Wednesdays With Miss Wren: Men and Rowling

Good morning birds and welcome to the first installment of Wednesdays with Miss Wren! (Insert Applause Here). Oh stop it, you are too kind. I asked you what would you like to ask and I got two very great questions so here we go.

First question comes from Stephanie on Facebook. Stephanie asked “How do I get a man?” My gut reaction was cookies. Give him cookies. Which was then followed by steak, which was then followed by beer. So. Food. Give a man food. Then when he falls asleep from the roofies you slipped in the food, you stage a dangerous situation from which you rescue him and he will fall in love with you forever. Congratulations Stephanie! You just got yourself a man! (But really, don’t roofie people. It is rude. Just give him non-roofied food.) 

Disney Princesses Tell You How To Get A Man
http://morloth88.deviantart.com/art/How-to-get-a-man-101313124

Next question comes from Jordan on Facebook. Jordan asked me “What are your thoughts on jk Rowling using a fake name to write a new series?” Ok. So when I read that my mind started going crazy with thoughts of all the amazing things that could come from it. She could write a series about an angsty teenage boy who has the supernatural ability to stop time, and uses it to fight evil! Or she could write a series about an angsty teenage boy who could explode at any moment due to a botched medical experiment. Or she could write a series about an angsty teenage boy whose father is Harry Potter (*cough cough*).

An Angsty Teenage Boy

It would be awesome! However, I honestly don’t think it would work. Jo’s (yeah, we are that close. I can call her by her first name) publishers want to publish anything she writes under J.K. Rowling because the publishers know it will sell whether it is good or not. By publishing her work under a different pen name they run the risk that the book (or books) won’t sell very well which is not good for them because then they don’t make money (like they need more money). Also, I don’t feel that it would remain secret. I feel with all the Harry Potter fandom fanatics out there people would discover that K. J. Lowring (or other such name) was really J.K. Rowling and it would defeat the purpose of the new pen name anyway. So what is my final opinion? If J.K. Rowling wants to write a new series under a different pen name she should. If she wants to write a new series under her current pen name she should do that. I will probably read it either way.

That’s all for today! Thanks to Stephanie and Jordan for their questions! Remember to leave a comment with your thoughts on either of our questions or questions you want me to answer next week.

Until tomorrow, keep reading and have a lovely day!