You might not know who J.K. Rowling is, but you must know about “Harry Potter”! Yes, she is the author of the seven-book fantasy series about a boy wizard which has broken publishing record, the most best-Selling book ever.
Rowling said that she did not expect that this story will bring her fame and money, and she just wrote it as a bed time story for children. The idea of Harry Potter came out to her while she was riding a train in England from Manchester to London. She becomes extraordinary because of this story, but she deeply hopes that she could be treated as a regular person.
She has finished the whole story of Harry Potter and she also stated that she won’t write anything as popular as this one. This piece is considered to be her representative work in her writing career and a miracle in the publishing industry.
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Her experience is good example for us. "We have various possibilities in our life. If you have a dream, keep pursuing it. One day, you must notice the benefit." I recognize this is her word. But I envy her because she earned enormous money with a novel which she imagined in her bed.
回覆刪除I have watched all the harry potter movie but did not know that she just wrote them for the kids bed time stories!! i think she is very talented :)
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