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Despite her commercial success as the author of the "Harry Potter" series, Rowling faced rejection yet again when she submitted the mystery novel to several publishing houses under the...
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At her lowest ebb, she was unemployed, a single mother and in a depression so severe that at times she contemplated suicide. Coupled with her dire financial situation, Rowling had to rely on welfare benefits to survive. During a 2008 Harvard University commencement speech, Rowling spoke with candour about these challenging times. “I was the biggest...
The magical story of Harry Potter and his cohorts came to Rowling’s mind while on a delayed train journey from Manchester to King’s Cross station in London. “Coincidentally, I didn’t have a pen and was too shy to ask anyone for one on the train, which frustrated me at the time, but when I look back it was the best thing for me. It gave me the full ...
Once the first three chapters were completed, Rowling enthusiastically submitted it to several publishers. Twelve rejected it. The thirteenth gave her the thumbs up – providing she assume the pen name J.K. Rowling. In 1997, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stonehit the shelves and within weeks exploded into a global sensation. This heralded the b...
Seven sequels later, the Harry Potter series had sold 450 million copies in 78 languages worldwide and had generated eight blockbuster film adaptations. In less than ten years from the publishing of her first novel, Rowling had amassed a multimillion-dollar fortune and had become the most successfulliterary author of all time. Notably too, she had ...
So, if you are an aspiring writer aiming for blockbuster success, read Rowling’s tips to improve your writing. Let them guide and inspire you. Perhaps you will become the next storytelling wizard who will proudly exclaim, “I did it too!”
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Sep 15, 2020 · The difference between failure and massive success can be small, and we could easily never have heard of Harry Potter at all. Rowling never gave up on her dream of becoming a writer.
- Erik Hamre
Apr 24, 2017 · Before creating the Harry Potter series, JK Rowling was clinically depressed. In the early 1990s, she returned to the UK to settle down in Scotland near her sister.
- Zat Rana
Jan 27, 2023 · But all that didn’t happen over night. She faced rejection and constantly strived for success. She worked hard and harder at her writings even before anyone knew her. If you have a dream or a...
- Sam Hamdy
Jul 12, 2022 · After all the rejection and ridicule and failure, Rowling’s effort finally bore fruit. The book was immensely popular and more books were published as demand and love for the Harry Potter world and story took the world by storm. Today it is a seven-volume series, published from 1997 to 2007.
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Jun 26, 2017 · To put in plainly, Harry Potter was not widely expected to be a hit, with JK Rowling receiving "loads" of rejection letters before finding success. Fantasy stories had fallen out of favour by the 1990s, senior lecturer in literature at Deakin University Michelle Smith says, with popular books firmly rooted in reality.
