▁Studies . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 3 , ▁Pot ter ▁moved ▁to ▁London ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁a ▁puzz le ▁magazine . ▁In ▁her ▁spare ▁time , ▁she ▁wrote ▁articles ▁for ▁British ▁gl oss ies ▁such ▁as ▁EL LE , ▁Company , ▁More !, ▁and ▁Cos m opol itan . ▁Five ▁years ▁later , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁Australia , ▁where ▁she ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Australian ▁Vog ue ▁and ▁Cle o ▁Magazine . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Pot ter ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁her ▁first ▁novel , ▁What ' s ▁New , ▁P uss y cat ?. ▁She ▁signed ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁literary ▁agent ▁Steph anie ▁Cab ot . ▁Within ▁days ▁of ▁hand ing ▁in ▁her ▁finished ▁manuscript , ▁a ▁b idd ing ▁war ▁broke ▁out ▁between ▁several ▁publish ers . ▁Pot ter ▁ended ▁up ▁signing ▁a ▁two - book ▁deal , ▁and ▁P uss y cat ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Pot ter ▁has ▁written ▁ 1 1 ▁nov els . ▁Her ▁books ▁have ▁been ▁published ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁UK ▁( including ▁the ▁Commonwealth ) ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁translated ▁and ▁sold ▁in ▁ 2 1 ▁territ ories , ▁including ▁France , ▁Germany , ▁Netherlands , ▁Spain , ▁Greece , ▁Turkey , ▁Poland , ▁Russia , ▁Bulg aria , ▁Czech ▁Republic , ▁Slov ak ia , ▁Indones ia , ▁Brazil , ▁Mac ed onia , ▁Roman ia , ▁Sloven ia