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JK Rowling at work on two new books
Life after Harry Potter goes on for author JK Rowling. In an article in The Scotsman, Rowling describes her current writing endeavors. (Rowling lives in Edinburgh, Scotland).
“But the city-based writer said she is in no rush to publish them, and will enjoy spending lazy days in Edinburgh’s cafes with a notebook scribbling down ideas.
She said: “I’m sort of writing two things at the moment. One is for children and the other is not for children.
“The weird thing is that this is exactly the way I started writing Harry.
“I was writing two things simultaneously for a year before Harry took over. So one will oust the other in due course, and I’ll know that’s my next thing.
“What’s quite uplifting is that in the middle of all this sadness I feel about Harry ending — and I do feel a lot of sadness about it — is the thought that financially I don’t have to publish immediately.
“So I can take my time. And the idea of just wandering off to a cafe with a notebook and writing and seeing where that takes me for a while is just bliss.”
The revelation of her new projects comes just two days after she revealed plans for a Harry Potter encyclopedia are underway.”
So, Rowling isn’t feeling financial pressure to publish right away? With millions of pounds in Potter profits stashed away she must be feeling rather comfortable?
We can only hope that her relaxed lifestyle won’t dull her writing edge.
Vick Mickunas
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