Dreams and Writing....

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I have just finished reading a piece about five famous books that the ideas for them came to the writers through dreams. Now we know that 90% of your dreams are forgotten like 10 minutes after we wake up. So the novel you wrote in your sleep is going to be at least mostly gone soon after you wake up. Hurry! Write it down. Here is a list of the five books inspired by dreams: 1. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley- She hung out with her lover Percy Shelley at Lord Byron's estate in Switzerland and they talked about reanimation of human bodies one night. She went to bed that night and dreamt the story of Frankenstein. 2. Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach He heard a voice whisper the title of his book into his ear. He is quoted as saying, “You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.” 3. The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson- Robert Louis Stevenson woke up in a frenzy one morning to write down the first few main pages of the story. He wrote the first draft in three days. 4. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer-A suburban mother in 2003 woke up after having a dream that would be the basis of the vampire series of which went on to one of the most Young Adult popular series of all time. 5. Misery by Stephen King- He actually fell asleep on a plane and dreamt this story of a fan kidnapping and holding hostage her favorite author. He used his dreams to solve part of his stories and giving him concepts he has used. I know that most of us here on Mylot are writers. Have you ever had a dream that stayed with you into the morning and became one of your written stories?