Module 3: "Five Creative Tips from Carl Hiaasen"

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  1. prolific
    intellectually productive
    By any measure, Carl Hiaasen is a prolific writer—he’s the author of more than a dozen books and continues to write a newspaper column.
  2. distraction
    an obstacle to attention
    Here, he shares with us the secrets of getting it done (when you’re surrounded by beautiful distractions).
  3. satire
    a literary genre that uses humor to ridicule human failings and vices
    THE BEST SATIRE COMES FROM A PLACE OF AFFECTION.
  4. affect
    have an influence upon
    It affects the way I work—it affects the degree to which I care about the place.
  5. aspect
    a characteristic to be considered
    As much as I write about the crazy aspect and what’s wrong with it, I have tremendous affection—all my grandkids are here; it’s not a throwaway location for me.
  6. emotional
    of or pertaining to feelings
    There are very few places in the state that don’t have an emotional attachment for me.
  7. attachment
    a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
    There are very few places in the state that don’t have an emotional attachment for me.
  8. vulnerable
    susceptible to attack
    When you grow up in Florida where it’s completely flat, it’s so vulnerable to development and exploitation.
  9. development
    making some area of land or water more profitable or useful
    When you grow up in Florida where it’s completely flat, it’s so vulnerable to development and exploitation.
  10. exploitation
    the act of making use of and profiting from resources
    When you grow up in Florida where it’s completely flat, it’s so vulnerable to development and exploitation.
Created on Tue Sep 29 17:22:52 EDT 2020 (updated Tue Oct 20 11:10:58 EDT 2020)

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