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JKRollingMs.JKRowlingwasbornonJuly31st,1965inChippingSodbury,Gloucestershire,England.HergivennameatbirthwasJoanneKathleen.Ms.Rowlinghasonesister,Di,wasborn2yearsafterJK.Galleries:JKRItisinterestingtonotethatMs.Rowlingclaimsthatshehasactuallybeenwritingsinceshewas5or6yearsold.Herfirststory,calledRabbit,wasfilledwithinterestingcharacters,suchasalargebeecalledMissBee.Ms.Rowling,alongwithherparentsandsister,movedtwicewhileJKwasgrowingup.Oneoftheirhomes,closetoBristol,andinWinterbourne,shehadfriendsnextdoorwhoslastnamewasPotter.JKneverforgotthechildren,orthelastname,whichshelikedverymuch.Galleries:JKRhouseWhenshewasnineyearsoldherfamilymovedagaintoTutshillinGloucestershire.Joanne’sbedroomwasthewindowatthefarright.Ms.Rowlingattendedaprimary(gradeschool)inTutshill,andthen,later,sheattendedWyedeanComprehensive.Ms.Rowling(farright)describes»EWE«Galleries:JKRyoungwithfamilyherselfasbeingshy,freckly,withnonaturalathleticability,butagreatloveofliteratureandverysimilartoHermioneintheHarryPotterbooks.JoannemodeledHermioneonherself. Galleries:JKwithSean-firstRonWeasleyJoanneisshownherewithschoolfriendSeanHarris,whowasagoodfriendtoher.MuchofthecharacterofRonWeasleyintheHarryPotterbooksisbasedonhim.InthebackgroundofthispictureistheSevernBridge.JoanneandSeanoftenusedtocomehere.About20milesupstreamisthecountytownofGloucester.GloucesterCathedralwasusedasthesetforHogwartsintheHarryPotterfilm.Seanhadablue-and-whiteFordAngliacar,inwhichSeanandJoanneusedtodrivearoundthecountryside.Joannehadveryhappymemoriesofthiscar,andthiswastheexactmodelfortheWeasley’scarinTheChamberofSecrets.Galleries:JKRschoolLater,whenshegraduatedfromtheWyedeanComprehensive,sheattendedExeterUniversity.HereMs.RowlingstudiedFrench,(afterherparentsencouragedherinto,whattheybelieved,wouldbeawonderfulcareer,asabilingualsecretary.Aftergraduation,however,itdidnttakeMs.Rowlinglongtorealizethatshewasnotmeanttobeasecretary.Selfdescribedastheworstsecretaryever,verydisorganized,shefounditincreasinglyhardtoremainattentiveduringmeetings,actuallywritingstoryideasinsteadoftakingnotes,asshehadbeeninstructed.Galleries:JKatschoolWhenMs.Rowlingwas26yearsoldshemovedtoPortugaltobeanEnglishteacher.Ms.RowlinghasbeenquotedmanytimesassayingshelovedteachingEnglish,oftenteachingintheafternoonsandevenings,sothatshecouldbefreetoworkonherwritingduringthemornings.Itwasduringthisperiodthatshebeganworkingonastoryaboutawizard.TheideaforHarryPottercametoJoannequitesuddenly.ShewasmakingatrainjourneyfromManchestertoLondon.DuringthatjourneyshevisualizedHarryvery»EWE«Galleries:Jointrainclearly.Shehadnowritingmaterialswithher.Asshegotoffthetrainhermindwasseethingwithideas,andshewasinastateofeuphoria.Assoonasshecould,shebegantowritedownthoseideas,whichsubsequentlybecameassembledintothebooks.HereJoanneisatKingsCrossstation.Joannethinksthisisaveryromanticplace.HerparentshadfirstmeteachotheronatrainoutofKingsCross.Galleries:JoinforntofheroldflatMs.RowlingmetandmarriedajournalistinPortugal(hewasPortuguese),andherdaughter,Jessica,wasbornin1993.Shortlyafterthebirthofherdaughter,themarriageendedindivorce,andMs.Rowling,alongwithherinfantdaughter,movedtoEdinburgh,ScotlandsothatJKcouldbenearheryoungersister,Di.»EWE«Galleries:PlacewhereHPhadbeenwrittenItwasduringthistimeperiodthatMs.RowlingbecamedeterminedtonotonlyfinishherHarryPotterwizardnovel,buttogetitpublished.Oftenshewouldwriteinrestaurants,whereherdaughterandshecouldstaywarmwhileshewrote.ThisisNicolson’sRestaurantin»EWE«Galleries:TablewhereHPwaswrittenEdinburghwhichJoanneoftenusedtovisit.Andthiswasherfavouritetable,inacorner,outoftheway,whereshedidalotofherearlywriting.Ittookabout5yearsforJoannetobringherfirstbooktoastateforpublication.JoanneimaginedHarryPotter’sworldingreatdetail.»EWE«Galleries:CharacterswrittenbyJoThisisonepageofnoteswithanalphabeticlistingofcharacters.Shedescribedtheprocessofwritingherbooks,asoneofeditingandassemblingthisinformation.»EWE«Galleries:HagridandProfessorDumbledoreabouttodepositlittleHarryinPrivetDrivebyJoThereisamassofdetailedbackgroundinformationaboutHarry’sworldinthesenotesthatwillnotappearinthebooks.Joannealsomadeverycompetentdrawingsofcharactersandscenesassheimaginedthem.ThisdrawingshowsHagridandProfessorDumbledoreabouttodepositlittleHarryinPrivetDrive.Ms.RowlingrequestedagrantfromtheScottishArtsCouncil,whichwaseventuallygiventoher,inordertocompleteherbook.Whenitwascompleted,afterseveralrejections,Ms.Rowlingsoldthenovel,HarryPotterandThePhilosopher’sStone,toBloomsburyintheUKfortheequivalentofabout$4,000.MySQLError-OrnotexistingImageIDChristopherLittle,Joanne’sagent,explainedhowdifficultithadbeenforJoannetogetherfirstbookpublished.TheliteraryexpertsadvisingallthemajorpublishersjudgedthatHarryPotterwouldnotbesuccessful,andtheyallrejectedit.Joannedescribedherfeelingswhenshegotaphonecall,fromChristopherLittle,tosaythebookhadbeenacceptedbyBloomsburyPress.Thatwasoneofthebestmomentsofherlife.MySQLError-OrnotexistingImageIDTomaintainherandherdaughter,Ms.RowlingbeganworkingasaFrenchteacher.AfterseveralmonthsArthurALevineBooks/ScholasticPressboughttheAmericanrightstothefirstHarryPotter,andMs.Rowlingreceivedenoughmoneytogiveupteachingandwritefulltime.Ms.Rowlinghasdescribedthismomentasthehappiestofherlife.ArthurLevine,bid$105,000tosecuretheAmericanpublicationrights.MySQLError-OrnotexistingImageIDPhilipPullmanhadsomeinterestingremarkstomake.Henotedthatmanycurrentlysuccessfulbooksforadultsdealwithsubjectsthatare,actually,triteandtrivial.Andthatitischildren’sworks,likeJoannes,thatdealwithissuesofmoralityandlifeanddeath.Galleries:EnglishCoverAfterBloomsburyChildren’sBookspublishedthebookinJune1997,itwasntlongbeforeMs.Rowlingwasrecognizedasamajordiscovery.TheawardsandaccoladesgrewquicklyforbothHarryPotterandMs.Rowling.In1997thebookwonTheBritishBookAwardsChildren’sBookoftheYear,andtheSmartiesPrize.WhenpublishedintheUS,inSeptemberof1998,thebookwasrenamedandreleasedbyArthurALevineBooks/ScholasticPress,thenewtitlewasHarryPotterandtheSorcerer’sStone.Galleries:EnglishCoverMs.Rowlingquicklywroteasequel,HarryPotterandTheChamberofSecrets,whichwaspublishedJulyof1998intheUK,andinJune1999intheUSA.Immediatelyafterthissuccessfulsequelathirdbook,HarryPotterandThePrisonerofAzkaban,waspublishedinJulyandSeptemberof1999,intheUKandtheUSA,respectively.Galleries:EnglishCoverToheramazement,andjoy,Ms.Rowlingbecameahousehold 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whenthefirstthreeinstallmentsoftheHarryPotterseriestookoverthetop3slotsintheNewYorkTimesbestsellerslist.(Itsinterestingtonotethatthebooksalsodidaswell,achievingsimilarresults,intheUK)Galleries:EnglishCoverBythesummerof2000,Ms.Rowlinghasearned,reportedly,over$400milliondollarsforherfirstthreeHarryPotterbooks,whichhavebeenprintedin35languages,andsoldover30millioncopies.Herfourth,mostanticipated,bookinthepopularseries,entitledHarryPotterandtheGobletofFire,pre-soldoveronemillionadvancedcopies,withafirstprintingof5.3million.BecauseofherdominationandincrediblesuccessontheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlist,thedecisionwasmadetointroduceabestsellerlistforchildrensbooks,whichwouldeliminatethedominatingfactorofthesebestsellersonthecurrentTheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlist.Thisbroughtatremendousamountofreliefandhappinesstoalotofcompetingauthors–andatremendoushonortoMs.JKRowling.»EWE«Galleries:Lastchapterofbook7Joannehasalreadywrittenthefinalchapterofthelast(7th)book.Thescriptisinthisfolder,whichisnowkeptinasecurelocationinbank.»EWE«Galleries:JowithhusbandOn26thDecember2001,JoannemarriedDrNeilMurrayinasecretBoxingDayceremony,atJoanne’snewhomeatKilliechassieHouse,Aberfeldy.On26thDecember2001,JoannemarriedDrNeilMurrayinasecretBoxingDayceremony,atJoanne’snewhomeatKilliechassieHouse,Aberfeldy.»EWE«Galleries:EnglishCoverPublicationofJoanne’sfifthbook,HarryPotterandtheOrderofthePhoenix,wasJune21st2003,ayearago.Nowwearewaitingforthebook6.WornerBros.boughtrightstotheallHarryPotter’sfilms.JowasoneveryeachLondonpremiere.Herearephotosfromeach.