J.K. Rowling : The Life of J.K. Rowling<br><br>J.K. Rowling is the pen name for Joanne Rowling who personally goes by her married name Joanne Murray. She refers to herself plainly as Jo. J.K. Rowling began using the initials early in her literary career as her novels were targeted towards boys. Her editors insisted she use initials. J.K. Rowling had no middle name so she added K for her grandmother Kathleen. J.K. Rowling has most recently published under a pen name, Robert Galbraith. Her name has transformed as her life has, creating a story befitting a novel. J.K. Rowling didn’t have an easy child hood and spent years counting the numbers behind the decimal points in her bank account. There were people who influenced her positively and those who made her struggle. J.K. Rowling’s the successful novelist of the Harry Potter series and two novels geared towards an adult audience, leaving her mark on generations of readers throughout the world.