Dear

Thank you very much for your letter addressed to J.K.Rowling. We receive many letters from young people who ask Ms. Rowling how to become a writer and ask about her inspirations.

As you can imagine, the great popularity of Harry Potter and his author have resulted in extraordinary demands on Ms. Rowling's time. The flood of letters reaching put to Ms. Rowling is truly overwhelming. Much as Jo Rowling wishes she could respond to each and every request, it is not humanly possible. She has asked us to respond to her many fans and then forward all the letters she recieves.

Jo Rowling tells young people that one of the best ways to become a writer is to read many types of literature and practice your writing. You can find out more about Ms. Rowling and how she came to write the Harry Potter series on her website: [u]link

I am enclosing a photograph of the author. Please accept it with our compliments as a token of appreciation of your support of Harry Potter.

Thank you so much for writing to us. We truly appreciate your interest in J.K.Rowling and her wonderful Harry Potter series.

Sincerely,
Scholastic Book Group