M:Hi,Ms.Rowling.Howoldwereyouwhenyoustartedtowrite,andwhatwasyourfirstbook?
W:IwrotemyfirstfinishedstorywhenIwasabout6.Itwasaboutasmallanimal,arabbitImean,andI’vebeenwritingeversince.
M:Whydidyouchoosetobeanauthor?
W:Ifsomeoneaskedmehowtoachievehappiness,steponewouldbefindingoutwhatyoulovedoingmostandsteptwowouldbefindingsomeonetopayyoutodoit.Iconsidermyselfveryluckyindeedtobeabletosupportmyselfbywriting.
M:Doyouhaveanyplanstowritebooksforadults?
W:Myfirsttwonovelswereforadults.IsupposeImightwriteanotherone,butIneverreallyimagineatargetaudiencewhenI’mwriting.Theideascomefirst,soitreallydependsontheideathatgrabsmenext!
M:WheredidtheideasfortheHarryPotterbookscomefrom?
W:I’venoideawhereideascomefromandIhopeIneverfindout,itwouldspoilmyexcitementifitturnedoutIjusthaveafunnylittlewrinkleonthesurfaceofmybrainwhichmakesmethinkaboutinvisibletrainplatforms.
M:Howdoyoucomeupwiththenamesofyourcharacters?
W:IinventedsomeofthenamesintheHarrybooks,butIalsocollectstrangenames.I’vegottenthemfrommedievalsaints,maps,dictionaries,plants,warmemorials,andpeopleI’vemet!
M:Oh,youarereallyresourceful.