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.
Part one of J.K. Rowling's On Writing: • J.K. Rowling: On Writi...
Part three of J.K. Rowling's On Writing: • J.K. Rowling: On Writi...
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[@whoisyouranime]

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

[@mrsgw79]

For now, they’ve posted the transcripts of these interviews!

[@just_another32]

yes me too! just read stephen king's by the same name

[@sylviatargon18]

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

[@arjunbhaduri7525]

Agree! Hope that Strike 8 is finished soon

[@aerlandmoran8520]

Hello! I’m unsure how to start talking, so i’ll just say it, though no one in my family seems to be all that interested in Harry Potter fans, my dad bought all seven books for me and my siblings, which we didn’t read them at first 🤣 However one day, during a power cut, I picked up the first Harry Potter book out of boredom, and I loved it! The whimsical writing, the characters, and how they drive the story forward really captivated me. I finished the 309-page book, which was a first for me as I was never much of a reader. Harry Potter has sparked my interest in reading and fiction. Now, I’m on the second book and have reached page 249 in just three days! Thank you for creating such a wonderful series that has ignited my creativity and love for stories.

[@sokol5410]

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

[@gainal9080]

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

[@cheechee6473]

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

[@FilmFanaticCommentaryClips]

I really feel like she could turn these discussions into an actual book - similar to Stephen King's book on writing. *I find JK fascinating to listen to*

[@RuailleBuaille]

Excellent timing! I just found and watched part two. It's always fascinating to hear from good artists how their process works. ETA: after watching it through, she nails so many things. Perhaps the most important in our current world being that a writer's job is to write the best story they can - they owe the world nothing else.

[@Kimberly55819]

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!

[@jcortese3300]

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.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

London as inspirational setting as well, instead of Scrooge we get 🤶 🐽.

[@absurdism101]

??? CHO CHANG? ANTONY GOLDSTEIN?? KINGSLEY SHACKLEBOLT?? She must be the worst namer in writing history

[@johnmartin4650]

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

[@ikahloayza3530]

Yes! I love to know about the writing process. I have seen all her documentaries to lear about hers. I'm glad we get this writing series now 🥳

[@sapphoswife1]

You are an inspiration.

[@guliverza]

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

[@allegroinquieto]

It's so fascinating to hear her talk about what happens behind the scenes (or pages in this instance). I read her last book in a breath and would love to get another part of these interviews if there's any left!

[@oliviamccabe9149]

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.

[@marinaruseva4716]

Thank you for Harry and Strike!

[@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.

[@paullokre]

I hope there is a part three!!!

[@steveneardley7541]

Curiously, I also talk to myself as "we." It's weird, but it seems more accurate than "I." I don't think it's so much the "lady in the lake," but more an expanded sense of self that includes input from the subconscious. Writing is a collaboration with the subconscious, so it really is a we, not an I.

[@thefilipinojoe]

I can relate to her feelings about fame. As for myself, I would certainly welcome it for the writing success, financial security and such, but otherwise it would be a negative distraction from doing the work, writing.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

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

[@ilqar887]

What qualifies her as feminist,?

[@Gnashercide]

Myso ? Bullshit.

[@Gnashercide]

"All the other misogynist " the world isn't about feminism and gynocentrism

[@unowen-nh9ov]

​@@GnashercideYours. Pretty sure threatening feminist lives online qualifies, as well as being criminal.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

​@@GnashercideFind another page. Or 🌏.

[@eternaldoorman5228]

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! 😂❤

[@squirrel9920]

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.

[@squirrel9920]

One thing that's hard is I am drawing my story (it's a webcomic and a book). I think it would be nice to only have to put effort into the words. I love words but I'm also an animator and have to draw the characters in my head too.

[@squirrel9920]

I agree about living in an imaginary world. It's inspirational how seriously she takes this job, because if writers want others to glimpse their imaginary world, they have to aim to be technically excellent, so people will have the patience to venture through it. . . All people have unique insights, but not everyone has the patience to hammer them into an entertaining narrative. It takes a lot of work, but why would anyone want to aim for anything else? Telling stories is the best job a person could have.

[@squirrel9920]

I think most indie creators of animation and webcomics right now are not so good at writing, sadly. That's why I'm going very slow with my story. . .I don't want to work hard on drawing something with terrible writing underneath. Writing is the most important part of all, even more so than rendering the drawings. My life goal is to create a cartoon with as complex of a mystery as Harry Potter. JK Rowling really pushed storytelling to another limit. I wish so bad to ask her some questions about writing mystery, but I think she would not want to give away her secrets, so I just analyse as much as I can. . . (Including analysing writing I don't like at all, like linear quest plots).

