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Carl Hiaasen
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The tv commercials, which are endless and fairly crass, gave birth to brock, the bad-lawyer character in razor girl. in real life you can find even sleazier examples than him.
Girl Real Character
I'm sort of fascinated by america's fascination with rednecks, the whole duck dynasty thing. being a white guy from the south, i find it amazing that so many tv viewers are enchanted by beards, bad dentistry and moonshine accents.
Redneck Ducks White
Unfortunately, florida is a mecca for the shyster element, and there are apparently no rules on the kinds of advertising a lawyer can do.
Florida Elements Mecca
When i was writing razor girl, i thought it would be fun to have a redneck tv family that was really just a bunch of actors who had to be trained to be rednecks. that's not so farfetched, if you know how hollywood works.
Girl Fun Writing
That dreadful alligator attack in orlando would never have happened if disney had put up real warning signs, like other florida resorts do. but wild alligators don't fit the disney image, so they were no proper warnings, and a child died for no reason.
Children Real Florida
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.
Running True Life Floating
I still do a weekly opinion column for the miami herald, and it's like shooting fish in a barrel. rotten fish.
Rotten Shooting Miami
Ironically, i come from a family of lawyers - my dad, my grandfather, and now my oldest son. and some of my very best friends are lawyers, though they don't resemble the ones that appear in my novels.
Dad Son Grandfather
I love reality shows. the folks who dream up some of these concepts are either geniuses, or totally stoned.
Dream Reality Genius
There's this false notion that this is a regional phenomenon, when in fact every state in the union has hardcore rednecks. no exceptions.
Redneck Unions Facts
Every writer scrounges for inspiration in different places, and there's no shame in raiding the headlines. it's necessary, in fact, when attempting contemporary satire. sharp-edged humor relies on topical reference points.
Inspiration Different Facts
When i'm working on a novel of my own, i try to read mostly nonfiction, although sometimes i break down and peek at something else.
Trying Down And Nonfiction
  • Born: March 12, 1953
  • Occupation: Journalist
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