For instance, in Message in a Bottle, I'm really fond of the letters. The scene where Garret discovers the bottle in the drawer was a particularly intriguing scene for me. The final chapter of The Notebook, was a favorite, and so is the final chapter of A Walk to Remember. I really strive to create universal, likable characters. I find that writing about people who are generally good leads people to want to read more about these characters and to say, I know this person.
Universal characters are difficult to write.
It's very easy if you're writing a thriller to have a bad guy who's compelling. I mean, you've got him skinning people for instance. Nice is hard. It seems new, but it's really just a love story tragedy. It tends to get forgotten and rediscovered every now and then.