Consider This

Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different

By: Chuck Palahniuk

Narrated by: Chuck Palahniuk, Edoardo Ballerini

Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

Renowned, best-selling novelist Chuck Palahniuk takes us behind the scenes of the writing life, with postcards from decades on the road and incredible examination of the power of fiction and the art of storytelling.

In this spellbinding blend of memoir and insight, best-selling author Chuck Palahniuk shares stories and generous advice on what makes writing powerful and what makes for powerful writing.

With advice grounded in years of careful study and a keenly observed life, Palahniuk combines practical advice and concrete examples from beloved classics, his own books, and a "kitchen-table MFA" culled from an evolving circle of beloved authors and artists, with anecdotes, postcards from the road, and much more.

Clear-eyed, sensitive, illuminating, and knowledgeable, Consider This is Palahniuk's love letter to stories and storytellers, booksellers and books themselves. Consider it a classic in the making.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2020 Chuck Palahniuk (P)2020 Grand Central Publishing

Critic reviews

"A book for those who want to learn to write dangerously, or perhaps just learn about the man who pioneered 'dangerous writing.' [It'll] inspire you try take a stab at telling your story." (Booktrib)

"This book from Palahniuk is insightful." (Dallas Morning News)

"Tried-and-true practical advice for aspiring writers." (USA Today)

The Last Writing Book to Read

It doesn’t cover the fundamentals, ie inciting incident, protagonists defined, three act structure, etc. It’s very advanced, but it’s a great read and most certainly rewards being familiar with Chuck’s bibliography. It’s a must for any Palahniuk reader.

Awesome book!

Very informative and entertaining! Loved it. Very well narrated by the author with an excellent reading voice.

Excellent Ideas!

I have never read any of the Author's books. I will now. Not because I judge his writing from this Audible book, buy I do want to see his advice in practice...and I want to try not to faint while reading Guts.

Wow, just wow!

This was an outstanding story on, how to write a story. So good you forget is a book on how to write a book!

I don't care if you write, you should still listen

I love when writers narrate their own books, it feels so natural. Is very good.

Intensely Interesting

A collection of tips for aspiring writers told alongside gripping tales from Chuck Palahniuk's life that serve to punctuate his points while also showcasing where some of his inspiration for various stories originated. The book includes some wholly original pieces of advice for authors, which I greatly appreciated and highly recommend.

My fav author writing advice book

Good stuff. He really hits some detailed points, not the usual basic stuff you find in IG memes “show don’t tell” etc. There a couple things I’ll use for future books. Nice work, Mr. Chuck P

Incredibly helpful

This has been the most entertaining and practical book I have read for writers. I strongly recommend this to others hoping to learn more about the craft.

best book on writing I've listened to

What can I say? Lots of tips, lots of stories. The struggles, victories, the highs and the lows. Worth your time, money and credit.

a personal look into chuck

this book made me want to pursue writing in an ernest way.

If you're looking for author or specific book recommendations chuck makes a ton of suggestions here.

well worth the time even of you have no interest in writing and just want a look into chuck as he goes outside his normal bounds of fiction.

this book will gave me a greater understanding of chuck's books and the world of authorship in general.