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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.

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Nicholas Sparks
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 1
Athletics Competitor
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Nicholas Charles Sparks
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