Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series now one of the most richest people in England yet, she was a single parent struggling to earn money for her family? This biography will explain the success story of one woman who never gave up during her worse-case scenario. .
J. K. Rowling was born on July 31, 1965 in chipping Sodbury, near Bristol, in southern England. Her name is Joanne Rowling and the K. came form the name Kathleen. Since she was an author of a book her publishers wanted initials for her name instead of just J. Rowling, so she came up with Kathleen who was Rowling's favorite grandmother therefore it gave her the official name of Joanne Kathleen Rowling. A.K.A. J.K. Rowling. Rowling has a younger sister by the name of Dianne Rowling. Both Rowling's came up with nicknames which they preferred to be called by. Joanne Rowling wanted to be called Jo and Dianne Rowling wanted to be called Di. When Rowling was young, the age when most children were learning to read, Rowling had "written" her first book by the name of, "Rabbit." The story was about a rabbit that came down with the measles and is visited by its friend including a giant bee named, "Miss Bee.".
Rowling attended Exeter University, studying French and graduated in 1987. Thereafter Rowling worked for a short time as a research assistant for Amnesty International. While she continued her craze in writing by writing during her lunch and break hours. Rowling also worked on a book what she called, "The Worst Secretary Ever" and made a collection of her own adult fiction novels. As early as 1983, Rowling had been busy collecting old English words and names of maps and towns of England. In 1990 Rowling was determined to write a book using these words about an orphaned boy, who is mistreated by his aunt and uncle and finds himself being a Wizard. In 1991 Rowling had written almost 10 different 1st chapters for the book Harry Potter.
Introduction Thousands of people, old and young, graduates and non-graduates, came to watch the famous author of the Harry Potter book series, J.K. Rowling, come forth and present herself to many young Harvard University graduates, in June of 2008. She was to give an important commencement speech th...
J.K. Rowling, author and creator of the Harry Potter phenomenon, partnered with Sony to create Pottermore, an interactive website that will be available in October 2011. ... Although rumors circulated that a sequel to series would be released, Rowling is sticking to her promise that the Harry Potter series ended with the seventh book. However, Rowling promising to release new content on the Pottermore website that she has been "hoarding for years" (Clark). Rod Henwood, CEO of Pottermore, reported that Rowling has already written at least 18,000 words of new material for the site, "which w...
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix All five of the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling, are fantasy novels filled with witches wizards and mythical creatures. ... Rowling makes even school sound fun! ... J.K Rowling has a unique ability to invent realistic and effective storylines and characters and themes she invents for her novels are so original. ... J.K Rowling is now one of the best loved children's authors in the world: due to the success of the books in the previous three years a series of films are being produced based on the award winning novels. ...
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the first in a series of books by J.K Rowling. ... J.K Rowling's description of events at Hogwarts school allows the reader to escape into another world. ... But director Chris Columbus, of Home Alone fame, has meticulously recreated J.K Rowling's best-selling novel. ... J.K Rowling insisted on using only British actors and even rejected Steven Spielburg's offer to direct the film, which would have almost guaranteed a huge success. ...
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone By J.K. Rowling J.K. Rowling was a struggling single mother when she wrote the beginnings of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone on scraps of paper at a local Café. But her efforts soon paid off, as she received an unprecedented award from the Scottish Arts...
This evolution, sometimes gone unnoticed, is illustrated in the works of Beowulf, Mark Twain, and J.K. Rowling. ... Third, a present fictional hero created by J.K. Rowling combines both the values of supernatural powers with adolescence. ... Rowling. ...
Harry Potter And Sorcerer Stone By Rowling Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling is a children's novel about a young boy, Harry Potter, and his adventures at Hogwarts, a school for wizards and witches. ... By illustrating the characters with faults, Rowling makes them more realistic and believable. ... By making Harry the hero, Rowling teaches children various redeeming qualities for which they should strive. ... By having Gryffindor win, Rowling shows that upright, honorable characters don't always finish last. ...
