your men to be tormented.  🙂

 Thanks so much to all of you who took the time to list your preferences and comments.  I asked my daughter to draw a name, and the lucky winner is… Wendy!!  I’ll pop your prize in the mail on Monday if you’ll e-mail your address to me at JESM13@aol.com.

And for all of you – be sure to check back Monday for a Mardi Gras blog.   🙂

 Janice Maynard