Movie Review : ' The Silkworm '

She worked her whole youth by studying and trying to get her family stable, none of this was in vain; she became an author.

Joanne Rowling was born on July 31st, 1965 at Yate General Hospital just outside Bristol, and grew up in Gloucestershire in England and in Chepstow, Gwent, in south-east Wales.(Source #5). When Joanne was little, she was always reading. (Source 5), she even wrote a book at six and called it Rabbit (Source #1), and when she was eleven she wrote a book about cursed diamonds.(Source #3). Joanne went to school At Exeter Uni and had a library fine of about 69.54. (Source #5). She also taught Writing in Portugal (Source #5). Rowling got the idea for Harry Potter on a train to Manchester, (Source #2), she was a single mom when she was writing her first book, but still managed to write best selling books. (Source #1), and she was helped by the government until the release of her first book. (Source #2).

In the book Outliers, sociologist Annette Lareau states that concerted cultivation is a middle class “parenting style” that attempts to actively “foster and assess a child’s talents, opinions and skills,” granting the child earlier advantages such as self esteem and additional education (Gladwell 104). In Rowling’s early childhood, she was often encouraged by those around her to write when she first showed an affinity towards writing. Both of Rowling’s parents were very fond of reading, and Rowling remembers that her childhood house was full of books, giving Rowling endless books to read ("JK Rowling Biography." , Bibliography). Her grandmother often praised her writing and gave her an autobiography of a female writer by the name of Jessica Mitford, inspiring Rowling to become a writer as well (“People’s World.”). By having parents who were fond of reading and an environment that gave her unlimited access to books, Rowling was exposed to what would later become her passion early on. Like her parents, Rowling learned to love reading, and her grandmother even encouraged her, pushing Rowling on the path of becoming a writer. As Rowling grew older, she would create stories specifically tailored for each of her friends during lunchtime, all centered around heroic deeds. Her friends were delighted to hear themselves placed into one of Rowling’s stories, and Rowling would constantly think of new and exciting tales in order to please them ("J. K. Rowling Biography." -

Cornelia Funke is by far one of the most accessible authors I have ever encountered. In a time of social media and instant gratification, she is ever inclined to remain connected with her audience. In thanks to Funke’s open nature, research was quite manageable. Between her website, her own involvement with answering fan inquiries on the website, GoodReads, as well as an abundance of interviews, I can see another reason why it may be relevant to consider her the German J.K Rowling, though I do prefer to think of her as her own entity of greatness without the comparisons.

…in a 1964 interview, [Harper Lee] said, “Writing is a process of self-discipline you must learn before you can call yourself a writer. There are people who write, but I think they’re quite different from people who must write” (Ellsworth, 2010).

After Joanne Rowling graduated from Exeter university, she had diverted her husband and struggled to support her daughter Jessica and relied on welfare. Joanne Rowling then moved to Edinburgh, England with her sister in order to gain support. After Joanne finished her first book in 1990 and several failed publications, the Harry Potter series was first published for 4,000 dollars. As a result, in the summer of 2000, three Harry Potter books were published which resulted in 35 million copies to be sold in a period of three years. Because of the determination of Joanne Rowling, she was able to brake through the barrier of poverty and become

Rowling took an interest to writing at a young age and began composing stories at the age of

Joanne Rowling is the author of the famous book series, Harry Potter is the first author in history to become a

150 years ago, Helen (Beatrix) Potter, one of best known children’s author, was born July 28th, 1866 in London, England. Both of her parents were interested in art and as a result, Helen had the opportunity to meet other important artists. During her early childhood, she and her brother were fascinated by things in nature and sketching animals was one of her favorite things to do. As she grew up, she studied at the National Art Training School in the late 1870s to help with her develop her talents.

After moving around the world multiple times she began to become more independent and began to settle down into her own society. After working multiple jobs that did not pursue writing she wrote her own screen paly

Joanne Rowling was born on 31st July 1965 at Yate General Hospital outside Bristol and grew up in England and in south-east Wales.Her father was an aircraft engineer and her mother was a science technician where Joanne herself went to school. Developing and growing up, she had always loved to be around books, she wrote her first book at age 6, a book titled "Rabbit".

Joanne Rowling, better known as JK Rowling, is one of the most highly influential women of the modern world. Rowling is an author who is better known for her series Harry Potter, books that would lead her to fame and fortune. She has also contributed a lot to charities, and has even made created a fund that will help single parent families and multiple sclerosis research, a disease that is very close to her heart. While Rowling may be a great author, and contributed much to charities, she also has a monumental backstory, one that teaches people how one can go from poverty, to becoming the first person to become a billionaire by writing books. JK Rowling is one of the most influential and powerful women in society and literature today due to the records she broke.

There are similarities as to how J.K. Rowling and Rick Riordan both started to write their best-selling books out of personal experience. In 1990, J.K. Rowling, was traveling from Manchester to London, in which her flight was delayed for four hours, at that moment she sparked the idea of a young boy not knowing he was a wizard; and, of course she did not have a pen to write it down, and too shy to ask for one, so as soon as she landed she immediately worked on it (“J.K. Rowling Biography.” Biography Online.). Rick Riordan started his inspiration as a bedtime story for his eldest son, Haley, that was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia at the time. After three nights of telling his made-up story for his son, his son suggested he write it as a book.

During J.K. Rowling’s childhood many things happened that could have influenced her writing. J.K. Rowling was born on July 31, 1965 as Joanne Rowling in Yate, England but, grew up in Chepstow (Meister). She began writing at a very young

Joanne Rowling was born in Chipping Sodbury, on 31 July 1965. Her parents were Peter James Rowling and Anne Rowling, the latter whom she shared a close relationship with. Another important person in her childhood was her sister, Dianne. Rowling would often write fantasy stories and read them to her