Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows - my favorite among the Harry Potter series. This book had a special magic which kindled the interest in me to find and read all the other books in the series.
Even though I didn't read the books in the correct order, (I read the 7th book first, 2nd book next, 4th book, 1st book, 5th book & finally, 6th book) I couldn't help noticing how passing details in the previous books evolved into crucial points in the later books.
Eg: In book no. 5, harry and friends find very strange things inside the drawing room cupboard in the Grimmauld Palace including a phial full of blood, a snuffbox full of wartcrap powder, a locket no one could open and a music box which made its listeners sleepy. The unopenable locket turned out to be one of the horcruxes of Voldemort, the Slytherin's locket!
I really appreciate Rowling on writing all the 7 books. Do you know why? It takes more than a ton of imagination and talent to sketch out a completely new magical world with plenty of detail which makes the reader feel like he/she is actually seeing it in a simple easy-to understand style. And how she keeps track of the things she tells in her stories is really admirable. It was a surprise for me to find that passing details develop into crucial points on which the story revolves. Plus, it would a difficult job to keep the rich creative juice flowing through the books while jumping over the criticisms which pose as hurdles.
On the start of my holidays, I had an inspiration I yearned to turn into a story. I had no encouragement from anyone as I kept my story writing a secret. I energetically started on the story. On times I was stuck at some point, J K Rowling's books helped me. I adopted her style of writing and occasionally consulted her books to find out how to describe scenes. My flow of enthusiasm reached a pause as I neared the end of the story. At first, I didn't even have a vague idea how the climax should be. I consulted several people without letting them on the secret and finally found one myself. But I lost the interest to turn it into words. I turned to perfecting the rest of the story. But even then the interest and imagination to complete it didn't rekindle inside me. As I am now 2 weeks away from the end of my holiday, I think its reviving now.
Now I know how difficult it is to write a good story. If this is my case, imagine what Rowling might have gone through with loads of appreciation, criticisms and much more expectations (:-o) Indeed, her books will be read, reread and read again.
She is like a role model for me in the field of writing, even though I didn't acknowledge it first. I hadn't quite mastered the technique of writing whatever that came to my mind in an effective way before I was acquainted with J K Rowling's work. Through her books, I learned how to describe something differently and effectively and also helped me discover a comfortable style for me to write (or type). Now, I just have to find the right ideas to work on and to learn how to keep up my interest and creativity going.
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