When I was writing Razor Girl, I thought it would be fun to have a redneck TV family … - Carl Hiaasen

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We ran, plowing through another pile of peppers. [No, I didn't pick a peck of them, Sadie - just shut up. ]

Carl Hiaasen

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.

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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.

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I love reality shows. The folks who dream up some of these concepts are either geniuses, or totally stoned.

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Like Richard Price and the late, great Elmore Leonard, Matt Burgess is one of those cool, quick and funny writers who can turn a seemingly routine crime caper into something special.

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The greatest sin for a writer is to be boring.

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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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We ran, plowing through another pile of peppers. [No, I didn't pick a peck of them, Sadie - just shut up. ]

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