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Margaret Haddix Quotes
American
-
Author
Born:
April 19
, 1964
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
Love
,
Like
,
Right Word
I think I learned a lot from reading in general - even from reading badly written books.
Margaret Haddix
Think
,
Lot
,
Badly
There's something about each of my books that I'm really proud of, and there's something about each of my books that I cringe over.
Margaret Haddix
Proud
,
Over
,
Books
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
College
,
Think
,
Lucky
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
Kid
,
Read
,
Actual
It's just so much fun to make up characters, situations, and everything else about a story. I have so much freedom and flexibility to do whatever I want.
Margaret Haddix
Want
,
Make Up
,
About
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
Months
,
Figure
,
Set
Sometimes I can spend as long revising a manuscript as I spent writing it in the first place.
Margaret Haddix
Revising
,
First Place
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
Phase
,
Editor
,
Agent
I started trying to write when I was in second or third grade.
Margaret Haddix
Trying
,
Third
,
Grade
When writing isn't going well-then the bad thing about being a writer is that I also have the freedom and flexibility to do something badly, and no one else can fix it for me.
Margaret Haddix
Bad
,
Going
,
Badly
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
Bad
,
Away
,
Other
The deadlines are much, much longer with books. When I was a reporter, a lot of times I'd come in at 8:30 a.m., get an assignment right away, interview somebody, turn the story in by 9:30, and have the finished story in the paper that landed on my desk by noon.
Margaret Haddix
Away
,
Turn
,
Deadlines
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
Wait
,
Year
,
I Write
I like the fact that kids are willing to be imaginative and go along with me when I'm telling strange tales.
Margaret Haddix
Fact
,
Like
,
Telling
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