What are the writers whose books were the basis for high-rated movies and series like?

Have you noticed that we know a lot about the actors who take part in popular films, and almost nothing about the writers, thanks to whom the versions of these great cinematographic works are filmed? Not in vain, they are remarkable and talented people, with an interesting life that could be used to write more than one novel.

O awesome.club decided to find out what the authors of the best-selling books that came to life on the screen of the cinema are like. We found out that the creator of the novel that served as the basis for the series Miracle WorkersSimon Rich, is only 35 years old, and that suspense Gone Girl it was written by the charming Gillian Flynn.

Screen adaptations: Twilight (2008); The saga Twilight: New Moon (2009); The saga Twilight: Eclipse (2010); The saga Twilight: Breaking Dawn part 1 (2011); The saga Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012).

Stephenie Meyer is an average housewife and mother of 3 children. At least, that’s how she was until she had a dream about a young girl and a vampire. She was so inspired that she decided to write down the dream and then turn it into a book. Her work became so popular among teenagers that over time a whole series of novels was born, of which millions of copies are still sold.

Screen adaptations: Fifty Shades of grey (2015); Fifty Shades Darker (2017); Fifty Shades Freed (2018).

E. L. James is the pseudonym of Erika Leonard, a housewife who loved erotica and the book series Twilight🇧🇷 Later, she started writing fanfiction about them and finally decided to create a novel, which quickly became a bestseller.

Screen adaptations: american gods (2017); Good Curses (2019)

Neil Gaiman learned to read at age 4 and preferred books to toys. Favorite writers of his were J. R. R. Tolkien, the brothers Arkady and Boris Strugatski, who undoubtedly influenced his work. Neil doesn’t just create novels and stories, but also comics such as sandman🇧🇷

Screen Adaptation: fear and delirium (1998).

Hunter S. Thompson is an American writer and the father of gonzo journalism (a reporter of what he has experienced and experienced and who makes no qualms about using obscene language). Hunter has always been famous for his recklessness and daring, which is why he always had something to write about. For example, he once tried to join the “Hells Angels” biker gang, an adventure that almost cost him his life.

He worked for a long time as a correspondent for the magazine Rolling Stone and his best works were published in the magazine.

Screen Adaptation: sex and the city (1998🇧🇷2004).

Hoping to become a writer, Candace Bushnell moved from her small town to New York. But there was almost no work there for her, and she often ran out of money. One day, she was asked to write a column for a weekly newspaper and it completely changed her life. She began to describe typical situations in New York, to talk about herself and her friends, and the column became instantly popular. Candace realized that this could become a good book and wrote her famous novel.

Screen Adaptation: Home for Peculiar Children (2016).

Ransom Riggs worked in the film industry for a long time: he wrote scripts and shot short films. A hobby eventually inspired him to write a book. Ransom collected old photographs, which were the inspiration for him to start thinking about the plot of a future bestseller. By the way, he illustrated his novel with photographs from the same collection.

Screen Adaptation: game of Thrones (2011–2019).

the creator of bestseller world tried writing while at school: he would create scary stories about monsters during classes and sell them to his classmates. For a time, George Martin taught English, wrote screenplays for Hollywood, published small collections of stories… Although his works, on more than one occasion, were awarded literary prizes, his real world fame came with the series of novels about the struggle for the Iron Throne.

Screen Adaptation: Fight Club (1999).

It’s hard to believe, but Chuck Palahniuk wrote manuals for truck maintenance for a while. At the time, he was starting to develop his career in the field of journalism. After working for two years, he left everything behind and became a volunteer at a homeless shelter and a hospital. Chuck transported sick people who had no cure to support group meetings. He got the idea of ​​writing novels after attending writing classes, which he attended to make new friends.

Screen Adaptation: Big Little Lies (2017).

Liane Moriarty started her career with an advertising campaign: she created short stories, slogans and scripts for videos. After her sister published her novel, Liane also tried to dedicate herself to writing. Although even if not immediately, success eventually overtook her: now millions of copies of Liane’s works are printed. Remember: she also writes for children.

