A Quote by Nicholas Sparks

There is a fine line I have to walk throughout the writing process in a novel. It is this line between drama and melodrama, and it is this line between evoking genuine emotional power and being manipulative.

Nicholas Sparks

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Being Between Drama Emotional Emotional Power Fine Fine Line Genuine Line Manipulative Melodrama Novel Power Process Throughout Walk Writing Writing Process

Quote Author

Nicholas Sparks
American - Novelist
Born: December 31, 1965

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