HOUSTON — Nicholas Sparks did all kinds of jobs from selling pharmaceuticals to home restoration just to pay the bills until he could turn the page and start a new chapter with his desired career. If his third attempt didn't pan out, he was going to call it quits. Lucky for him, "The Notebook" turned out to be a huge success.
His latest novel "Counting Miracles" is inspired by something he saw one day from a distance. But, before he became one of the greatest romance writers, Nicholas Sparks was just a small-town boy with a big dream.