What would you chose if you were J. K. Rowling struggling to make a living before the success of Harry Potter?
Q. What would you do if you were a single parent with a 3 years old child to take care of and worst of all have to depend on social security for a living. Imagine the above scenario, you have to choose between a stable income job that practically will occupied all your time or continue to work on your pet project which there is no certainty if and when the first paycheck will arrive. Well, the above scene played out in Edinburgh almost 10 years ago and the rest as they said, is history. The person that I am referring to is none other than Joanne Rowling, the world know her as J. K. Rowling, the best selling author of The Harry Potter series.
Asked by yan_yan_69 - Tue Jun 26 05:50:01 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Is this a question or a tribute/advert for JK Rowling?
Answered by my brain hurts - Tue Jun 26 05:59:20 2007

Which book has a picture of J K Rowling on the back cover?
Q. I saw the back cover of a book somebody was reading, and recognised J K Rowling on the back, in black and white, in front of a book case. Does anyone know what book this would be?
Asked by Anonymous - Sat Aug 4 19:29:46 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. the adult version
Answered by Curious_AZN - Sat Aug 4 19:40:02 2007

To J.K. Rowling, please give me all your tips on writing fantasy, who wants to be a writer 2 (and an actor)?
Q. I am writing my own fantasy series and I need all the help I could get, especially from J.K. Rowling, Christopher Golden, and Terry Goodkind. I'd really appreciate it if they see this and answer back right away
Asked by actor/writer - Sat Jul 25 15:08:54 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Oh honey, I doubt they'll come on here. But I guess if you don't ask you don't get. You could always look on Myspace or other websites to get in touch with authors; it's surprising how many will actually write to you or talk to you and give you advice. I was writing back and forth to Malorie Blackman recently, and she was really lovely. I'm always surprised when successful people deign to have casual conversations with fans and admirers, but they do. Kudos for trying :)
Answered by Poe Bird: you'll never guess - Sat Jul 25 17:03:03 2009

How do I send an email to j k rowling - anybody know the address?
Q. I've been on j k rowling site but there I can't find a contact us option, does anyone know how I can send an email to J K Rowling or her secretary?
Asked by Disk123 - Thu Jan 3 05:11:04 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The Rowling Site says that her publishers will forward letters. So send a letter to her publishers.
Answered by Hanya - Thu Jan 3 08:48:58 2008

How can J.K. Rowling afford publishing her book?
Q. I read that publishing a book cost more than 3,000 dollars. I know that J.K. Rowling was poor so how could she afford publishing her book? I also have to say that I'm talking about the first book of Harry Potter!
Asked by Justin - Sun Aug 17 22:58:33 2008 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Okay seriously, Don't listen to half the answers. it was not a loan or anything. real publishing costs no money at all. Publishers PAY authors to publish their books. JKR did not self publish, so it didn't cost her any money.
Answered by Marti - Mon Aug 18 16:46:58 2008

How do I dress like J.K.Rowling?!!Need immediate help!?
Q. I have to do this project where you find out about a writer and tell everyone about him/her and you have to dress like that person when you speak.Im doing J.K.Rowling and have NO idea what to wear to dress like her!HELP! also, i need props to go along with it!What props?!!
Asked by Annabeth Chase - Wed Mar 24 15:34:44 2010 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. search "J.K. Rowling" on the internet. See what kind of clothes she wears and how she usually wears her hair. I think she wears pretty normal clothes so that may be a little hard, but perhaps you can find a certain style (like a light brown skirt and blouse or something) that she usually wears. Good luck.
Answered by Lord_Kiwi - Wed Mar 24 15:36:32 2010

What chapter in the Deathly Hallows made J.K. Rowling break down in tears?
Q. I just finished reading the Deathly Hallows this weekend, and I recall reading news stories about J.K. Rowling becoming overwhelmed after finishing one of the chapters. My question is, does anyone have a link to an interview or anything where she reveals which chapter got to her? I'm not looking for "maybe it was this one, or maybe that one" type responses, I really just want to find out if she's actually revealed this now that the book has been released. Thanks!
Asked by [177] - Tue Jul 31 15:56:42 2007 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. JKR in her interview with Meredith Vieira: "I really, really, really cried after writing Chapter 34, which is where Harry walks back into the forest for what he thinks will be the last time It was because I had to live that with Harry and feel the weight of his disillusionment and his fear because he believes he's being sent to his death by Dumbledore who he saw wanted to keep him alive. So that was massively moving to me to write. "
Answered by Navigator - Tue Jul 31 16:09:55 2007

