My hero is J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books. When I read my first one, I was impressed with the creativity and the imagination she put into it. But when I learned that the author was a woman and that she believed in her books despite many rejections from publishers in earlier years, I became inspired that I can do the same.
I have often dreamed of becoming an author and I love to read and write in my spare time. J.K. Rowling not only gives me hope that I can be an author, but she has amazed others by turning non-readers into readers. There have been articles in which parents report that their children never liked to read but now they can't wait for the next Harry Potter book to come out.
J.K.Rowling has won many awards for her books. These include the Scottish Art Council Award, The British Book Awards' Children's Book Of The Year, and the Smartie Prize. Not only do kids like her books, but adults do too! In fact, all of her books have been at the top of the New York Times Bestseller list, which is a list usually containing only books for adults.
The author of the Harry Potter books was a divorced, single mother living in Scotland. She was living in public housing and had no way to pay her bills. "Without the challenge, I would have gone stark raving," she has said in interviews. While her infant daughter napped, Rowling wrote the beginning of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. It was a difficult time, but she was fortunate to receive a grant from the Scottish Arts Council that allowed her to complete it.