--- product_id: 146276729 title: "Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life after Which Everything Was Different" brand: "chuck palahniuk" price: "€ 23.64" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/146276729-consider-this-moments-in-my-writing-life-after-which-everything store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life after Which Everything Was Different **Brand:** chuck palahniuk **Price:** € 23.64 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life after Which Everything Was Different by chuck palahniuk - **How much does it cost?** € 23.64 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/146276729-consider-this-moments-in-my-writing-life-after-which-everything) ## Best For - chuck palahniuk enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted chuck palahniuk brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description In this spellbinding blend of memoir and insight, bestselling author Chuck Palahniuk shares stories and generous advice on 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. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Dimensions | 5.75 x 1 x 8.5 inches | | Isbn 10 | 1538717956 | | Isbn 13 | 978-1538717950 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Print Length | 256 pages | | Publication Date | January 7, 2020 | | Publisher | Grand Central Publishing | ## Images ![Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life after Which Everything Was Different - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81KToI6YN3L.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An outstanding, memorable book *by on Reviewed in the United States May 22, 2021* Consider This: Moments in My Writing After Which Everything Was Different by Chuck Palahniuk is a practical guide to constructing novels/short stories according to Dangerous Writing. Dangerous Writing is a philosophy about how novels could be used as tools to engage readers into discussions, touch burning social topics, and do all that in a provocative, straightforward fashion. If you do not feel personally offended, reading about masturbation and defective sex dolls (and I forgot to mention graphic sexual scenes and profane language), the book would certainly be handy for writing your pieces. In the almost intimate manner that combines juxtaposed essays and step-by-step techniques, Palahniuk helps to understand the rules of keeping the reader constantly on the verge, unaware of what comes next. He talks about creating tension, effective use of dialogues (avoid them as much as possible!), and gives away his personal favorite fiction/nonfiction books. The fabulous vocabulary of the book is a cherry on the cake. I read three of Palahniuk’s books, all in Russian. Oh boy! How much I must have missed! Though one of his principles includes simple sentences, the overall flow of words is flawless. I swallowed the book; I can’t find another word to describe the process of reading. With half-opened eyes in the night, accompanied by cries of fighting children during the day, everything seemed like a pesky hindrance until the last page. And even then, I wanted more. Chuck Palahniuk confessed he had never read any reviews on his books, good or bad. So there is a slight chance he’d see my plea to publish another handbook about writing. I add the book into the category of the most notable books of 2021. Helpful, fast-pacing, engaging to the point of madness; in one word – a recommendation to all aspiring writers. (I ask for pardon for ignoring one of the basic rules of the book: use forms of ‘be’ and ‘have’ as little as possible.) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Chuck at His Best *by on Reviewed in the United States January 14, 2020* This is Chuck at his best. I've used Palahniuk's writing "craft" essays on LitReactor as a reference for years. Look them up if you've never heard of them. Those essays are so good I wondered if there was any way of topping them. Or if he would simply use this book to repeat what he had written there. What I discovered is that in "Consider This," he has managed to share all of that information in new ways, expand it, and share some great personal stories along the way. I've read a ton of writing books about writing. "Consider This" is now at the top of the list for books on writing I would recommend.All of the classic minimalist/dangerous writing principles are unpacked in helpful ways: Having horses and choruses, going on the body, burnt tongue, establishing authority, etc. On the subject of authority alone, he gives us around twenty ways to establish authority in a story. They're all helpful. He gives around the same amount of principles for building and sustaining tension as well.To top it off, the book is written very, very well. It was a pleasure to read. I was sad that it ended, but loved that Palahniuk tells his wonderful Eiffel Tower story to close the book. It's the first time I've seen it in print. I can't recommend this book more highly. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Practical Useful Information *by on Reviewed in the United States January 12, 2020* Palahniuk begins with the valid complaint that most, nearly all, creative writing seminars, courses, and programs consist of listening to some veteran writer or personality who has inflated his credentials, telling war stories. That observation is spot-on. It happens for several reasons: The department heads and administrators responsible for hiring creative writing instructors (or worse, the self-promoters of seminars) almost always choose published writers. Unfortunately, most published writers are not teachers, don't know how to teach, or don't care about teaching.The result is that very little in hard knowledge gets transmitted. Advice like: Engage the reader; Make your characters interesting; Start with a bang, is offered. Instructors present big general ideas with no practical advice as to how to implement them. Handholding, enthusiasm, or the promise that the instructor has contacts that will get the student published take the place of substantive knowledge and advice.Palahniuk says he can do better, and he does. For the first two chapters, he offers ideas and practical advice regarding their implementation in writing novels and short stories. In the third section, he begins to fall into the trap he described:the war story rambling and discussing general topics without concrete examples or implementation strategies, but some good information is present.I give the book five stars because if it consisted of only the first chapter, it would be better than 95% of the "how to write" books that are published. An excellent handbook, well done Mr. Palahniuk. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/146276729-consider-this-moments-in-my-writing-life-after-which-everything](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/146276729-consider-this-moments-in-my-writing-life-after-which-everything) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-09-17*