“... 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.” WayWritingAliveHonesty Author:Elizabeth Sims
“People may come and go,lives may change in a instant,but love and friendship will last forever.” PeopleMayLastsForeverInstantComes And GoesLove And Friendship Author:Elizabeth Sims
“If I have all the faith so as to move mountains,but do not have love,then I an nothing.” IfsMovingMountainMove Mountains Author:Elizabeth Sims
“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.” WritingHappensMovingThreeReaderTenFlowBallsMoving ForwardNarrativePlotRealismInterruptionsInterruptingSubplots Author:Elizabeth Sims
“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.” WritingWholeStoriesHalfPiecesUnexpectedPlotShort StoryAdsFlavorTwistsCrunchSubplots Author:Elizabeth Sims
“The most obvious – and easiest! – way to gain perspective is to put your work away for a while. The truth is, we don’t know how taking a break frees up the mind, but it does: Somehow it freshens our little neurons, or perhaps it prompts the brain to create more cleverness molecules. If you can bear to let a short piece sit a week and a book-length work a month, do so. Longer is fine, too; some authors have abandoned manuscripts for years before unearthing them and realizing, ‘Hey, this isn’t bad,’ and renewing their energy for the project.” IfsKnowsWayYearsMindLittlesDoeBookEnergyRealizingBrainBreakKnow HowPiecesWeekPerspectiveFineMonthsBearsTruth IsProjectsGainsObviousHeyLengthAbandonedMoleculesClevernessManuscriptsPromptsNeuronsTaking A Break Author:Elizabeth Sims
“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.” GivingWritingIdeasCharacterActionFacesNovelDecidedAddI RealizedPlotEditorsAdviseRevising Author:Elizabeth Sims
