Hatrack River Writers Workshop: something I think every aspiring writer should read

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Posted by Kathleen Dalton Woodbury (Member # 59) on :

This is JK Rowling's Harvard commencement address:

http://harvardmagazine.com/go/jkrowling.html

and it has a lot of good advice in it.

Posted by JeanneT (Member # 5709) on :

Thanks for posting that, Kathleen.

Posted by alliedfive (Member # 7811) on :

I have to say, when I saw "Rowling" in the subject I rolled my eyes and passed on at first. I eventually clicked through and read the speech. It's really good. Really inspirational and well-written. Thanks for posting that.

Posted by JeanneT (Member # 5709) on :

It also had some interesting tidbits such as that she started writing many years before she was an over-night success.

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Posted by Robert Nowall (Member # 2764) on :

Y'know, I'd always wondered if any pre-Harry works by Rowling would ever surface. On the one hand, they might not be as good...on the other hand, at this point in her career she could publish, as is said, old laundry lists and find an enthusiastic market for them.

Posted by Lullaby Lady (Member # 1840) on :

I really enjoyed how she talked about her desire to get a true education, and didn't want to just settle for a "career path." Her knowledge of the classics (such as Greek mythology) gave her stories a depth that few writers today can match.

Thanks so much for the link, Kathleen.

~LL

Posted by KayTi (Member # 5137) on :

I loved it and passed it on, thanks for the linke, Kathleen!

Posted by goatboy (Member # 2062) on :

Nice. Thanks for posting this.

Posted by Kathleen Dalton Woodbury (Member # 59) on :

I'm glad it's been useful.