cting old fashioned names.
During her studies she spend a year in France as an Assistant Teacher.
For a short period of time she works for Amnesty International and lives in a room in Clapham, South London.
During her breaks she writes two novels for adults.
Joanne works as a secretary in Manchester. She really dislike her job .
The only thing she uses the computer for is writing some new stories down.
On a late journey to London Harry Potter tumbles into her mind. She starts immediately o build the whole world of Hogwarts around him. Unfortunately she got nothing to write with her, so she has to keep it in mind.
At the age of 26 she goes to Portugal to teach English. In the afternoons she starts writing "Harry Potter". She works out ten different versions.
Her daughter is born. She is called Jessica.
Divorce and going back to England with her baby and a suitcase full of "Harry Potter-Stories".
Rowling tells her sister about the stories, she loves them at once.
At this point of time she is very poor, but goes on writing "Harry Potter".
"Harry Potter" is finished. She cannot afford copies, so she has to type it twice, to send it to two publishing houses.
While waiting for answers she works as a teacher.
Then she found a publishing house: Bloomsbury
The Scottish Art Council offers her the highest Stipedium ever given to an author of children's literature.
Joanne buys a computer to write the second book
"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" is published in Britain.
The USA pays §105.000 for getting the rights.
"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is published in Britain.
Warner Brothers buys the Merchandising-Rights of Harry Potter.
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban comes out. It gets even more popular than "Hannibal" by Thomas Harris.
Harry is on the first three places of the New York Ti...