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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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Margaret Haddix
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: April 9
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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.
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After Ive 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.
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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.
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I like to know what I'm celebrating before I put on a party hat.
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...even the most independent people sometimes needed help. And if I'd learned nothing else from my life thus far, it was that you don't always end up where you think you're going.
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Hope doesn't mean anything. ... Action's the only thing that counts.
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I snorted oh, beauty. What's that good for? Mary stared, her eyes round. It won you the prince, did it not? I snorted again, I prefer to think that he was captivated by my charming personality. I giggled to let Mary know I was trying to make fun of myself.
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