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" Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and done, comes down to dollars. "
Nicholas Sparks
Writing
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" I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers. "
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" My wife, my family, my friends - they've all taught me things about love and what that emotion really means. In a nutshell, loving someone is about giving, not receiving. "
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" I'll admit that it's not easy to get an agent, but becoming successful in anything requires perseverance. "
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" I'm writing a new love story, set in eastern North Carolina. Surprise, surprise, huh? "
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" Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety of authors. And read with questions in your mind. "
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" Rekindled love is generally short-term. "
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" Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about something else. "
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" I have a great wife and it's very easy to be romantic because it makes her happy and then my life is so much better when she's happy. "
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" I don't write romance novels. "
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" I think that men know how to romance a woman and most do it well, at least for a time, otherwise women wouldn't marry them. The problem is that most of them begin to rest on their laurels. "
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" What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than happy writing what I do and have no plans to change that. "
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" Loving once and only once is possible - anything is possible. "
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" I suppose I'm most influenced by any good, commercial writer. I learn from everyone. "
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" By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's possible to learn how things are done - the mechanics of writing, so to speak - and which genres and authors excel in various areas. "
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" The first thing I did when I sold my book was buy a new wedding ring for my wife and asked her to marry me all over again. "
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New
Me
" Because publishing is becoming more business-oriented each day with more examination of the bottom line, it's harder to break out than ever. "
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" There's always pressure, a great deal of pressure, when writing, since my first books were so successful. "
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" I very seldom, very seldom, even know what my characters look like. "
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" Spreading the news is your duty as a Christian, and there are many ways to do this. "
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" I have certain moral parameters that I do not cross in writing; I don't write about adultery or kids having premarital sex. "
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" If you look for me, I'm in the fiction section. Romance has its own section. "
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Me
Own
" In all love stories the theme is love and tragedy, so by writing these types of stories, I have to include tragedy. "
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" All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to modify the characters so they fit with the story. "
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" None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in could happen to anyone. "
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" I would be rejected if I submitted any of my novels as romance novels. "
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" Over time, quality work will lead to an audience for your work. "
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" I write 2,000 words a day when I write. It sometimes takes three hours, it sometimes takes five hours. "
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" To be quite honest, I've been very blessed when I've worked with Hollywood. The studios that have purchased my work to be adapted to film have really liked the work and wanted to stay as close as they could to what the book was. "
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" I don't know that love changes. People change. Circumstances change. "
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