Zen balance in life

Hardly able to afford rent for her apartment, she began spending her days at cafes in central Edinburgh. With her daughter by her side, she continued writing until she had a full manuscript. Finishing the book was only the beginning. Rowling now had a novel, but she needed a publisher. Her first attempt ended in rejection, as did the second and third. The belief that she had a story people would read, despite what publishers were telling her, kept her going. She submitted to a fourth, fifth, and sixth publisher, only to receive negative responses. It took an alleged thirteen tries for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to gain acceptance from a publisher. The Sorcerer’s Stone hit shelves on July 26, 1997, to immediate success.  Overnight, Rowling was catapulted from her small apartment in Edinburgh to worldwide recognition.