American - Author | December 31, 1965 -
There's always pressure, a great deal of pressure, when writing, since my first books were so successful.
Nicholas Sparks
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I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church.
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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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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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Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and done, comes down to dollars.
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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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I'll admit that it's not easy to get an agent, but becoming successful in anything requires perseverance.
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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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If you look for me, I'm in the fiction section. Romance has its own section.
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I don't write romance novels.
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I would be rejected if I submitted any of my novels as romance novels.
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I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers.
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