Is J K Rowling allowing writers to write in the Potter universe?
Q. I've looked around and can't seem to find any info on it. I hear from some people she's undecided, and from some she's adamantly saying hell no.
Asked by shadowless_fear - Mon Jun 7 13:46:35 2010 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Well Yes and No! Non profit Fanfiction she allows, this is when fans of the series write stories about the Harry Potter characters and in the Harry Potter Universe. But the key word here is non profit, they cannot be publishing books, making money on it. This is primarly people publishing stories online. She is positive to fanfiction, and her agent says it's flattering, and she herself has said she is ok with it as long as it doesn't contain racism or pornography. But even if some of them do contain these she has never taken action against FF. "Her lawyers confirmed the author would be happy for spin-offs to be published online, provided it was made clear she was not involved and the publications were not sold." However there was a… [cont.]
Answered by On Interrail Now - Mon Jun 7 14:25:08 2010

Do you think J.K rowling should of kept Dumbldores sexuality a secret or told like she did?
Q. I don't really care one way or an other it does not effect the books in my opinion.
Asked by titans1fan93 - Sat Dec 26 22:24:01 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It changed my perception of him, yes. I always thought that he had a deceased wife somewhere, but when JK let that piece of information out...well, I was surprised to say the least. It explained a few things. I just can't explain how I felt. I thought he was a manipulative strong man, but after hearing about his sexuality it softened him up for me a bit. It made me see that he was really depressed for lying to Harry in the seventh book and wasn't as cold and guarded as he seemed in the fifth book. It changed minor things in my mind about him like that.
Answered by Tonks - Sat Dec 26 23:50:06 2009

Do you think J.K Rowling will be able to create a world as amazing as the one in Harry Potter?
Q. I mean in future projects. She said she was finished with Harry. She's not finished with writing. It doesn't have to MAGICAL. I mean can she write something that lives up to the Potter series?
Asked by Sari - Sat Sep 13 18:18:15 2008 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments

A. of course, i think its unfair to assume that her career stops after Harry Potter, but saying that, she did mention that she may write under a pen name, if she release a future book. but yes i think she can write something on the same level as HP xx
Answered by nurses_and_bondage - Sat Sep 13 21:44:21 2008

How much would a postcard of the picture from the first Harry Potter book signed by J K Rowling be worth?
Q. I got it about 8 or 9 years ago when I wrote to her but it's definately not printed you can tell it's proper biro. It's the Harry Potter and the Philosophers stone picture.
Asked by Hannah Roberts - Tue Oct 6 14:17:28 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Well, I would DIE for it! Or give you a million dollars cash :)
Answered by Gilderoy Lockhart - Thu Oct 8 20:13:09 2009

What do you think of Stephen King comments on J.K Rowling and Stephenie Meyer?
Q. He said: "The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer can t write worth a darn. She s not very good." Do you agree or disagree with his comments? Why?
Asked by Land F - Tue Feb 3 20:18:32 2009 - - 15 Answers - 0 Comments

A. i agree 100% with Stephen King's comments. It was a bit harsh though.
Answered by i pardon you . - Tue Feb 3 20:21:56 2009

What steps did J.K. Rowling take to be so successful?
Q. Why was J.K. Rowling so successful? Did she go through extra steps to make her book a bestseller that other authors don't? I've never really read her books, but I know that she became rich from her Harry Potter novels. Was it just a fluke? I mean I know she is very talented, but a lot of talented writers go unnoticed.
Asked by KatRascal - Mon Sep 22 15:54:42 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. There really aren't "steps" she went through to make her books major bestsellers. Pure luck. One thing, though, that all successful authors have in something in common is the fact that they wrote for the sake of writing. A lot of people, especially aspiring authors here on Y!A, write for the intentions of trying to become a bestselling author, have their books be made into movies, or better yet, have their books become classics. That's the wrong approach. Rowling wrote Harry Potter, because she had a story to share. Whether they became bestsellers or not was most likely not a driving force behind her writing. I doubt she knew she would become a multibillionaire after only publishing seven books. How could it be? Especially since… [cont.]
Answered by Dave - Mon Sep 22 17:01:49 2008

Do you think that J.K. Rowling should kill off Harry Potter &/or any of the main characters in the last book?
Q. I just heard on the radio that Rowling stated that 2 of the main characters will be killed off in the last book? Do you think that's a good ending? If so, why? & if not, what do you think would be a good ending?
Asked by WestlifeForLife - Wed Aug 2 23:39:19 2006 - - 21 Answers - 0 Comments

