The Florida In My Novels Is Not As Seedy As The Real Florida. It's Hard To Stay Ahead Of The Curve. Every Time I Write A Scene That I Think Is The Sickest Thing I Have Ever Dreamed Up, It Is Surpassed By Something That Happens In Real Life.

-Carl Hiaasen

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The Florida In My Novels Is Not

Carl Hiaasen

The Florida In My Novels Is Not As Seedy As The Real Florida. It's Hard To Stay Ahead Of The Curve. Every Time I Write A Scene That I Think Is The Sickest Thing I Have Ever Dreamed Up, It Is Surpassed By Something That Happens In Real Life.

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A Bonus, Being A Writer, Is That The True-life Source Material Is Fabulously Bizarre. There's So Much Corruption, Violence And Free-floating Depravity That The Well Never Runs Dry, Whether You're A Novelist, A Journalist, Or Both.

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