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, Words, Feel, Trying, Right, Like

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, Something, Books, Cringe

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

Trying, Write, Started, Second, Third

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

Reading, Think, Books, Even, General

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

Time, Best, Fun, College, Reading, Face

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

Job, Me, Loved, Person, Kid, Up

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

Freedom, Me, Writing, Bad, Fix, Going

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, Book, Year, Done, Write, See

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

Me, Go, Strange, Along, Willing, Kids

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

Freedom, Fun, Story, Want, Flexibility

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

Eyes, Back, I Can, First, Finish, Fresh

Sometimes I can spend as long revising a manuscript as I spent writing it in the first place. Margaret Haddix

Writing, Long, I Can, Place, Sometimes

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

Improvement, Sand, More, Take, Draft

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

Perspective, Writing, Better, Bad, Back

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

Story, Desk, Right, Interview, Turn, Get

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