How Many Novels Have You Written: Nicholas Sparks
To continue attempting to de-mystify today’s quality and quantity writers, here’s a rundown of Nicholas Sparks’ fiction novels with a special highlighting of those that have been translated into film.
1. The Notebook (1996); big screen debut of the same name starring Rachem McAdams and Ryan Gosling in 2004.
2. Message in a Bottle (1998); Kevin Costner produced and starred in the film version in 1999.
3. A Walk to Remember (1999); 2002 movie featuring Mandy Moore and Shane West.
4. The Rescue (2000)
5. A Bend in the Road (2001)
6. Nights in Rodanthe (2002); set to release as an October 2008 movie with Diane Lane, Richard Gere, and James Franco.
7. The Guardian (2003); definitely not connected to the 2006 Ashton Kutcher - Kevin Costner flick of the same name.
8. The Wedding (2003)
9. Three Weeks with my Brother (2004); memoir / nonfiction style.
10. True Believer (2005)
11. At First Sight (2005); not tied with the Val Kilmer and Mira Sorvino 1999 film with the same name.
12. Dear John (2006); just kicking off the filming process. Channing Tatum has been cast as John, but his female co-star has not yet been picked.
13. The Choice (2007)
Keeping track? That’s 13 books in 11 years, with four turned into screenplays. One of Sparks’ tricks seems to be re-using established, well-received characters. For example, The Notebook introduces us the Noah and Allie, then The Wedding features them and their family, years down the road. Browse Nicholas Sparks’ Web site to make more character connections between novels.
The project that he is currently working on is titled The Lucky One.
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