Margaret Haddix

After I've sent my revised draft to my agent and editor, they suggest more improvement sand again, this revision phase can take anywhere from a few hours to a few months. ↗

— Margaret Haddix

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Eventually the bad stuff I'm writing turns into better stuff. Other times, I've just walked away from what I was working on, and figured I'd have a better perspective when I came back to it. ↗

— Margaret Haddix

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Generally I finish a first draft in 2-6 months, then I set it aside for a while so that when I come back to it I can read it with fresh eyes and figure out how to improve it. ↗

— Margaret Haddix

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I like playing around with the words; I love it when I feel like I've picked the exact right word to describe whatever it is I'm trying to describe. ↗

— Margaret Haddix

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I like the fact that kids are willing to be imaginative and go along with me when I'm telling strange tales. ↗

— Margaret Haddix

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I loved to read when I was a kid, and as soon as I realized that an actual person got to make up the books I loved so much, I decided that that was the job for me. ↗

— Margaret Haddix

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I started trying to write when I was in second or third grade. ↗

— Margaret Haddix

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I think I learned a lot from reading in general - even from reading badly written books. ↗

— Margaret Haddix

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I was lucky enough not to face any required summer reading lists until I went to college. So I still think of summer as the best time to read for fun. ↗

— Margaret Haddix

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I write a book over a period of months or years, and when I'm done with it, usually another year goes by before I see it in print. It's hard to be patient and wait. ↗

— Margaret Haddix

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