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Goblet of Fire gave Rowling palpitations
Jul 26, 2005, 11:09 GMT
JK Rowling has confessed she was so stressed writing the fourth 'Harry Potter' book she suffered palpitations from overdosing on nicotine.
The author says she made herself ill penning 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' by taking up smoking again - and using nicotine gum at the same time. JK, real name Joanne Kathleen, also admitted she had to drink herself into a stupor to make her sleep because she was so worried about the book.
She revealed: "'Goblet of Fire' - oh my God. That was the period where I was chewing nicotine gum. And then I started smoking again, but I didn't stop the gum.
"And I swear on my children's lives, I was going to bed at night and having palpitations and having to get up and drink some wine to put myself into a sufficient stupor."
Meanwhile, JK - who has three young children - has confessed she is desperate to finish the seventh and final 'Harry Potter' book so she can concentrate on her family.
She said in an interview with America's Time magazine: "Part of me will be glad when it's over. Family life will become more normal. It will be a chance to write other things."
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