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Rowling plans post-Potter work

27/07/2007

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has said it would "feel wrong" to create another fantasy universe in her future literary works.

The phenomenally successful multimillionaire has been at the centre of attention since the final book in her septology, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was published to critical acclaim last Saturday.

Rowling had indicated before the publication of the latest book that she felt it would not be right to continue following the doings of the magical world she created and has confirmed this leaning in an interview with the USA Today newspaper.

"I think that there will be some disappointment if I don't write another fantasy. But I must admit, I think I've done my fantasy. To go and create another fantasy universe would feel wrong, and I don't know if I'm capable of it," she said.

Instead Rowling explained she is already working on two new projects, one for children and one for adults. Many had felt she might struggle to come up with new material after the Potter saga drew to its end, but Rowling believes such anxieties are now firmly behind her.

"What's quite uplifting is that in the middle of all this sadness I feel about Harry ending - and I do feel a lot of sadness about it - is the thought that financially I don't have to publish immediately," she added.

"So I can take my time. And the idea of just wandering off to a cafe with a notebook and writing and seeing where that takes me for awhile is just bliss. Heaven. No pressure."

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