J.K. Rowling does not need any introduction. All book lovers, young or old, must have certainly re...
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J.K. Rowling does not need any introduction. All book lovers, young or old, must have certainly read the fabulous fantasy novel Harry Potter and must have heard about this famous author too. I am an avid Harry Potter fan and I am sure none of you can decline that you are not!
Now, until and unless you have searched the internet or read about her in the newspaper, you surely would not have known that she is a lady! J.K stands for Joanne Kathleen Rowling. And now, some curious minds like me would have always wondered why her name appears printed as J.K Rowling instead of her full name on all her huge books.
And the surprising reason is that the publishers of Harry Potter initially feared that the famous boy wizard and his life story would go down the drain if people came to know that the writer was actually female. Can you believe it? They thought that female writers would never appeal to the public and so published that author's name as J.K Rowling. But surely they learnt that this was not the case.
How much your book sells or how famous it becomes, depends on your talent and writing ability. And now, I am certain that the publishers have understood this as her books have topped all charts!
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that's true in a way!!! love her books and read the entire collection of harry potter from book one to book seven with the same zeal!! love her for writing it.. honestly, when i read the first volume i didnt know it was a female. Later came to know that it was a female writing so beautifully and this made me read the other volumes!... still have the collection with me.. :))) goody goody post.
cheers n luv
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