It's easy to write something average or even something good. But writing well is quite challenging. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and done, comes down to dollars. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I'm a novelist at heart. How's that? And that's how I make my living, is I write novels. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
There's always pressure, a great deal of pressure, when writing, since my first books were so successful. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Libraries are places that house our dreams, our fantasies, our thirst for adventure. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I write 2,000 words a day when I write. It sometimes takes three hours, it sometimes takes five hours. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
She liked to sit on the front porch in the afternoons and read books she'd checked out from the library. Aside from… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The inspiration for my novels comes from the depths of a creative well, based on asking myself questions over and over. I… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Remember: A best-selling book usually follows a simple rule, It's a wonderful story, wonderfully told; not, It's a wonderfully told story. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
A typical agent in New York gets 400 query letters a month. Of those, they might ask to read 3-4 manuscripts, and… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I read over a hundred books a year and have done so since I was fifteen years old, and every book I've… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
If I tried to write long-hand, I suppose I'd never finish a novel. I edit too much as I write - the… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I tend to be pretty efficient with my time. I work on a novel for four to five hours a day, and… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I've made the decision to adhere to three general truths when it comes to my novels: There will be a love-story element… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I write 3-4 days a week, 4-5 hours at a time (with lots of breaks). My goal is 2000 words when I… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than happy writing what I do and have… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I do labor - it's part of the process. Writing is no easier today than it was in the beginning: writing well… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I try to write every day until the book is done, but the exact process depends on the story and its structure.… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
“What's the best thing about being in college? Good teachers. They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share
“Nothing is ever lost nor can be lost; the body aged, sluggish,cold… the embers left from earlier fires shall dully flame again” — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share
I'm sure you think that I don't understand what you're going through, but I do. It's just that sometimes, our future is dictated by… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share
“You weren't out there that long, were you? I can't bear to think that no one found you right away." Noah shook his head.… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share
When we first met, I didn't want to get involved with anyone. I didn't have the time or energy, and I wasn't sure that… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share
“There is something terrible in the moments after waking up, when the subconscious knows that something terrible has happened but before all the memories… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share
There is nothing like love. You should try it.” Thibault shrugged. “Maybe one day. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share
“more time she’d spent with him, the more convinced she became that he was by far the sexiest guy she’d ever met. Who else… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share
Dear John, tell me everything. Write it all down, that way, we’ll be with each other all the time, even if we’re not with… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share
You were spying on us?" "It was kind of hard not to. You were right there by the workshop with Will. it looked like… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share
There are lots of real men out there - men who could fall in love with you at the drop of a hat. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share
...nothing wonderful lasted forever. Joy was as fleeting as a shooting star that crossed the evening sky, ready to blink out at any moment. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share
He put his arms around her. “Well, in my defense, then, whatever I did seemed to work, didn't it?” She sighed. “I suppose.” “You… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share
I don't know. I really don't. While I was in the living room, I kept asking myself what I really wanted in life." She… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share
