Mrs. M
College Literature and Composition II
Research Author
28 January 2013
The Life of J.K. Rowling J.K Rowling is widely known for being New York bestseller of her series of books. Writing her series started with one simple thought, no pen, paper, watching out the windows of a train. The four-hour train ride coming home from London was a life changing moment, brought her from rags to riches. Inspirations and motivations is what gets the bests authors to connect with there writings. A life experience is what leads Rowling to be such a great writer with such a big heart. She made dramatic changes just to please the eyes of her readers, so that all readers would have the opportunity to step out of there day to day lives and experience such a thrill of another life, in a different world. Joanne Rowling was born at Yate General Hospital as Joanne Rowling on July 31, 1965 in Gloucestershire, England. Her parents are Peter James Rowling and Anne Volant. They met on a train on their way to join the British navy. They got married a year later, when they were 20, they became parents to Joanne Rowling, and they also had another child named, Diane "Di," 23 months later. The two children were very close. When the girls were young, the family moved twice. At age four, …show more content…
She donates to the Multiple sclerosis and Anti-Poverty charities, those are just a few but she does a lot of charity work herself, knowing how hard it is to raise a child alone and not having any support. “Pettinger, T.” She is the President of the Gingerbread foundation, which was once known as “One Parent Families” they feel as if she is the best role model for single parents and gives great advice due to experiences she has had. "J.K. Rowling." She now donates all of the profit made off of her most recently published books to the charities. “J.K. Rowling