Nicholas Sparks: FAQ - The Notebook

The Notebook

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What is the inspiration for this book? Is it based to any extent on your own experiences or the experiences of those you know?

How do you account for the success of the novel? What do you think its overriding appeal is?

The Notebook is an intensely romantic book -- a novel about the everlasting power of "true love." Do you believe that this kind of love exists in real life?

The Notebook takes place in a small southern town. Why did you choose that setting rather than, say, a big city like New York?

The book details the lives of very old, as well as very young, people. How did someone as young as you acquire the insight to write about the experience of being old in such a moving way?

Letter writing plays such a big part in The Notebook. Is there something about letter writing that intrigues you?

How has the success of The Notebook affected your life? Do you find your family lifestyle has changed much? Or your values?

What was it like going on your author tour and meeting and hearing from so many people whose lives were affected by your book?

How much of The Notebook was true?

Will there be a sequel?

Updated! Is it true that The Notebook is being made into a film?

I've heard that Ashley Judd is going to star in the film version of The Notebook. I've also heard that Tom Cruise or Steven Spielberg are working on it. Is that true?

At the end of The Notebook, has Noah passed away, is he dreaming or is the ending literal?