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

Quote by Nicholas Sparks

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Because publishing is becoming more business-oriented each day with more examination of the bottom line,...

Because publishing is becoming more business-oriented each day with more examination of the bottom line,...

A typical agent in New York gets 400 query letters a month. Of those, they...

A typical agent in New York gets 400 query letters a month. Of those, they...

My wife, my family, my friends - they've all taught me things about love and...

My wife, my family, my friends - they've all taught me things about love and...

None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in...

None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in...

He was the kind of man everyone would fall in love with, even if they...

He was the kind of man everyone would fall in love with, even if they...

Rekindled love is generally short-term.

Rekindled love is generally short-term.

She wasnt exactly sure when it happened. Or even when it started. All she knew...

She wasnt exactly sure when it happened. Or even when it started. All she knew...

There's always pressure, a great deal of pressure, when writing, since my first books were...

There's always pressure, a great deal of pressure, when writing, since my first books were...

Over time, quality work will lead to an audience for your work.

Over time, quality work will lead to an audience for your work.

Loving once and only once is possible - anything is possible.

Loving once and only once is possible - anything is possible.

I think that men know how to romance a woman and most do it well,...

I think that men know how to romance a woman and most do it well,...

I have certain moral parameters that I do not cross in writing; I don't write...

I have certain moral parameters that I do not cross in writing; I don't write...

All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to...

All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to...

What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than...

What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than...

If you discovered something that made you tighten inside, you had better try to learn...

If you discovered something that made you tighten inside, you had better try to learn...

Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing....

Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing....

I suppose I'm most influenced by any good, commercial writer. I learn from everyone.

I suppose I'm most influenced by any good, commercial writer. I learn from everyone.

I don't know that love changes. People change. Circumstances change.

I don't know that love changes. People change. Circumstances change.

I read over a hundred books a year and have done so since I was...

I read over a hundred books a year and have done so since I was...

I suppose more than anything, it's the way of life in this part of the...

I suppose more than anything, it's the way of life in this part of the...