Why did he write The Choice?

The Choice by Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks wanted to write a novel like his first award winning novel The Notebook, he wanted the same idea of a man who loves a women unconditionally. After finishing his novel Dear John he set out to write a book just as good or maybe even better then The Notebook. Nicholas Sparks said that he wanted the same kind of story since every one loved The Notebook, but he wanted it to be different enough to where it wasn't copying The Notebook. In each of his books he makes sure there in an obstacle that the characters must face, for example in The Notebook Ally got engaged to Lon which kept her and Noah apart for awhile but eventually they were able to overcome that and they got married. Later on another obstacle came, Allie had Alzheimer's which made her forget who Noah and her kids were. In The Choice Sparks wanted to kind of mirror those obstacles.


It took him quite awhile before he was actually able to start writing the book, he had to make sure it was different enough. He started by thinking the characters he made Travis based off of his brother and Gabby based off of one of his former assistants. Gabby had a serious boyfriend who she wanted to marry. That's where the first obstacle came into play, Travis like Gabby but Gabby loved her boyfriend you can see the similarity between The Choice and The Notebook. Next Sparks had to come up with another heartbreaking obstacle like the one in The Notebook, towards the end of the book he made Gabby fall into a coma leaving Travis not knowing if she will ever wake up again.I have read The Notebook and I am just now starting The Choice, I am excited how they will compare through out the book since I loved The Notebook.