Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Charles Sparksis an American novelist, screenwriter and producer. He has published eighteen novels and two non-fiction books. Several of his novels have become international bestsellers, and eleven of his romantic-drama novels have been adapted to film with multimillion-dollar box office grosses...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth31 December 1965
CityOmaha, NE
CountryUnited States of America
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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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Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and done, comes down to dollars.
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I have some art, but I am a hobbyist. I would not consider myself an expert but in the course of writing this novel I became very familiar with the various movements in American Modern Art from 1900 onwards.
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You have a talent that comes from inside you, from your heart, not your fingers. What you have can’t ever go away. It’s what other people only dream about. You’re an artist.
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You gotta know when to be lazy. Done correctly, it's an art form that benefits everyone.
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I very seldom, very seldom, even know what my characters look like. I keep it vague.
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Promoting a book is always the same-busy but fun. I like to meet people who enjoy my work.
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I've made numerous speeches for Alzheimers associations around the country for eight years now.
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MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE had to be told in third person to be effective.
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I still live in a small town, my wife and children keep me grounded.
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I'm here to love you, to hold you in my arms, to protect you. I am here to learn from you and to receive your love in return. I am here because there is no other place to be.
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Having the book sell out of stores is far and away the most difficult step of all. Walk into a bookstore these days and scan the shelves. Thousands, sometimes tens of thousands of books, are competing with yours and the front of the store is dominated by brand-name authors.
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You know, I do do the laundry in my house!
If I wasn't doing this, I have no idea what I'd be doing.