1. Inspired by Sydney Sheldon
The Doomsday Conspiracy by Sydney Sheldon was the book who made Dan Brown an author and the amazing fact is he found the book a copy of the book laying on a beach while he was on a vacation in Tahiti.
2. Tried his hand at Music
Before turning out a money spinning best-selling he even tried his hand at Music.
3. Dan Brown Never Takes a Day off
Dan Brown is a wealthy man who earns millions through his books, yet he never takes a day off. Dan Brown gets up every morning at 4 A.M and writes seven days a week. During Christmas everyone gets a break, but not if you are Dan Brown. The author never breaks his routine even during Christmas.
4. One of the Most Popular Author in the World
Dan Brown’s most successful book, The DaVinci Code has sold more than 81 million copies worldwide. Brown is credited with a combined sale of over 200 million copies of his books. His novels have been translated into 54 languages.
5. One of the Richest Authors in the World
In 2005 he was listed in Time magazine’s 100 most influential people list. His net worth is reported to be over $120 million USD.
6. Does not read Novels!
Despite being a novelist Dan Brown dislikes reading fiction and finds it difficult to get through a novel.
7. Dan Brown’s House is Built Like a Puzzle
Just like his book Dan Brown lives in a house with plenty of secret doorways and passageways. The office in which Dan Brown writes his novels is hidden behind a painting, pressing a button on the painting leads you into his office.
8. His books are not loved by Critics.
No matter how much commercial success is enjoyed by his books, Dan Brown is not liked by critics.
9. Push Ups Every Hour
Dan Brown takes a break every hour from writing to do push ups! He keeps an antique hourglass on his desk, so that he can take a brief break every hour to do push-ups, sit-ups and stretching exercises.
10. Cure for Writers Block
Like most authors Dan Brown says he suffers from writing block. To deal with this he just hangs himself upside down in his house using a piece of equipment and gravity boots.
