Joanne Kathleen Rowling – a critically acclaimed author of the Harry Potter book series – was born on July 31, 1965, in Yate, United Kingdom. When Rowling was an adolescent, she drew inspiration from her surroundings, which influenced her writing style, elaborate diction, and syntax.
Even at a very young age, Rowling knew that she wanted to be an author. Many of life’s strange scenarios inspired her creativity, one being an old pal, “Sean [who] was also the owner of a battered old Ford Anglia, which […] later [appeared] in one of the Harry Potter series as a flying car” that saved Harry and friends (Rowling). Rowling's parents began to realize her extremely advanced writing style and use of intricate techniques when "she wrote her first book at the age of six – a story about a rabbit called Rabbit" (Rowling). The books, sights, and emotions she came to know as a youngster contributed to the way she wrote as well as the direction and attitude of her characters.…show more content… As a child, J. K. lived in many places, one of the places where “she, her sister and her parents lived [was] Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, until […] the family moved to Tutshill […]” (Rowling). As she grew older, Rowling's hunger for adventure grew as well. The idea for her book series, Harry Potter, was triggered when "[she was on a] delayed […] train traveling from Manchester to London King's Cross in 1990" (Rowling). In 1993, Rowling journeyed to Edinburgh to hand in her manuscript of the first book Harry Potter series to
