“My books are character-driven. They're not driven by the story.” BookCharacterStoriesDriven Author:Carl Hiaasen
“Y'see, I get so bored so easily. I like to start with a clean slate each time. Sure, I'll have characters drop in and out of books but the main cast of characters always changes. Maybe I'm wrong but I think if had the same joe detective guy or gal, I wouldn't write them as well; I wouldn't do as good a job.” IfsThinkingWritingWellsBookCharacterJobsGuyCleanCastsBoredDetectivesSlateGalsClean SlateSo Bored Author:Carl Hiaasen
“Bangkok 8 is one of the most startling and provocative mysteries that I've read in years. The characters are marvelously unique, the setting is intoxicating and the plot unwinds in dark illusory strands, reminiscent of Gorky Park. Once I started, I didn't want to put it down.” WantYearsCharacterDarkMysteryUniqueSettingSettingsParksPlotProvocativeStrandsIllusoryUnwindBangkok Author:Carl Hiaasen
“I've never before had the same main character appear in consecutive novels, but I liked Yancy and his attitude, and I was curious to see what would happen to him after Bad Monkey. And I liked the idea of him still trying to get his detective job back while he's stuck on roach patrol.” TryingStillsIdeasCharacterHappensJobsAttitudeNovelStuckCuriousMonkeysDetectivesMain CharactersRoachesConsecutive Author:Carl Hiaasen
“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.” RealCharacterGirlExampleTvsBirthLawyerReal LifeEndlessRazorsCrassTv Commercial Author:Carl Hiaasen
