After I’ve sent my revised draft to my agent and editor, they suggest more improvement — Margaret Peterson Haddix
I write a book over a period of months or years, and when I’m done with it — Margaret Peterson Haddix
I like the fact that kids are willing to be imaginative and go along with me when I’m telling strange tales. — Margaret Peterson Haddix
I like playing around with the words; I love it when I feel like I’ve picked the exact right — Margaret Peterson Haddix
Generally I finish a first draft in 2-6 months, then I set it aside for a while so that — Margaret Peterson Haddix
Eventually the bad stuff I’m writing turns into better stuff. Other times, I’ve just walked — Margaret Peterson Haddix
When writing isn’t going well-then the bad thing about being a writer is that — Margaret Peterson Haddix
There’s something about each of my books that I’m really proud of, and there’s — Margaret Peterson Haddix
Sometimes I can spend as long revising a manuscript as I spent writing it in the first place. — Margaret Peterson Haddix
It’s just so much fun to make up characters, situations, and everything else about a story. — Margaret Peterson Haddix
I was lucky enough not to face any required summer reading lists until I went to college. — Margaret Peterson Haddix
I think I learned a lot from reading in general – even from reading badly written books. — Margaret Peterson Haddix
I loved to read when I was a kid, and as soon as I realized that an actual person — Margaret Peterson Haddix