Elizabeth Sims Professions : Writer Born : 1957 Browse All Authors Top 9 quotes by Elizabeth Sims ... And the only way to find that honesty is to not overthink it. For your writing to come alive--to be multi-dimensional--you must barter away some control. Elizabeth Sims honesty alive writing Subplots bring realism to your main plot simply by existing – by interrupting the flow. Why is this? Because life doesn’t move forward all at once. Interruptions happen, change rushes in, we juggle three or ten balls at once. Readers don’t expect continuous narratives. Elizabeth Sims plot writing moving If you want sucess,you must pursue it. Elizabeth Sims sucess pursue want Sandy is kind. But she has a smart mind Elizabeth Sims smart kind mind People may come and go,lives may change in a instant,but love and friendship will last forever. Elizabeth Sims love-and-friendship forever people If I have all the faith so as to move mountains,but do not have love,then I an nothing. Elizabeth Sims mountain ifs moving Most short stories have but one plot. The very best, however, have what I call a plot-and-a-half – that is, a main plot and a small subplot that feeds in a twist or an unexpected piece of business that ads crunch and flavor to the story as a whole. Elizabeth Sims twists plot writing The most obvious – and easiest! – way to gain perspective is to put your work away for a while. Elizabeth Sims perspective book years I once had an editor advise me, as I was revising one of my early novels, to add more characters. I played around with the idea. As soon as I'd decided a few fresh faces and give them something to do, I realized that what my editor had really asked for was more plot. Ding. More characters equals more action. Elizabeth Sims writing character ideas Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors
