J K Rowling,The creator of Harry Potter

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Joanne Kathleen Rowling, popularly known as J.K. Rowling is a British novelist, film producer and philanthropist, born in 31st July 1965. She’s best known for his fantasy series “Harry Potter” .So far 500 million copies of this series have been sold resulting in the most selling book in the history. Later a series of films was also released becoming a worldwide hit series.
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However, Rowling’s way to have the taste of success was never too easy. Her teenage years went too unhappy, she said. At seventeen she was rejected from college for she’s was claimed for not being qualified enough! Shortly after, her mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis which left her under more pressure and strain. At 26, she suffered a miscarriage. At 27, she was married to some which brought more bad luck. At 28, she gave birth to a baby girl but her husband left them shortly. She was forced to live on welfare and was diagnosed with severe depression. At 30, she was under such extreme despair that, she debated committing on suicide. But she chose not to give up. She challenged everything into the one thing. She knew that she was good at writing. At 31, she released her first book but that didn’t become a hit. She then created a story about a boy who lived that was later named “Harry Potter” which gained worldwide popularity and is considered a masterpiece.

By 35, she released 4 books and was nominated the author of the year! At 42, she sold 11 million copies of her new book, on the first day of release!** Today, Joanne Kathleen Rowling is one of the most successful authors of all time.**

That boy who lived, Harry potter is recognized around the globe, worth more than $15million.Think,what mistake she would’ve done if she would commit suicide at30! JK Rowling is the living proof that perseverance matters….

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