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Nicholas Sparks wrote novels in his early years that were not published. His first unpublished novel was "The Passing" in 1985, which he wrote between semesters at college at Notre Dame. His second unpublished novel was "The Royal Murders" in 1989. After Sparks was rejected by publishers, he pursued law school, but was rejected from that also. He took odd jobs, such as selling real estate, bought and restored houses, waited tables, and sold dental products by phone. He then started his own business, which wasn't successful, so he sold it and became a pharmaceutical representative.
In 1994, Sparks wrote his first to-be published novel "The Notebook," which took him six months to write. Theresa Park was the agent who picked his book out and decided to represent him. In 1995, Park secured a $ 1 million advance for the book. It was published in 1996 by Time Warner Book Group and made the New York Times best seller list the first week.
After the success of his first book, Sparks's writing career started to take off. His next books were "Message in a Bottle" in 1998 and "A Walk to Remember" in 1999. Those books and "The Notebook" were made into movies. "Message in a Bottle" (1999) and "The Notebook" (2004) were big hits.
His fourth novel was "The Rescue" in 2000, followed with "A Bend in the Road" in 2001, "Nights in Rodanthe" in 2002, "The Guardian" in 2003, and "The Wedding" in late 2003. In 2004, he wrote his next novel, "Three Weeks with my Brother," about his close relationship with his only brother, Micah. His next novels in recent years are: "True Believer" in early 2005, "At First Sight" in late 2005, "Dear John" in 2006, and "The Choice" in 2007. His books have been translated into over 35 languages.
More of his novels may be made into movies in the future. Sparks has sold the film rights for "Nights in Rodanthe," "True Believer," and "At First Sight." He also wrote a screenplay for "The Guardian." Sparks is one of the executive producers for a television series based on his novel, "The Rescue."
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