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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. "

Nicholas Sparks

Book

Blessed

Hollywood

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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. "

" I write 2,000 words a day when I write. It sometimes takes three hours, it sometimes takes five hours. "

" All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to modify the characters so they fit with the story. "

" Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing. It's one of the most enjoyable moments in life, period. "

" I read over a hundred books a year and have done so since I was fifteen years old, and every book I've read has taught me something. "

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Done

" 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. "

" Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and done, comes down to dollars. "

" I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church. "

Nicholas Sparks

Profanity

Characters

" I'm writing a new love story, set in eastern North Carolina. Surprise, surprise, huh? "

" 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. "

" I very seldom, very seldom, even know what my characters look like. "

" Rekindled love is generally short-term. "

" 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. "

Nicholas Sparks

Ring

New

" 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. "

" I suppose I'm most influenced by any good, commercial writer. I learn from everyone. "

" Spreading the news is your duty as a Christian, and there are many ways to do this. "

" I'll admit that it's not easy to get an agent, but becoming successful in anything requires perseverance. "

" I suppose more than anything, it's the way of life in this part of the country that influences my writing. In Eastern North Carolina, with the exception of Wilmington, most people live in small towns. "

" Because publishing is becoming more business-oriented each day with more examination of the bottom line, it's harder to break out than ever. "

Nicholas Sparks

Day

Because

" I think that enduring, committed love between a married couple, along with raising children, is the most noble act anyone can aspire to. It is not written about very much. "

" Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most important page an unpublished writer will ever write. It's the first impression and will either open the door or close it. It's that important, so don't mess it up. Mine took 17 drafts and two weeks to write. "

" 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. "

" I don't write romance novels. "

" None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in could happen to anyone. "

" Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about something else. "

" I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers. "

" 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. "

" In all love stories the theme is love and tragedy, so by writing these types of stories, I have to include tragedy. "

" I would be rejected if I submitted any of my novels as romance novels. "