J.K. Rowling: On Writing - Part Two (May 7th, 2024)

Part two of the new video series produced by J.K. Rowling for her website called "On Writing".

In this new video series, she talks openly and in depth about her writing including Harry Potter, her other children’s books The Ickabog and The Christmas Pig, as well as writing as Robert Galbraith, the Cormoran Strike crime fiction series. Filmed in her writing room in Edinburgh and in a London pub, these three On Writing films provide a personal insight into J.K. Rowling’s writing world.

Part two published on J.K. Rowling's Official Website on May 7th, 2024.

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[gainal]

She's always so eloquant and well-spoken. You can tell that she reads loads of books. Her vocabulary is so rich.

[whoisyouranime]

I hope she makes "On Writing" as a book. I would buy that in a heartbeat.

[awriterscorner]

Rowling is so inspirational. I tried her writing routine a couple months back, and I give her props for writing day in and day out. I almost couldn't do it. I should have done one thing she didn't mention in this video, which is drink cups and cups and cups of tea while "working". Writing is so much mental work that I was physically tired hahaha

[sokol]

It’s a pure joy to listen to an intelligent person talking. Music for my ears.

[joshuawilliams]

When JK mentioned about she knows when the writings going badly she can feel it I have a different problem where I start to doubt myself if my writing is going well, but that just means I have to go back through the chapter, or paragraph and read it multiple times. If the writing feels bad you can usually tell in the way it sounds when read or it could be a matter of using the wrong punctuation. The ways this can be apparent to most people is in dialogue but even then that's why backstory charactersation is key to solving that problem great series of videos on this topic 👍

[joydavis]

I have always adored J. K. Rowling, a real mentor for me. Always. Just found these interviews. I’m enjoying watching them. TY for posting.

[sylviatargon]

The Strike novels are fantastic!
What a gift to hear JK talk about her process <3

[JaimeNyx]

I just can't hate this woman. You hear her speak, and she's completely, viscerally real. She's a craftsman through and through. No BS, no posturing. I hope one day everyone can reconcile, but she still stands strong as someone I admire. It can't be helped.

[jcortese]

Glad she was asked about her character names -- the only other writer who approaches her flair for character names is Dickens. These interviews are golden for any creative person.

[lizxu]

At first I thought this was a years-old video, but then I saw that it was released 6 months ago from my writing this...SHE LOOKS SO GOOD FOR HER AGE.

[unowen-nhov]

THANK YOU 4 finally allowing feminist author to talk about WRITING rather than all the other internet misogynist 💩!❤

[VideosOfRandomContext]

It’s so cool to see author’s talk about their writing process in-depth. It motivates me to keep writing 😅

[guliverza]

Thanks for Harry Potter, I like your books so much!

[Nate]

I totally get the anonymity thing. It’s really nice for a writer to just be a writer

[LoreFriendlyMusic]

Thank you for Harry Potter. It has thought me about courage, life and death, and the importance of unity. It was the most important story I was told in my childhood, and has profoundly guided and shaped my moral compass to this day. It also brought my family together as my mother read us your stories, and they sparked fires in our imaginations and turned into a burning desire to write stories of my own, and pay forwards what you had given to us. You are a true inspiration and one of the defining heroes our time. Thank you.

[johnmartin]

Thank you, good to see you . All the best to you Ms R

[eternaldoorman]

14:37 Wow! Even I've heard of J.K. Galbraith, but I didn't know about Robert Galbraith until I saw part 1 of this series yesterday evening! 😂❤

[Kimberly]

I discovered Harry Potter when I was 8 yrs old, and even though I was already an avid reader, that's when I knew I wanted to become a writer. I've always viewed JK Rowling as this extremely famous author, the Queen of writers! I elevated her so high in my mind, she was almost like a god to me, almost like a myth. Someone out of this world, out of reach. To have her open up like that, and realize that I can actually relate to her, especially about something I'm so passionate about, is truly inspiring! It gives me hope and reassurance that my stories are also worth telling. Thank you for sharing this!

[oliviamccabe]

Huge thank you to JKR for being so honest and open about her writing process. Rather like Stephen King's "On Writing" it is both aspirational and inspirational. I have so many take aways that will help me in my own writing process. Thank you.

[squirrel]

My life goal is to write a quadruple plot twist similar to one of JK Rowling's. I am getting to the part in my story soon where I will have to be writing it. I worked really hard on the red herrings and foreshadowing and hope it will be as interesting as a scene from Harry Potter. I wish more authors wrote mystery and gave advice about it, I am figuring it out myself. . . I admire JK Rowling's plot twists so much.