Quote by Carl Hiaasen

To me, the newspaper business was a way to learn about life and how things worked in the real world and how people spoke. You learn all the skills - you learn to listen, you learn to take notes - everything you use later as a novelist was valuable training in the newspaper world. But I always wanted to write novels.

To me, the newspaper business was a way to learn about life

Summary

In this quote, the speaker highlights the significance of working in the newspaper industry as a valuable training ground for becoming a novelist. They express that being exposed to real-life situations and people's language in the newspaper business allowed them to learn essential skills like listening and note-taking, which later proved invaluable in their career as a novelist. Despite gaining numerous skills from their experiences in journalism, their ultimate ambition was always focused on writing novels.

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By Carl Hiaasen

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