J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling
Joanne "Jo" Rowling, OBE, FRSL, pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is a British novelist, screenwriter and film producer best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. The books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold more than 400 million copies. They have become the best-selling book series in history and been the basis for a series of films which is the second highest-grossing film series in history. Rowling had overall approval on the...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth31 July 1965
CityYate, England
I'm a very distracted person.
There was no press involvement, there was no pressure. Life was very pure and it became more complicated.
Everyone wanted my emotions to be very simple. They wanted me to say, "I was poor and I was unhappy, and now I've got money and I'm really happy."
Many parts of my life are perfectly ordinary, if that's what you mean. One could even call it boring, but that's what I like about it.
There is plenty of ambitious competition and hypocrisy in the middle class, which makes it a rather fertile environment for a writer.
The success of Harry Potter has given me lots of freedom. I can pay my bills, and I don't have to prove anything to anyone anymore.
I've been writing my entire life, and I'll always write. But at times I have told myself that I don't necessarily have to publish anything else.
If there is a connection between Harry Potter and my new novel, it's my interest in characters.
I'm not a billionaire, what a tragedy.
I think that emotionally, I've probably felt a little bit more balanced when I started writing again.
Every writer prefers good reviews over bad ones, and every writer wants to have lots of readers. But if it doesn't happen, that's fine too. Perhaps I won't throw a party then; I'll simply go home and keep writing.
I like the distinction. It enables me to have more easygoing encounters in my private life.
I'm sure that I'll never have another success like Harry Potter for the rest of my life, no matter how many books I write, and no matter whether they're good or bad.
but the idea of the Dark Lord in possesion of the Deathstick is, I must admit, formidable.