J.K. Rowling

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Recent Role:
Herself on When Jordan Met Peter
Gender:
Female
Born:
7-31-1965
Birthplace:
Yate, Gloucestershire, UK
Birth Name:
Joanne Rowling
AKA:
Newt Scamander, Kennilworthy Whisp
Joanne Rowling, best knows as J.K. Rowling, is a British author. She attended St. Michael's Primary School. As a child, she enjoyed writing fantasy stories, which she often read to her sister Dianne. After finishing primary school, she attended secondary school at Wyedean School and College.

In 1990, while stuck on a delayed train for four hours between Manchester and London, she dreamt up a boy called Harry Potter. "I really don't know where the idea came from. It started with Harry, then all these characters and situations came flooding into my head." When she had

More reached her Clapham Junction flat, she began to write immediately. It took her six years to write the first Harry Potter Book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. In the meantime she went to teach in Portugal, married a Portuguese TV journalist, had her daughter, Jessica, divorced her husband and returned to Britain when Jessica was just three months old. She went to live in Edinburgh to be near her sister, Di. She decided to finish her Harry Potter book. During this period, she was diagnosed with clinical depression and contemplated suicide. It was the feeling of her illness which brought her the idea of Dementors, soulless creatures featured in Harry Potter. During the 1995-1996 time frame, while hoping to get the manuscript for Philosopher's Stone published, she worked as a French teacher in Edinburgh. Several publishers turned down the manuscript before Bloomsbury agreed to purchase it in 1996. She has had every book in the Harry Potter series published. Her seventh and final Harry Potter book, Deathly Hallows, was released on 21 July 2007.

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    Rowling has to be one of the best authors of all time. I love her even more everytime I see an interview or hear about her interactions with fans. She keeps a cool head and knows how to laugh and have fun. I really enjoy her sense of humour as well which is evident in the Harry Potter series as well as in blogs on her website and interviews. Her writing style is fantastic! She always leaves the reader wanting more and I will admit that I could barely put down any of the Harry Potter books after I started reading it. The Harry Potter books are full of adventure, romance, and are practical as much as a book of magic can be. She makes everything seem so real - I remember one of my friends anxiously awaiting her letter when she was eleven because Rowling had made everything so vivid. I hope she keeps writing even if it isn't Harry Potter.

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    J.K. Rowling is an amazing author! She is so creative. Every time I read one of the Harry Potter books, I can't stop thinking about how difficult it must have been to come up with. The Harry Potter books are extremely addictive. When I wanted to reread the first Harry Potter book, I ended up reading all of them at least 2 times. It almost seems as if there is a spell on the books: once you read one of them, you can't imagine putting it down and reading something from another author. It's like all other books are meaningless and absurd. As far as rating the Harry Potter books, I would have to say the seventh one is my favorite, followed by the fourth, fifth, third, first, sixth, and second. If you haven't read her books yet, I strongly suggest you read them soon. You will be amazed how great they are.

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    Jk Rowling is an amazing writer, the harry potter books are so good and so well thought out that you can read them over and over again and still find new things you didn't see the last time.
    she is an amazing writer. :)

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    Pick up her books and you'll never put them down! hide show

    I never really liked the Harry Potter series. My sister once rented the first two movies before the third one came out and I was interested but not satisfied. Then, in 2005, i decided to start reading the books and I instantly loved them. J.K.Rowling is a great authour. She has written nine books so far, eight of which have been published, and two's proceeds went towards charity! Her books are amazing and will never be forgetten. The most fascinating thing about them is how the whole thing was created: the last paragrpah being written before anything else and the idea coming to Joanne (J.K.) on a train! So, if you don't read her books, then I suggest you do.

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    One great writer. I really love the Harry Potter books, with four being my favorite, and I think that she has really create a sort of mania around, not only her country, but in the whole world. She is simply awesome, and she is one of the best writers I have seen. I can't wait for the final book, she is great.

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