Quotes By Nicholas Sparks
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.
Nicholas Sparks
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.
Nicholas Sparks
Dramatic fiction - William Shakespeare made his biggest mark writing dramatic love stories.
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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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All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to modify the characters so they fit with the story.
Nicholas Sparks
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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A typical agent in New York gets 400 query letters a month. Of those, they might ask to read 3-4 manuscripts, and of those, they might ask to represent 1.
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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.
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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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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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I'm writing a new love story, set in eastern North Carolina. Surprise, surprise, huh?
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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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None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in could happen to anyone.
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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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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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