Ah, thank *you* for saying you saw some of the same implications. I know I wrote this in a hugely snarky tone -- though frankly, the article and quotes like that really got my hackles up. Not about JKR but the slippery logic - or illogic - of so much that was being said.
Although the more I've read, the more I'm wondering about this author who only a few years ago was claiming to be very shy, publicity-averse (I linked the source somewhere up above... sorry, late in the day...) and now is constantly before the fans. Who was going to write a novel on a different theme immediately after HP, but also an Encyclopedia. Whilst doing a zillion other things too.
Going all Anne Rice on us . Hee! Yeah. But weirder because of the whole my books = my children = my body fixation.
I was surprised and happy to see Kamion joined us over here; she'd gotten into this psychological territory in some comments somewhere that got copied in and ranted about at FW. But I thought AHH! yes. Valid area of discussion.
And now you are bringing this up too. What is this, a European sensibility, that recognizes the psychological aspects of writing, fame, etc.? (I don't know where you're at, but Kamion's in NL I guess.) I think it's always worth considering - creative people *are* different and not simply People Magazine cover celebrities who party like Paris Hilton and shop a lot.
The creative process is often exhausting, regardless of the results. I don't think being an artist is a free ride to be a total flake or flame people... but it ought to be considered. There's more to writing than the word count and squee. Perhaps in fandom, we tend to insist that it always look easy, or that it isn't "serious"? And so don't look at what it would be like to write millions of words for 17 years and ... then what?