What does she think about each book taking longer to write?
From Cub Reporter event (July 2005, CBBC Newsround): Michael Artist from the Australian Sunday Telegraph – Does it concern you as it is taking longer to write each book that some of your fans are growing up and growing away from Harry Potter and growing into other books? JK Rowling: Well honestly I really hope that they are. I’m not saying I want to be abandoned by my fans or anything, but if it is the case that people are moving from Harry to other books then nothing could make me prouder, particularly if those people were not particularly keen readers before they encountered Harry Potter. In fact it is not taking longer to write each book. There has been a two year gap between the last 3 books, between goblet and Phoenix and Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince. That is because, partly because I took a break at one point because I had been working very hard for about 8 or 9 years and partly because I have had 2 more children and I want to spend time with my children. If I lose fans because
