Quotes & Sayings About Nicholas Sparks Writing

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

There's always pressure, a great deal of pressure, when writing, since my first books were so successful. — Nicholas Sparks

I'm a novelist at heart. How's that? And that's how I make my living, is I write novels. — Nicholas Sparks

It's easy to write something average or even something good. But writing well is quite challenging. — Nicholas Sparks

There is a fine line I have to walk throughout the writing process in a novel. It is this line between drama and melodrama, and it is this line between evoking genuine emotional power and being manipulative. — Nicholas Sparks

He pulled her close and kissed her beneath a blanket of stars, wondering how on earth he'd been so lucky to find her. — Nicholas Sparks

I'm not naive, I know that bad things happen, but most people do the right thing most of the time. Most people wake up and they try to do what's right for their relationships, whether it's marriage or family. They try to do what's right for their job. They try to make a better world for those around them, and that's what I want to write about. — Nicholas Sparks

I wanted to write a story that was different than what I've done before - so I decided to write dual love stories that will keep the reader wondering how the stories will come together by the end. — Nicholas Sparks

Write what readers want to read, which isn't necessarily what you want to write. — Nicholas Sparks

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. — Nicholas Sparks

Dramatic fiction - William Shakespeare made his biggest mark writing dramatic love stories. — Nicholas Sparks

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. — Nicholas Sparks

The movies are fun, but I'm a novelist. In many ways, screenwriting is much easier than writing novels. I find screenplays twenty times easier to write than a novel. — Nicholas Sparks

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

My novels are in the literature section as opposed to the romance section of bookstores because they're not romance novels. If I tried to have them published as romances, they'd be rejected. I write dramatic fiction; a further sub-genre would classify them as love stories. — Nicholas Sparks

I write the things that I find most attractive in women. I like intelligence, I like passion - give me a little fire, be strong, don't be wishy-washy, do the right thing. — Nicholas Sparks

I do labor - it's part of the process. Writing is no easier today than it was in the beginning: writing well is very hard to do. Always. — Nicholas Sparks

In the end, for me, the sole single goal is to write the best novel that I can. Whether or not it gets made or gets purchased. — Nicholas Sparks

I don't write fantasy, I write reality. Also, my novels have roots to Greek tragedies and as such, there has to be tragedy. — Nicholas Sparks

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. — Nicholas Sparks

I write 3-4 days a week, 4-5 hours at a time (with lots of breaks). My goal is 2000 words when I sit down to write and usually, I hit that, though it can take anywhere from 3-7 hours to get there. I usually know the basics of where the story is going, but the specifics just sort of come to me as I write. — Nicholas Sparks

I'm a novelist at heart. My sole intention is to write the best novel possible. I don't think about the film potential at all. — Nicholas Sparks

If I tried to write long-hand, I suppose I'd never finish a novel. I edit too much as I write - the paper would be "white-out" and sharpie marks. Writing with a computer works for me, so I stick with it. — Nicholas Sparks

I try to write every day until the book is done, but the exact process depends on the story and its structure. Sometimes, if the story is more linear, I write it from beginning to end. — Nicholas Sparks

I have certain moral parameters that I do not cross in writing; I don't write about adultery or kids having premarital sex. — Nicholas Sparks

Setting is a major aspect in writing all of my books, both in terms of natural and cultural environments. — Nicholas Sparks

As I write, I am struggling with the ghost of someone I loved and lost. I now understand more fully the difficulties you were going through, and I realize how painful it must have been for you to move on. — Nicholas Sparks

What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than happy writing what I do and have no plans to change that. — 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

The inspiration for my novels comes from the depths of a creative well, based on asking myself questions over and over. I try to write something different each time I sit down to write; I try to surprise the readers. — Nicholas Sparks

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

You can't be a writer if you don't write, it's just that simple. — Nicholas Sparks

It doesn't matter to me whether I write in a man's voice or a woman's, or first or third person for that matter. Those choices come down to the story and I just go with it. — Nicholas Sparks