Elizabeth Sims famous quotes

03-28-2025

... 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 #Writing #Alive
Subplots bring realism to your main plot simply by existing â€“ by interrupting the flow. Why is this? Because life doesnâ€™t move forward all at once. Interruptions happen, change rushes in, we juggle three or ten balls at once. Readers donâ€™t expect continuous narratives.
-- Elizabeth Sims

#Moving #Plot #Three
If you want sucess,you must pursue it.
-- Elizabeth Sims

#Want #Sucess #Pursue
Sandy is kind. But she has a smart mind
-- Elizabeth Sims

#Smart #Mind #Kind
People may come and go,lives may change in a instant,but love and friendship will last forever.
-- Elizabeth Sims

#People #Forever #Love And Friendship
If I have all the faith so as to move mountains,but do not have love,then I an nothing.
-- Elizabeth Sims

#Moving #Mountain #Move Mountains
Most short stories have but one plot. The very best, however, have what I call a plot-and-a-half â€“ 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

#Flavor #Twists #Plot
The most obvious â€“ and easiest! â€“ way to gain perspective is to put your work away for a while. The truth is, we donâ€™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, â€˜Hey, this isnâ€™t bad,â€™ and renewing their energy for the project.
-- Elizabeth Sims

#Book #Years #Perspective
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 #Editors
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.
-- Elizabeth Sims

#Book #Years #Perspective

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