Arguably luck and the films without which she would have been an adequate and entertaining children's author (at least with the first book) and nothing more.
One addendum. My kids got an early (unsigned) copy of her first book, and a first edition (I was visiting Edinburgh from an overseas posting for the week). It was in remarkably good condition. They (now 26-30) decided to sell it and it went to auction and raised a very substantial sum of money. They donated it in full (auction commissions are eye watering) and donated the money to a number of charities, including Mermaids and the Albert Kennedy Trust)
1/2 Le Golem s'engage contre l'inique loi sur l'immigration portée par Gérald Darmanin, ministre de l'Intérieur du gouvernement Borde.
Non à la loi immigration, régularisation de toutes et tous les sans-papiers !
L'accueil des personnes en exil est et doit rester un droit fondamental. Cette loi est la 30e mesure anti-migratoire en 40 ans, c'est une mesure #raciste et #xénophobe.