Short interview with J.K. Rowling
Amazon.co.uk: Why did you choose to be an author?
Rowling: If someone asked for my recipe for happiness,
step one would be finding out what you love doing
most in the world and step two would be finding
someone to pay you to do it. I consider myself very
lucky indeed to be able to support myself by writing.
Amazon.co.uk: Where did the ideas for the Harry Potter
books come from?
Rowling: I've no idea where ideas come from and I
hope I never find out, it would spoil the excitement for
me if it turned out I just have a funny little wrinkle on
the surface of my brain which makes me think about
invisible train platforms.