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

Quote by Nicholas Sparks

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

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

Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre....

Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre....

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...

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,...

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...

By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's...

By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's...

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

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

Spreading the news is your duty as a Christian, and there are many ways to...

Spreading the news is your duty as a Christian, and there are many ways to...

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...

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...

Rekindled love is generally short-term.

Rekindled love is generally short-term.

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,...

Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most...

Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most...

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...

I think that enduring, committed love between a married couple, along with raising children, is...

I think that enduring, committed love between a married couple, along with raising children, is...

I'll admit that it's not easy to get an agent, but becoming successful in anything...

I'll admit that it's not easy to get an agent, but becoming successful in anything...

Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and...

Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and...