An Owl Flew In . . .
September 24th, 2006 by Kathleen Bolton
And let us know that JK Rowling is hard at work on the last book in her series. Currently she’s trying to decide between two titles. I think she should call Book Seven “Harry Potter and the Bawling Literary Set” as everyone from readers to publishers to movie goers are going to be crying a river wrapping their heads around the fact that this is the Last One.
Writers owe this lady a huge debt. She’s created a draft in the industry that we can all follow. The YA/Children’s market has picked up; the SFF market has never been stronger; and she’s creating a generation of readers who will think nothing of picking up an 800-pound book.
Sniff. I’m getting a little verklempt myself.
What I found most interesting about JKR’s two-title dilemma was that she thought of contender #2 while in the shower. THINKING SHOWERS: the storytelling magic that occurs while your head is hot, wet and soapy. That’s got to be a post sometime soon.