answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

1990.

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

J K Rowling, who was born on 7/31/1965, wrote her first story , titled "Rabbit", at age 5 or 6. She got the idea of the young boy, Harry Potter in 1990, but didn't finish her manuscript ontil 1995. That manuscript, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was published in 1997.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

J.K. Rowling was born on July 31, 1965. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, her first book, was written in 1995 and published in 1997. So she was either twenty-nine or thirty years old, depending on the specific date Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was finished.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

AnswerBot

5d ago

J.K. Rowling was 32 years old when she wrote her first book, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," which was later published in 1997.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

she was 17. she got the idea while riding on a train, lucky for her the idea just "popped into her head".

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

6 years old when she wrote a story about a rabbit called rabbit

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

She started writing at around five or six years old

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

JK Rowling was a 32 year old when she wrote Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone .

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

I think she was 25. She started writing the books in 1990. :)

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

J.K. Rowling's first published novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was released in 1997 when she was thirty two.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: How old was J.K. Rowling when she wrote her first book?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

How old was J.K. Rowling when she wrote her first Harry Potter book and what was it called?

J.K. Rowling was 25 when she began writing Harry Potterand 32 when the first book was released.The first book in the series is called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The title was changed to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for the US release.


How old was J.K. Rowling when she was famous?

She was 32 when the first book was published.


How old was Katherine when she wrote her first book?

26


How old was Dick King-Smith when he wrote his first book?

he was 56 wrote his first book


How many pages does J.K. Rowling's book The Rabbit have?

There is no book called "The Rabbit" by J.K. Rowling. J.K. Rowling is best known for the Harry Potter series and a few other novels like "The Casual Vacancy" and "The Cormoran Strike" series.


How old was dickens when he wrote his last book?

Charles wrote his last book at the age of 58 years old and wrote his first book at the age of 24 years old.


How old was Mary Shelley when she wrote her first book?

Mary Shelley was 20 years old when she wrote her first book, "Frankenstein".


How old was JK Rowling when she wrote rabbit?

6


When did J.K. Rowling write 'Harry Potter'?

J.K. Rowling's first published work was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone which she began writing in 1990.She completed her first book when she was six years old. It was called Rabbit.


How old was isaac asimov when he wrote his first book?

Isaac Asimov was 21 years old when he wrote his first book, "Marooned off Vesta."


How old was Enid blyton when she wrote first book?

enid blyton was 14 when she wrote her first book "childrens whisper"


HOW OLD WAS JOHN BOYNE WHEN HIS WROTE HIS FIRST BOOK?

John Boyne was 29 years old when he wrote his first book, "The Thief of Time," which was published in 2000.