“I always advise children who ask me for tips on being a writer to read as much as they possibly can. Jane Austen gave a young friend the same advice, so I’m in good company there.”
JK Rowling
(b. 31July1965)
Curious facts about
JK Rowling went from being unemployed to becoming a multi-millionaire in five years. However, as a teenager she lived in a Grade II listed cottage in Gloucestershire, which she states was "not a particularly happy time in my life", due to her mother being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and a strained relationship with her father.
The original HARRY POTTER manuscript was rejected by 12 publishing houses before Bloomsbury picked it up.
In 2013 she released a crime novel under the pen name "Robert Galbraith"
JK Rowling was awarded an Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in 2000
According to a recent interview, JK Rowling admits to buying her wedding dress for her second marriage to Neil Murray in disguise, to avoid being recognized - such was the price of fame.
It's amazing what she did with the Harry Potter series. And can you imagine those 12 publishers who rejected the first manuscript? I can only imagine how foolish they feel now. Good for JK for persevering, otherwise we might never have gotten to discover Harry and Hogwarts!
It's amazing what she did with the Harry Potter series. And can you imagine those 12 publishers who rejected the first manuscript? I can only imagine how foolish they feel now. Good for JK for persevering, otherwise we might never have gotten to discover Harry and Hogwarts!
ReplyDeleteIt set a trend in fiction. I even played a computer game made on this series. It serves those publishers right. Snobs!
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