Nicholas Sparks is rich. Very Rich. He has written 18+ bestselling romance novels, capturing the hearts of teens and women today. Some call him "The King of Hearts" because of his romantic knowledge. In general, he is not a very verbal talkative person. He does much better writing books. Fun Fact: Nicholas Sparks doesn't curse. Ever. Not in real life, or in his books. He says:
"Profanity can be an easy fix, a crutch used to express anger or frustration. Creating those emotions without bad language is much more effective. And challenging."
Sparks writes about 2000 words a day and a book a year since 1996. That's 20 years! All of his writing does pay off, his books fly off the shelves. The book sales, 97 million, don't lie. His fan base grows daily, based on the fact that all his books are about true love. A fan of Nicholas says:
"There's a comforting feeling you get when reading a Nicholas Sparks novel, something apart from the characters getting together and experiencing true love. It's that the world in which it happens, even if it's not like the 'real world,' makes sense. It's a simpler world and it's easy to understand - and something about that feels like a rescue. Now, I don;t need a man to rescue me. I’ve worked and been on my own two feet all my life. But that feeling, or notion, of rescue that I get from a Nicholas Sparks book—once in awhile, that’s just nice."
The Notebook is the book that really sparked Sparks’s career. His first two novels remain unpublished, yet The Notebook was a sensation. In a short period of time he was struck with a 1 million dollar deal for its movie rights and a book deal. That’s pretty good for a debut novel.
His family life has had a very big effect of Sparks’s writing. HIs mother died in a horseback riding accident when she was 47, and his dad died in a car accident when he was 54. The grieving author turned to writing as a source of comfort, he wrote about a man who writes letters to his deceased wife and sends them out to sea in bottles. The book, later titled Message in a Bottle, was inspired by his parents' relationship.
Sources Used
http://www.biography.com/people/nicholas-sparks-562686#big-break
http://www.gq.com/story/nicholas-sparks-what-women-want
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