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NARRATOR: JK
Rowling, the writing
wizard behind Harry Potter.
Most authors stick
to pen and paper.
But Rowling?
She writes her stories
on just about anything.
This is "Biography."
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JK Rowling flew onto the scene
faster than a Nimbus 2000,
creating an entire
universe filled
with wizards, werewolves,
and Whomping Willows.
She writes it all,
thanks in part
to her ability to
work on the run.
The original idea
for Harry Potter?
Rowling wrote that on
a napkin while stuck
on a train bound for London.
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She scribbled stories
and plot lines
on whatever was in
front of her, whether it
was an application
for low-income housing
or on the back of a textbook.
She even used an
air sickness bag
to sketch designs for Hogwarts.
Rowling says she used to
cover just about any and every
surface with her ideas.
"All the writer needs
is talent and ink."
And then there was
the time lightning
struck right before her
own 50th birthday party.
No paper?
No problem for Rowling.
She wrote nearly an entire
book on her dress, which
still hangs in her closet.
Talk about coming up
with new material.
500 million copies later,
JK Rowling proves where
there is a wand, there's a way.
