TIH 536: Chuck Palahniuk on Not Forever, But For Now, Writing on Substack, and The Legacy of Fight Club

In this podcast, Chuck Palahniuk talks about Not Forever, But For Now, writing on Substack, the legacy of Fight Club, and much more. [3:32] Conversation start/Quitting drinking. [9:01] Not Forever, But For Now book tour. [17:01] Repeated choruses. [21:33] Intention to write a cosy mystery. [25:00] Shift towards the horror genre. [28:59] Addiction, suicidal ideation, and gravitating towards Chuck Palahniuk's work. [36:39] Blending fact and fiction. [51:10] The most extreme things Chuck has done to creative writing students. [42:21] Including non-facts and false facts in fiction. [56:22] Get things right if you're writing extreme violence. [1:02:29] Idolising serial killers. [1:05:21] Fight Club, the collective consciousness, and its legacy. [1:16:29] Correspondence with Ira Levin. [1:22:00] Tips for giving and showing love in a world of materialism and commodification. [1:29:47] Solomon Forshee, via Patreon, asks about writing to be remembered not writing to be liked. [1:37:12] Robert Stahl, via Patreon, asks about plans to write a follow-up for Consider This. [1:39:18] Substack. [1:43:13] Steppenwolf Theatre, Science Fiction novel, and future projects. [1:47:24] The effect of Palahniuk's work on Bob Pastorella. Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-536-chuck-palahniuk-on-not-forever-but-for-now-writing-on-substack-and-the-legacy-of-fight-club Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror