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J.K. Rowling is a renowned British author, born on July 31, 1965. She gained worldwide fame for her Harry Potter series, which achieved immense success in various forms, including books, movies, video games, and theme parks. Rowling's works are celebrated for their rich imagination, profound themes, and unique narrative style.

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“Yes, it has made me happier. Finishing them has made me happier. Before I wrote the Potter books, I'd never finished a novel. I came close to finishing two.”

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Author:J. K. Rowling

“I imagine them very clearly and then attempt to describe what I can see. Sometimes I draw them for my own amusement! (talking about her characters and scenes)”

Writing I Can Sometimes Character My Own Talking Imagine Scene Draws Amusement

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“I can write anywhere. I made up the names of the characters on a sick bag while I was on an airplane. I told this to a group of kids and a boy said, "Ah, no, that's disgusting." And I said, "Well, I hadn't used the sick bag."”

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“During the first five years that I was writing the series, I made plans and wrote small pieces of all the books. I concentrate on one book at a time, though occasionally I will get an idea for a future book and scribble it down for future reference.”

Writing Years Firsts Made Book Ideas Five Pieces Plans Series Five Years Small Pieces Scribbles

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“I write nearly every day. Some days I write for ten or eleven hours. Other days I might only write for three hours. It really depends on how fast the ideas are coming.”

Writing Ideas Might Three Hours Depends Ten Eleven

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“I've only suffered writer's block badly once, and that was during the writing of Chamber of Secrets. I had my first burst of publicity about the first book and it paralysed me. I was scared the second book wouldn't measure up, but I got through it!”

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“I didn't write with a target audience in mind. What excited me was how much I would enjoy writing about Harry. I never thought about writing for children - children's books chose me. I think if it is a good book anyone will read it.”

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“Read a lot. Reading really helps. Read anything you can get your hands on.”

Writing Helping Hands Reading

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“I want to fall in love with something in the way I fell in love with the idea of Harry before I write anything else.”

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“I won't say 'never,' but I have no plans to write an eighth book.”

Writing Book Plans

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“But in some ways I think it's braver to do it like this. And, to an extent, you know what? The worst that can happen is that everyone says, 'Well, that was dreadful, she should have stuck to writing for kids' and I can take that. So, yeah, I'll put it out there, and if everyone says, 'Well, that's shockingly bad – back to wizards with you', then obviously I won't be throwing a party. But I will live. I will live.”

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“I loved writing for kids, I loved talking to children about what I'd written, I don't want to leave that behind.”

Want Writing Children Kids Behinds Talking Written

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“Often, you have to fail as a writer before you write that bestselling novel or ground-breaking memoir. If you're failing as a writer - which it definitely feels like when you're struggling to write regularly or can't seem to earn a living as a freelance writer - maybe you need to take a long-term perspective.”

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“If someone asked for my recipe for happiness, step one would be finding out what you love most in the world and step two would be finding someone to pay you to do it. I consider myself very lucky indeed to be able to support myself by writing.”

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“Read as much as you possibly can. Nothing will help you as much as reading.”

Writing Helping Reading

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“I'm a writer, and I will write what I want to write.”

Want Writing Babysitter

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“In truth, I never consider the audience for whom I'm writing. I just write what I want to write.”

Want Writing Audience

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“Some people do not seem to grasp that I still have to sit down in peace and write the books, apparently believing that they pop up like mushrooms without my connivance.”

People Writing Believe Stills Book Seems Pops Mushrooms Overdue

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“Be ruthless about protecting writing days....althoug h writing has been my actual job for several years now, I still seem to have to fight for time in which to do it.”

Writing Years Has Beens Stills Seems Jobs Fighting Ruthless Mushrooms Overdue

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“Be ruthless about protecting writing days.”

Writing Ruthless Mushrooms Overdue

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“There is no part of me that feels that I represented myself as your children’s babysitter or their teacher. I was always, I think, completely honest. I’m a writer, and I will write what I want to write.”

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“The thing about the 600 words, I mean some day, you can do a very, very, very hard day's work and not write a word, just revising, or you would scribble a few words.”

Writing Mean Hard Can Do Few Words Revising Scribbles Hard Days

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About the Author

Born: July 31, 1965
Known for: Novelist
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