JK Rowling spotted working on detective novel in cafe

The word on the street is that J.K. Rowling is writing a detective novel. According to a Yahoo! news story, a fellow writer spotted her in a cafe working on the new book:

The Sunday Times newspaper quoted Ian Rankin, a fellow author and neighbor of Rowling’s, as saying the creator of the "Harry Potter" books is turning to crime fiction.

For me, the interesting part of this story is the idea she’s still writing her novels in local cafes. I’m always very intrigued where writers chose to practice their craft. Of course, early on in Rowling’s career she wrote in the cafes more out of necessity than anything else:

Rowling famously wrote initial drafts of the Potter story in the Scottish city’s cafes. Back then, she was a struggling single mother who wrote in cafes to save on the heating bill at home.

This shows that almost anyone can make it as a writer, no matter how desperate your circumstances are. You just have to find what works for you!

Read the entire Yahoo! article here:
Report: Rowling writing detective novel

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