My mom always talks about this writer named Nicholas Sparks, but I really don't know too much about him.
He's amazing and I usually don't like romance! He is an American novelist, screenwriter and producer. 
Oh so he also writes shows? What are some of his works?
I believe one of his most famous movies is The Notebook which is also the name of the book. He wrote it in 1993 and 2 years later an agent discovered him.
Oh wow, I loved that movie! I didn't know he wrote that. Very interesting! Does he still produce work?
I haven't heard anything lately. He did write 19 novels and 2 non fiction books. Not sure on how many shows or movies he has in total