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Author Nicolas Sparks On The Essential Elements Of A Great Tearjerker Novel

How does he consistently produce such sentimental work? Watch the video above to find out Sparks's essential ingredients to a great tearjerker.

Nov 18, 2011

The Huffington Post
November 9, 2011

Tissues and red puffy eyes are all signs that you've been on the emotional roller-coaster that is a Nicholas Sparks novel.

Sparks is well known for his tearjerking tales and Hollywood has utilized his prose for numerous films such as The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, Message in a Bottle, Dear John, Nights in Rodanthe and the list goes on.

He's just released The Best of Me and it's already been picked up for a movie adaptation; this on the heels of The Last Song, which stars Miley Cyrus.

How does he consistently produce such sentimental work? Watch the video to find out Sparks's essential ingredients to a great tearjerker.

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