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.
More Quotes from 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, and figured I'd have a better perspective when I came back to it.Margaret Haddix
Sometimes I can spend as long revising a manuscript as I spent writing it in the first place.
Margaret Haddix
I think I learned a lot from reading in general - even from reading badly written books.
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 flexibility to do whatever I want.
Margaret Haddix
I started trying to write when I was in second or third grade.
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 whatever it is I'm trying to describe.
Margaret Haddix
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