As an aspiring fiction writer, I have learned the value of backstory. My current novel, The Ledgers, is built on the backstory of characters who die (or were already dead) in the first act. I can’t possibly tell their entire stories.
Like most authors, I’ve fallen in love with the heroes and get spooked by the bad guys.
I greatly respect the care and craft that Joanne Rowling brought to the Harry Potter series. I do hope she continues to write and perhaps introduces us to other characters as rich as the ones in Potter.
She’s on a landmark tour right now and spent last evening reading and answering questions at venerable Carnegie Hall.
Today’s news, however, should ruffle some feathers, wrinkle some brows, and wreak havoc on some websites. I leave the news for you to read and react to on your own.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7053982.stm
Personally, I can’t wait to see what Robert McGee, Ted Baher, and PluggedIn have to say about this revelation. I guess I like to watch controversy unfold.
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