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J.K Rowling

J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, faced numerous rejections before achieving monumental success with her books, which have sold 400 million copies worldwide. Despite personal struggles, including being a single mother living on welfare, she persevered and eventually published a series that set records for sales and influenced popular culture. Rowling is also known for her philanthropy, donating millions to charities focused on poverty and multiple sclerosis.

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J.K Rowling

J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, faced numerous rejections before achieving monumental success with her books, which have sold 400 million copies worldwide. Despite personal struggles, including being a single mother living on welfare, she persevered and eventually published a series that set records for sales and influenced popular culture. Rowling is also known for her philanthropy, donating millions to charities focused on poverty and multiple sclerosis.

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J.K.

Rowling (1965) who is the author of the much-loved series of seven Harry Potter novels,
originally published between 1997 and 2007.

J. K. Rowling planned out her entire book series before she started writing the first one - by
hand. Twelve publishers are probably still cursing because they rejected her first Harry Potter
book, convinced it was far too long for children and would never sell.

She is worth more than a billion dollars, has been named one of the most influential people
in the world, and holds the record for the fastest-selling books in history. But when J. K. Rowling
first set out to write her books about a boy wizard named Harry Potter, no one could possibly
have guessed how successful she would be. In fact, Joanne Rowling (her real name) was having
a hard time, and had to fight against tremendous odds to achieve her vision.

Rowling says she came up with the Harry Potter idea while riding on a train that was delayed.
By the time it got to the station, she had the whole series of books plotted out in her mind!

She started writing right away, but then life threw her a series of curves. Following the death
of her mother after a long battle with multiple sclerosis, Rowling took a job teaching in Portugal.
She got married and had a baby there, but after a divorce she moved back to Britain.

Three years later, she still had not finished her first Harry Potter book. She was a single,
unemployed mother, living on welfare. But J. K. Rowling still believed in her idea. She would take
her baby for long walks to put her to sleep, and then sit writing her book in cafes. She finally
finished the manuscript and typed it up on an old manual typewriter.

The first twelve publishers turned her down. Number thirteen said, “Yes” - mainly because
the little girl of the company’s chairperson loved the book - but warned Rowling to get a job
because she would not make much money from a children’s book.

Once Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published, however, the book won a raft
of awards and began selling at an incredible pace. Every book in the series sold more than the
last, with the last four books all setting world records for the fastest sale of a million copies.

All told, the Harry Potter series has sold 400 million copies in sixty-five languages, sparked a
series of highly successful movies, and made J. K. Rowling one of the wealthiest authors in the
world.

Rowling remembers her own struggles and gives millions of dollars a year to charities,
including those that focus on poverty and on multiple sclerosis. She is also president of a charity
that supports single parents.

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