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J.K. Rowling had a very bad childhood. her mother died when she was15 and her relation with her father was not all that good. So the Harry Potter series has been described as a giant attempt to reclaim a lost childhood.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe idea for Harry Potter and Hogwarts came to her when she was delayed on a train for four hours. She states that the idea just fell into her head fully formed, with all the plots, characters and story bubbling away in her head.
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∙ 12y agoJK Rowling started writing the first Harry Potter book, the Philosopher's Stone (aka Sorcerer's Stone American title) in 1990.
She was broke, on the dole, and had a young child to support. But she had a dream, so she wrote her first book in long hand, on paper, in a coffee shop.
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∙ 13y agoJ.K. Rowling has said on numerous occasions that the idea for the series quite literally popped into her head during a train ride from Manchester to London. The train had been delayed for four hours, and by the time she reached her destination, she essentially had the entire idea of a young boy named Harry attending a wizarding school in her head.
She incorporated many characteristics of people she knew into some of the characters, and the subsequent death of her mother and her deep depression heavily influenced the messages about death, but for the most part, the idea "came fully formed."
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∙ 12y agoAlthough J.K. Rowling began to write Harry Potter before her mother died, she has stated that her mothers death was her influence. Had her mother not died the whole series would have been different. Rowling said that she didn't think she was wrong in saying that had her mother not died, there wouldn't be a Harry Potter.
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∙ 12y agoshe was on a train to London and the idea popped into her head and she wrote it down and that's how the famous Harry Potter series was started
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∙ 12y agoJ.k. Rowling thought of Harry Potter when she was on a late Britain train.
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∙ 11y agoHer childhood.
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∙ 14y agoshe feels like it. and people like it.
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When did J.K. Rowling start writing Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix?
Not sure, but it was released in 2003.
Did J.K. Rowling start with Harry Potter 4?
No, JK Rowling started with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
What year did J.K. Rowling start writing Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?
J.K. Rowling began writing Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1990. She completed the first draft in 1995 and began working to get it published. It was first published in June 1997.
What year did J.K Rowling start writing Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?
J.K. Rowling was born in 1965. She came up with the idea of the Harry Potter series in 1990 and began writing it straight away, when she was twenty five. She kept editing the book until it was released in 1997 when she was thirty two.
What was J.K. Rowling's motivation to start writing?
Hi their Well what i heard she was quite poor before Harry Potter AND she had a son to look after i don't think she meant to write to make money maybe she just started writting because she was bored !! But i do know this she got the idea of Harry Potter after she went on a train !! P.S. hope i could help she's and excelent writer i read the whole Harry Potter series Bye !
When did J.K. Rowling start writing Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix?
Not sure, but it was released in 2003.
Did J.K. Rowling start with Harry Potter 4?
No, JK Rowling started with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
What year did J.K. Rowling start writing Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?
J.K. Rowling began writing Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1990. She completed the first draft in 1995 and began working to get it published. It was first published in June 1997.
When did J.K. Rowling start writing Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?
Immediately after she finished The Sorcerer's Stone.
What year did J.K Rowling start writing Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?
J.K. Rowling was born in 1965. She came up with the idea of the Harry Potter series in 1990 and began writing it straight away, when she was twenty five. She kept editing the book until it was released in 1997 when she was thirty two.
When did J. K. Rowling start the Harry Potter series?
She started the Harry Potter series in 1990.
Why did J.K Rowling start writing Harry Potter?
When JK Rowling was on a delayed train to King's Cross, Harry just strolled into her head fully formed. When she got to King's Cross most of the characters had taken form.
What year did JK Rowling start publishing the Harry Potter books?
1999
How did Harry Potter start?
JK Rowling was a on a Train when she thought: "Why don't I write about a boy going to a wizarding school?" Harry Potter was then born.
Will J.K Rowling write abot harry potters children?
J.K. Rowling said that she plans on writing abother book, bt she may not even start it until ten or so years from now. If she does write a book, she says it may be a sort of "harry potter dictionary", but she probably will not write anything more to the harry potter stories.
What was J.K. Rowling's motivation to start writing?
Hi their Well what i heard she was quite poor before Harry Potter AND she had a son to look after i don't think she meant to write to make money maybe she just started writting because she was bored !! But i do know this she got the idea of Harry Potter after she went on a train !! P.S. hope i could help she's and excelent writer i read the whole Harry Potter series Bye !
When did JK Rowling start writing her books?
JK Rowling started writing the first book in the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (published in the U.S. as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"), in 1990 while on a delayed train. She spent the next few years developing the story and characters before it was published in 1997.
