Slideshow for my social media class on Nicholas Sparks

1. NICHOLAS SPARKS
Created by Rachel Adner

2. BACKGROUND
 Born in Omaha, Nebraska on December 31, 1965
 Has 2 siblings, one sister and one brother
 As a child, his family moved all over the United
States finally settling in Fair Oaks, California
 Attended college at Notre Dame as a part of the
relay track team and broke school records
 Married his wife Catherine in July 1989
 He now lives in North Carolina with his wife and
family

3. WHEN HE STARTED WRITING
 In1985, his freshman year at Notre Dame, Sparks
was injured and spent the whole summer
recovering. He wrote his first novel that summer,
but it was never published.
 He wrote his second novel the same year him and
his wife got married, 1989, but that one was never
published either.
 In 1994, over a period of 6 months he wrote The
Notebook and it was sold and published in 1996.
 From then on, he wrote several more books, all of
which were property of Warner Books/Grand
Central Publishing

4. HIS BOOKS
 Sparks has written 17 books, including a nonfiction
memoir with his brother
 All were domestic and international best sellers and
were translated into 45 different languages.
 His books have made over $80 million worldwide
 All his books are set in North Carolina, mostly
around the coast, in Hampton, Edenton, Rodanthe,
New Bern, Pamlico County, Swansboro, Beaufort,
and Wilmington
 Sparks says he chose love stories because the
genre had little to no competition

5. BOOK COVERS
These are a few of his most popular books, he has 17 all together

6. HIS MOVIES
 Out of his 17 books, 7 of them have been created
into films
 The Lucky One
 The Last Song
 Dear John
 Nights in Rodanthe
 The Notebook
 A Walk to Remember
 Message in a Bottle
 Sparks says he does not have any involvement in
the casting, budget, locations, etc for the films, he is
only responsible for the screenplays.

7. MOVIE COVERS

8. CONNECTING WITH SPARKS
 https://www.facebook.com/Nicholas.Sparks.Fan --
The official fan page to keep up with all book,
movie, and author related news
 @sparksnicholas – Sparks’ personal Twitter
 @NotebookThe – Movie quotes, facts, and behind
the scenes information from the movie
 @NSparksNovels – Get more book, movie, and
author related news

9. OTHER WAYS OF CONNECTING
 Sparks also uses a few other social media outlets
 WhoSay - a service that helps artists, athletes and
iconic personalities connect with their fans. When
you see someone posting via WhoSay, you’ll know
that it’s real, authentic messages, photos and
videos coming from your favorite people
 YouTube – posts many book promotions as well as
the newest movie trailers

10. SPARKS & PHILANTHROPY
 The Nicholas Sparks Foundation – founded to
support the causes and charities that are important
to Sparks.
 http://nicholassparksfoundation.org/nicholas.php
 The Epiphany School – Located in New Bern, North
Carolina, a place for children from all backgrounds
to learn in a Judeo-Christian environment. The
school was opened in 2006.
 http://www.epiphany-nb.org/
 New Bern High School & Track in Eastern NC –
Sparks has donated thousands of dollars to help
build new tracks and acquire new equipment for the
runners.

11. WORKS CITED
 http://www.nicholassparks.com/about/biography