A. As much as I don't like it, I think it is totally possible that J.K. Rowling might kill off Harry. If you remember the article, she said that there is a good side to killing off your main character. When she is dead and gone, no one will be able to come back and write Harry because he already died; it would be satisfactory to know that no one will come back and take over you masterpiece. Here is a list of people besides Harry that I think might perish. Ron: Besides being Harry's best mate, we haven't really seen him prove himself in times of danger and battle. He showed his strengths back in Book 1 when during the giant chess match during the hunt for the Philosopher's Stone. There is a theory that Ron will sacrifice himself for Harry in… [cont.]
Answered by Demeter - Thu Aug 3 10:37:34 2006

Is the phone on J.K Rowling's website a link to some other source/information or is it merely decorative?
Q. On J.K Rowling's website, there's a mobile phone that you can type numbers onto. Is it merely just *there* or does it serve a purpose? i.e to get to another link or some kind of quest/clue. It did most intrigue me. WOW, yeah it gives you special content! A 'very early page of philosophers stone from around 1991! COOL!
Asked by Slushy Parrot - Sun Jun 21 12:56:30 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Well I know you can type magic into it. 62442, and it does something but I can't remember what, sorry.
Answered by jade scarlette :) - Sun Jun 21 13:06:07 2009

J K Rowling is not an author but a group of anonymous authors?
Q. Is that right?
Asked by weasley is my king - Wed Apr 1 05:48:56 2009 - - 20 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Yes and No. They are not an anonymous group but a group of witches and wizards who came together to tell the story of a young boy named Harry Potter who saved them from He-Who-Must-Be-Named. Hogwarts exists and JK is under the imperious curse to be used as the "author" to tell the story.
Answered by Megatron - Wed Apr 1 14:24:17 2009

What if Stephanie Meyer wrote Harry Potter and J.K Rowling wrote Harry Potter?
Q. Well, I've been pretty curious if Harry Potter was by Stephanie Meyer and J.K Rowling wrote Twilight. Don't tell me that any of the books suck or anything similar to bad. I want to see if things would be different. Would J.K Rowling be the leader of Young Adult Books? Would Stephanie Meyer just keep writing Harry Potter? Please answer :]
Asked by Karen - Tue Mar 24 22:30:46 2009 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Harry Potter wouldn't be as popular, Stephenie can't write as well as JK, but she comes up with good ideas. And Stephenie would probably not finish as her final book would get leaked. lols. Love all the originals tho.
Answered by Tricks16 - Tue Mar 24 22:34:41 2009

Why do you think J.K Rowling ended the Harry Potter series in the seventh book?
Q. Is it because the most powerful magic number is 7?
Asked by Bradian M - Sun May 6 01:31:51 2007 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. No...it's because she said it ends in the 7th book. She's writing a book for each year he's at Hogwarts. As far as the magic number 7, she may have chosen his education to last that number of years for that reason...who knows?
Answered by ms dont panic - Sun May 6 01:34:17 2007

Someone told me that Dan Brown(Da vinci code) & J.K. Rowling(harry potter) weren't good writers. How so?
Q. I'm not an avid reader and to me, all novels seem written well. Not sure how you can tell some books are written well & some are not? I know it's not the grammar. Then what is it? If J.K. Rowling's not a good writer, how come Harry Potter sold so much? fghfggdh...how does reading Dan Brown's book give you a headache?
Asked by am a Member - Mon Dec 21 13:14:17 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Haven't read Dan Brown, but Rowling's series fell apart after the fifth book. Whatever gift she may or may not have had was gone at that point. Sales figures mean nothing. Just because people bought it doesn't necessarily mean they liked it. Besides, by the end HP had name recognition and was pretty much selling on that alone.
Answered by lenalovegood - Tue Dec 22 16:25:55 2009

How many times/ways did J.K. Rowling use the number 7 in the Harry Potter books?
Q. Like, you know, 7 Horcruxes, 7 books, stuff like that. Thank you, nebula. It's a shame that only one out of 5 answered the question.
Asked by ((I ? HP?)) - Tue Mar 25 19:03:47 2008 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments

A. 7 horcruxes, 7 years at school, 7 Weasley children, 7 defense against the dark arts teachers, 7 is often referred to as a powerful magic number... ohh check this out The real shame is that these people are missing out on something as wonderful as the HP series. I pity them. And, it's not a spoiler that book 7 is two movies! That spoils nothing, and was like the best news I've had in a very long time. I almost peed my pants when I heard that.
Answered by nebula - Tue Mar 25 19:07:37 2008