Screen Adaptation: 99 francs (2007).

Frédéric Beigbeder is a French writer, screenwriter, editor and actor. After graduating from college, he became an expert in the field of marketing and easily found jobs in this profession. He started as a copywriter and then began to receive invitations from magazines to work as a literary critic.

At some point, Frédéric wanted to show another side of the advertising world, and that’s what he did in his novel $29.99. The scandalous success of the work gave the author great fame.

Screen adaptations: It: A Masterpiece of Fear (1990) and It: The Thing (2017).

Despite the fact that in childhood he was a rather sensitive child, Stephen King loved horror movies and comics about evil. He wrote his first story when he was 7 years old and since then his creative process has not stopped. Stephen decided to earn money by writing, but for a long time no one wanted to publish the young author, which is why he was forced to work in a textile factory and in a laundry.

One day, his wife persuaded him to end the novel. Carrie, which he had thrown into the trash, as he had completely lost faith in his talent. To Stephen’s surprise, not only was the book published immediately, but readers liked it too. He later wrote his second successful novel, The illuminated🇧🇷 To date, Stephen has written over 200 short stories and around 60 novels, and the number of screen adaptations has long since passed the 80 mark.

Screen Adaptation: The Handmaid’s Tale (2017).

Margaret decided that she would become a writer when she was still a teenager. Her collection of poems, published when she was 21, received the E. J. Pratt Medal. She later published several novels but became truly famous after writing The Handmaid’s Tale🇧🇷 His work immediately became a bestseller; not only was it adapted for the screen, it became a ballet and even a series. Margaret even made a small appearance in one episode, in which she played one of the “aunts”.

Screen Adaptation: Filth (2013)

In his youth, Irvine Welsh was the lead singer of several punk bands and a true bon vivant🇧🇷 He was arrested on more than one occasion for disturbing public order and acts of vandalism. At some point, he realized that if he didn’t change his life, he was going to hit rock bottom. Then Irvine got a job as a real estate agent and this moment was crucial for him: the days at work seemed so unbearable that, out of boredom, he started writing. Surprisingly, the first autobiographical novel by the hitherto unknown author, Trainspottingquickly became a worldwide bestseller.

Screen adaptations: A love to remember (2002); Diary of a passion (2004).

The future best-selling author wrote his first novel while in college—although no one wanted to publish it. So Nicholas started looking for a more stable job. He worked as a real estate agent and telemarketer, and later moved to another city and became a pharmacist.

Nicholas devoted all his free time to his novel Diary of a passionwhich already in the first week of sales topped the list of best-selling books by The New York Times🇧🇷 But he only became convinced of his talent after the release of the equally successful A love letter.

Screen Adaptation: Orange Is the New Black (2013).

Piper Kerman didn’t plan on becoming a writer until she ended up in prison. What happened to her influenced her whole life and she decided to share her terrible experience with the world. Piper published her memoirs, and 3 years later, she ended up filming the series. Now she is a member of an association for women in prison and teaches writing classes in correctional facilities.

Screen adaptations: Gone Girl (2014); Sharp Objects (2018).

In her childhood, Gillian Flynn loved to read horror works and dreamed of becoming a crime reporter: writing about shocking crimes and investigating complicated cases. Growing up, she realized that she could not face such a profession and started working for the magazine Entertainment Weeklyin which he was a columnist for films, television series and books.

Gillian, however, managed to investigate mysterious crimes, not in real life, but in the pages of her books. His first novel, Sharp Objects immediately became a worldwide bestseller and received good reviews and praise from Stephen King himself.

Screen Adaptation: Miracle Workers (2019)

Simon Rich is an American humorist, screenwriter and author. After graduating from college, for 4 years he created jokes for the show Saturday Night Live, which airs on NBC. He is only 35 years old and has already managed to write a few novels and publish several story collections.

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