Many people have heard about J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series. When she first started writing Harry Potter, she was poor, but by the release of the seventh book, she was more than just successful. She has written many books under various pen names, with her most famous being J.K. Rowling. She is an author who has made an impact on many people with her stories, creating a whole generation of kids eager to turn to the next pages of her books…
Joanne Rowling was born on July 31, 1965, to Anne and Peter Rowling in Yate, England, and grew up in England and Wales. She was 6 years old when she wrote her first book called Rabbit, which was about a rabbit with measles. She attended Wyedean Comprehensive School and later got her bachelor’s in French at Exeter University.
After her bachelor’s degree, she started working as a secretary for many firms, including a publishing office where she had to write many rejection letters to authors. While working, she aspired to become a writer and even started many novels, but couldn’t finish any of them. In the early 1990s, she moved to Portugal and taught English as a foreign language at the University of Porto. She married a television journalist named Jorge Arantes and had a daughter named Jessica, but got divorced and ended up moving to Edinburgh, Scotland.
Moving more towards Harry Potter, the idea of the Harry Potter series came to J.K. Rowling while she was on atrain in 1990 going from Manchester to London that was delayed for hours. Rowling fell asleep and had a dream about a little boy going to wizarding school. The idea for the Harry Potter series came to her fully formed, meaning she had the idea for all 7 books inspired by this dream. The first book of the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, also known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, was rejected 12 times before being published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books. It was released under the name J.K. Rowling to stop male readers from judging the book due to its author being a woman. J.K. Rowling stands for Joanne, her first name, Kathleen, her grandmother’s name, and Rowling, her last name. Soon after the release of the 4th Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, movie adaptations of the books started filming in the year 2000.
J.K. Rowling has had a major impact on young people reading the Harry Potter series. The series has inspired people to want to read more books, and has made reading something for her audience to look forward to with every new book. During midnight releases of the latest Harry Potter book, huge lines snaked from bookstores as young readers would wait to get the new book. With this impact, J.K. Rowling has improved the reading skills of the people who read Harry Potter, and even young people who had never liked reading found themselves enjoying the books.
J.K. Rowling’s career in writing is very successful. She has authored many books, from her first book, Rabbit, to her most recent book, Christmas at Hogwarts. Harry Potter is still the most popular series. She has had a major impact on the reading community, and with her writings, she has taught her audiences that real magic doesn’t have to come from a wand, but can come from a simple paper, pencil, and a dream.