J.K. Rowling (And why I admire her)

First of all, thanks to my second follower! I gave a little cheer when I saw that!

Second of all, I think I've got the query letter down. I'm sending it to a few people before I officially send it to an agent though, just to make sure it makes sense.

Third of all: J.K. Rowling.

Every author or aspiring author in the world should look up to this fantastic woman. (And envy her of course because she's the greatest publishing success story in the world) Mostly because she never asked for fame, fortune or huge book sales. She just wanted to be published and at the time of her writing the first Harry Potter books she was nearly homeless. The publication of the books turned her life around.

Such an inspiring story. And it's just interesting to hear her talk about her books. She truly understands her characters and her story and she's fascinating to listen to.

I've always been a die hard fan of the Harry Potter books. I grew up with them and I've read them countless times because they never get old. But it's interesting to look at them from a writer's perspective.

I admire Jo's spirit, her persistence and how everything turned out for her. She's still very humbled by it and very generous with her money. And yes I'm a little jealous too.

In fact, what are you even doing here? Go watch some of these videos. They're fascinating:

A year in the life of JK Rowling: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6-6zaa4NI4

And the women of Harry Potter (Part 1, 2 and 3): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPbGIqcFh00&feature=related
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T53ufc6ovOk&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rS05lLePDM&feature=relmfu

Yeah, go watch them. Truly fascinating, especially for writers.

-Authoress Anonymous