Margaret Haddix

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

— 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…

— Margaret Haddix

I write a book over a period of months or years, and when I'm done with it, usually another year goes by…

— Margaret Haddix

Eventually the bad stuff I'm writing turns into better stuff. Other times, I've just walked away from what I was working on,…

— Margaret Haddix

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

— Margaret Haddix

I loved to read when I was a kid, and as soon as I realized that an actual person got to make…

— Margaret Haddix

The deadlines are much, much longer with books. When I was a reporter, a lot of times I'd come in at 8:30…

— Margaret Haddix

He looked at the piles of food again, and it was like he was seeing it with new eyes. This is wrong,…

— Margaret Haddix

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

— Margaret Haddix

It's just so much fun to make up characters, situations, and everything else about a story. I have so much freedom and…

— Margaret Haddix

"Don't let go!" he orders. Harper's hand is dry and soothing, while mine is sweaty with fear. We've never held hands before.…

— Margaret Haddix

I was lucky enough not to face any required summer reading lists until I went to college. So I still think of…

— Margaret Haddix

I like playing around with the words; I love it when I feel like I've picked the exact right word to describe…

— Margaret Haddix

Generally I finish a first draft in 2-6 months, then I set it aside for a while so that when I come…

— Margaret Haddix

When writing isn't going well-then the bad thing about being a writer is that I also have the freedom and flexibility to…

— Margaret Haddix

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…

— Margaret Haddix

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

— Margaret Haddix

Nothing was more valuable than the printed word.

— Margaret Haddix

Fail big if you have to, but go down trying.

— Margaret Haddix

After Ive sent my revised draft to my agent and editor, they suggest more improvement sand again, this revision phase can take…

— Margaret Haddix