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| | Harry Potter News Latest news and rumors about the Harry Potter world! | 
01-29-2008, 06:05 PM
| | |  JK Rowling honoured at South Bank Show awards (UPDATE #3)
The BBC is reporting that JK Rowling has been honoured for her outstanding work on the Harry Potter books series at the South Bank Show awards, which took place earlier this evening.
The Times Online stated that Jo voiced her feelings on the ending of the series while on stage to receive her award, saying that, "It has been the worst break-up of my life - far worse than splitting up with any man." She also reminisced about how it felt to finish the series: "But it has also been wonderful to stop and draw breath and think, 'My God, look what's happened with an idea I had 17 years ago on a train.'"
Jo talks about how she separated the Harry Potter universe in her mind from the books being sold around the world: Quote:
"There has always been a real disconnection in my mind between the fictional world in which I've spent so many hours and what the printed books were doing in the real world... although I absolutely noticed the royalty cheques coming in."
When asked if she would write another Harry Potter book and what her next writing project is, Jo said: Quote:
"I think I've definitely finished his story. I said seven books and there have been seven," she said.
The author is already working on her next project, although she would not be drawn on its subject: "I am writing, it's a compulsion with me. I'm not in a mad hurry to publish because I've had 10 years of deadlines."
UPDATE: Pictures of Jo at the event can be seen in our gallery here.  UPDATE #2: The full awards show will air on ITV1 on February 3rd at 10:40pm GMT. UPDATE #3: Several medium quality shots of Jo at the event can be seen here thanks to The Daily Mail and EWF.net.   | |
01-29-2008, 06:48 PM
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wow. Congrats Jo!
and although I would have wanted another book, I think she's doing the right thing of stopping with 7. just leave it at that and let other people come up with what they think happens after the story.
And as for her writing, she's right to pace herself. no more hurrying too much to satisfy us crazed fans!
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01-29-2008, 07:08 PM
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I wonder what she's writing now 
Ah well, though I do wish there would be a book 8 somehow, I think I'll be glad if she just gives us the encyclopedia 
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01-29-2008, 07:58 PM
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How wonderful
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That's brilliant, Jo looks amazing in the pictures!! | |
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01-29-2008, 08:11 PM
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congrats i love your books and  wow it is nice to here you win a award!! bye
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Jo looks amazing as usual!
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That's fantastic, congratulations to Jo  | |
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01-29-2008, 10:10 PM
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Congrats Jo.Write more books,your an awesome writer.
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Reason: IU didnt mean2 write uh uh i meant uh huh
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congrats to JKR...she deserves it....for all her yrs of hard work and effort.
and ending HP is worse than divorce eh...i guess she shldn't end it then!
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Congrats Jo!!! She seriousy deserves it!! I seriously wnat to know whet shes working on!
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thats wanderful congratulations
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congrats jo......i wonder what shes writing
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hmmm...wonder wht kids' book jkr is writing?also,attenborough wants a role in dhallows?as what?!
glad jkr feels so upset abt ending hp series as much as we do...God...she shld write more hp! 
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I can imagine Mrs. Rowling.
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Congrats Jo | |
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Woot.
'Grats Jo!
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Not really suprising but congrats all the same.
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Congrats!!!
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Congrats, Jo!
I agree, I think 7 is the right number (how ironic *giggle*)
I'm really curious about this new project! | |
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