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.
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Sometimes I can spend as long revising a manuscript as I spent writing it in the first place.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 cringe over.
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 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.
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I like the fact that kids are willing to be imaginative and go along with me when I'm telling strange tales.
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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.
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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.
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