Did you know J.K. Rowling was this close to quitting before Harry Potter blew up? She’d been rejected 12 times and was struggling as a single mom. The wild twist: it was an 8-year-old girl who convinced Bloomsbury to publish her book! Imagine if Rowling had given up—no Hogwarts, no Potter fandom. The debate: Would another publisher have ever taken a chance, or would Harry have stayed in the drawer forever? #Entertainment #Books #JKRowling