[@jesss4105]

Enjoying this so much!

[@ScarletKnight1111]

What a legend 💙

[@bayeshusam]

Thank you ❤

[@tintinfromindia2103]

Fantastic

[@Sherlockhamilton]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 amazing

[@howardsawyer6194]

Thank you. This has been a wonderful watch. I choked up at the end when you said 'no one knows how to do this', because I can't begin to articulate how I write for the life of me - (I was blown away by the 'planning & mapping' on the laptop in the first episode) - it just happens for me - or to me - somehow. The last edit - when the hairs on my arms stand up & it feels like the words are writing themselves - that really does feel like possession. Someone said I was describing a 'flow state' - they said it was the suppression of ego in deference to the work. I always meant to look into that, but was afraid insight might dilute the experience.

[@debbielondon1809]

So honest. Thank you.

[@joshuawilliams7734]

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 👍

[@SPribyt]

Good ideas

[@awriterscorner1986]

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

[@WjldiMwWej]

Pls write more books around wizarding world..

[@michaelrichardt]

Treat treat treat))))

[@jbferguson1884]

I like rock instrumentals, lyrics distract me too.

[@michaelcalibri3620]

Just like her writing she is very conscientious of what she says and expounds on it reality if she thinks it leaves a queer uneasiness. She has an amazing sense for it. She knows who you perceive it and rearranges to clarify, expound, anticipate and put to ease.

[@mrxinnovations809]

what laptop is she using ?

[@gammaupsilon8487]

What event she means at 13:17 ?

[@stephenlogsdon8266]

On writing: The empty first page needs a place. Write a place, and the page won’t be empty anymore. On writing the rest: I think of it as the scaffolding, like on a building or a house. Build the skeleton, then flesh it out, then dress it up, then beautify it. Don’t be afraid to use some scissors, to cut out the excess, or the putrefied, and boy have I seen the putrefied. Everyone can write poorly at times, it’s what makes editing so much fun. Am I being full of myself for adding my two cents?

[@saintjimmy456]

9:46 "What is the loudest fart about being a writer"

[@denanebergall5514]

I wonder if she knows about the Cafe sounds ASMR videos. Lol

[@severusfloki5778]

Ikr

[@EL-ub2df]

2:00

[@mackfarlainethebarenakedau5113]

I love listening to J.K. talk about her writing as much as I love listening to John Irving talk about his process. These are my favorite writers.

[@PeterMacansky]

[@augusto____]

but suppously the Harry Potter books are not all the story of the Wizarding World, there are also Fantastic Beasts and the Cursed Child, does this means that the Fantastic Beasts series is cancelled? sadly looks like it, J.K. Rowling is fascinating though

[@CyrilYoutube]

So insighftul

[@johnoldfield2390]

Get a nice back brace if you need one!?

[@wonderwoman5528]

She’s completely different online to in real life

[@blankaaliciab.decorrales1545]

I am playing with you, not with female girl Emma. And then, this Harry doesn't appreciate somebody like you. We are women may be I express that better than you but that happens because you need some rock and roll you need to shake it off and I need to be the sorcerer stone as soon as possible. We couldn't be lovers, I stink but Harry couldn't see your value. What is the pot in fact? The pot doesn't know and I neither. You are not a sorceress but I may love Hermione. Somebody may has a culture or a faith but she is much more than that. Greetings.

[@chrisjames6327]

She's a bad writer, who made a lot of money off of a one hit wonder idea. And people don't give a single shit about anything that she writes in the future, unless it's closesly related to that one hit wonder idea. That's why she's so bitter with the world

[@HarriedPedestrian]

Speak for yourself, she has millions of fans around the world. It sounds like you’re the one who’s bitter lol. Ultimately, she’s created (at least) one more hit than you ever have or will.

[@buuuuuh365]

she's still rich tho

[@Wild_flower_415]

The Strike series has sold over 20 mil books, please tell us about your successful writing career

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Who r u even trolling about??

[@BelugaGuy-ks5mp]

Nice to see Rowlemort speaking.

[@fleetstreet11]

Scram, troll.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

If only u could learn from her, you're attempting to wordplay something SHE created.

[@BelugaGuy-ks5mp]

@@unowen-nh9ov Funny, isn't it. She is becoming the worst thing she created herself.

[@Cryptowitchery]

​❤🎉 @@BelugaGuy-ks5mp