Legendary author of one of the most popular novels, The Harry Potter series, celebrates her birthday today. We believe there are billions of people who'd take delight in her birthday; for introducing all of us to a magical land which appeals as much to the young as it does to the old. But apart from her phenomenal writing, JK Rowling inspires us in more ways than one. We look at five such points.
Perseverance
Her books have fetched her exceptional success and fame, but what many may not know is that she had her own set of struggles before she became so popular. But her will power never wavered despite all the shortcomings. It was her perseverance that kept her going and brought the Harry Potter series to life.
Dream
When people think out of the box, there are many who will mock them or ridicule their thoughts as impossibly fantastic, but this doesn't stop them dreaming. Who would have thought that a fictional book based on magic would become so popular that it would take the world by storm! But JK Rowling proved her detractors wrong and continues to enjoy the adulation her fans shower upon her for her books.
Write
She did inspire several young and old minds to pick up a pen and notebook and start scribbling their tales for the world to read. Many budding writers and novelists thank her for igniting the fire in them. If not writing, she did manage to improve our English language with the use of typically British phrases in her writing.
Overcome hurdles
When the going gets tough, the tough gets going! And JK epitomises this saying completely. She was living on a shoestring budget with a daughter to support, her books were getting rejected by most publishers and she was divorced from her husband. Yet, she overcame her hurdles and went ahead with her novels and today she is one of the most acclaimed novelists in the world.
Believe in yourself
Rowling came up with the plot of Harry Potter on a train journey from Manchester to London. It took her five years to flesh out the plots of the various books and start writing the first one but she believed in her writing and books which kept her moving forward. Amidst all of this, she single-handedly took care of her daughter and took up odd jobs to support herself financially but never stopped writing her dream series.
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