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J K Rowling: Five Years of Planning

Posted by Backyard Urban Gardening on Sunday, September 14, 2008

I did a Google search this morning for "write like J K Rowling" and an interesting article from TheCuckleburr.com popped up.

J K Rowling went from barely getting by, to living a life on easy street, but as Suzanne Harrison explains in her article titled Are You the Next J K Rowling?, it definitely wasn't "easy".

I have not read the Harry Potter books and don't plan to. It's just not my "thing", but I cannot fault the success of the series. It's almost a culture unto itself.

The books are not without controversy. The storyline includes references to witchcraft and wizardry that some parents are uncomfortable with, but I think those parents are definiltey in the minority.
I have some friends that actually host Harry Potter themed parties for all the neighborhood kids and adults. I have friends with kids that read the books while their children were reading the books and then they'd discuss what they read together as a family.

Five years of outlining and preparation prior to starting to write the first book were definitely worth it -- and Ms. Rowling has the bank account to prove it.

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