5 Famous Novels that Inspired Of Dreams
1. Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
In June 2003, Stephenie Meyer awoke from a dream about a young couple lying in the meadow were discussing why their love can never be united. In its website, Meyers said, "One of the pair is just an ordinary girl, and another is a very handsome man, sparkly, and a vampire. They're discussing the inherent obstacles that they fell in love with each other while the a vampire attracted to the smell blood. "This dream turned out to be one of the most popular series of young adult fiction of all time. Until recently, Meyer's novel has sold 17 million copies worldwide, more than 91 weeks on the list of New York Times Best Seller, and has spawned four subsequent novels and four big-budget Hollywood movies.
2. Misery (Stephen King)
Stephen King is one of the most prolific and popular writers today, so it may surprise you that he created the concept of stories and graphic images in a novel when he fell asleep. In the case of Misery, King was asleep in the plane and dreamed about a fan who kidnaps her favorite author and make it as a hostage. When he awoke, King was to capture the story of his dream and sit at the airport and wrote the first 40-50 pages of this novel.Misery became a best-seller that inspired the films success and make a play Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes fan, a Best Actress Academy Award and Golden Globe at the time. King gave credit to his dream with him for some novel concepts and to help him cope with difficult times in the writing of his novel.
3. Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
In 1816, Mary Shelley was only 18 when he spent summers with her lover, Percy Shelley, Lord Byron in the region in Switzerland. One night, when they sit around the fire, the conversation turned to the topic of reviving the human body by using electrical current. Shelley went to bed that night with the undead shadow who spins on his head and carried away into a dream. In his dream he saw clearly a giant Frankenstein and imagine how it has created circumstances. Shelley woke up and began to write short stories about his dream. Later, her husband, who is also a writer, encouraged him to develop the story into a novel. He complied, and Frankenstein was published when Shelley was only 19 years old.4. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Robert Louis Stevenson had become a successful writer when he dreamed about a doctor with a separate personality disorder. Stevenson immediately document the scene of the dream and then wrote the first draft of his novel in less than 3 days. As usual, he allowed his wife to review the draft and use his advice, editing and rewriting some of its parts. He completed the entire manuscript within 10 days from the day she dreamed. Strange stories case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde has survived all the time, collecting dozens of stage and screen adaptations to date.5. Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
In 1959, author Richard Bach, heard what he described as "a voice without a form of" who whispered into his ear the title of this novel. He immediately wrote the first few chapters before running out of inspiration. He keeps half-finished manuscript to 8 years, after he dreamed about the titular gulls, that he was able to complete what is one of the most novel and profound philosophical ever written.Bach fable is a surprise best seller, surpassing the record sales of Gone With The Wind. Although the book was conceived and the way that seems to have a strong relationship with psychic phenomena, Bach believes that good writing is more dependent on hard work than anything else. He said, "you'll never given a dream without being given the power to make it happen, and you also have to strive for it."Sources: http://surgaberita.blogspot.com/2011/08/5-novel-terkenal-yang-terinspirasi-dari.html # ixzz1oVhjq9F9
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