You can do the best research and be making the strongest intellectual argument, but if readers don't get past the third paragraph you've wasted your energy and valuable ink. Carl Hiaasen argumentenergyhave Change image and share on social
Here's my rule: You always want to pay cash for your own books, because if they look at the name on the credit card and then they look at the name on the book jacket, then there's this look of such profound sympathy for you that you had to resort to this. It really is withering. Carl Hiaasen bookcardcash share on social
Obviously you have to make a profit to put out a newspaper. I'm not an idiot. But when the margins are in excess of 25 per cent you're talking about greed. Carl Hiaasen centexcessgreed Change image and share on social
I don't have an e-reader. One reason is that I like to dog-ear the page when I find a particularly good sentence or passage. Carl Hiaasen dogearfind Change image and share on social
The one thing a lifetime in the newspaper business teaches you is pace - you spend all your time trying to make sure that the reader's going to finish what you're writing. Carl Hiaasen businessfinishlifetime Change image and share on social
Humor can be an incredible lacerating and effective weapon. And that is the way I use it. Carl Hiaasen effectivehumorincredible Change image and share on social
It's easy to get distracted by the vaudevillian aspects of the healthcare debate. Carl Hiaasen aspectdebatedistract Change image and share on social
I won't be making any friends in the corporate suites. Carl Hiaasen corporatefriendmake Change image and share on social
Lots of people can write a good first page but to sustain it, that's my litmus test. If I flip to the middle of the book and there's a piece of dialogue that's just outstanding, or a description, then I'll flip back to the first page and start it. Carl Hiaasen backbookdescription share on social
Informed opponents of Obama's healthcare initiative have expressed dismay at the low level of discourse. Carl Hiaasen discoursedismayexpress Change image and share on social
