Pre-Order Chuck Palahniuk’s Next Book, "Pygmy"!
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Chuck Palahniuk's next book will be "Pygmy".  It's not due in stores until May 5, 2009.  But you can pre-order it today on Amazon.

Pre-Order "Pygmy" On Amazon Today!

For those that don't know, here is summary of "Pygmy", right from Chuck:

I've just finished the first draft of a novel called "Pygmy," a dark comedy about terrorism and racism.  The lead character is a 13-year-old foreign exchange student sent to live with a suburban, white, middle-class family.  Oh, and they're Christians.  The visit is for six months, and he's one of a dozen similar kids, all shipped to America to live with typical families.

The secret truth is that Pygmy is a terrorist, trained since infancy in martial arts, chemistry and radical hatred of the United States.  He has six months to build a prize-winning project for the National Science Fair.  If he succeeds, he and his project will go to Washington, D.C. for the finals competition -- where the project will explode, killing millions.
     
So far, Gerry Howard says it's the best book I've done.  Fingers crossed for luck.


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Last Call For CHOKE Movie Contest Submissions
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Chuck's new novel "Pygmy" is now being typeset.  This means we have to get Chuck the winning contestant's name of the Choke Movie Contest, so he can include it as a character in the book.  So consider this a last call for submissions.

If you participated in last weekend's contest and have pictures of you and friends holding you CHOKE movie ticket stubs, send them to: chokecontest@chuckpalahniuk.net.

I'm going to allow the weekend for people to send in photos.  But the photos must be from last weekend.  On Monday, the person who submits photos with the most people will win.

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ATTENTION MOVIE LOVERS: Recruiting For A New Website!
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities

UPDATE: Read my comment below for an update.

Attention Movie Lovers!

Together with Kirk Clawes, the lead programmer on Chuck's official site, I am developing a movie-related website and we need to recruit writers!

If you fit the following criteria, then we want you:

    * Good writer, blogger, reviewer
    * Have a vast, pop-culture knowledge of movies
    * Are tenacious and obsessive and don't mind researching tons of movies  looking for specific scenes
    * Want to participate in a landmark site that will hopefully turn into something big and fun down the line

If so, then email us right away at: suitup@chuckpalahniuk.net.


EMAIL INSTRUCTIONS:

*Please include the following in your email:

    * Name, age, location.
    * History of writing experience
    * Links to examples of your writing, ie: blogs, reviews, interviews
    * Tell us why you feel you'd be right for the position.  Maybe some proof about how obsessive you are about movies

*If we like what you have to say, we'll take it to the next step, which will be revealing what the site is and even allowing you to register and take a tour of the content.

The site is currently in Beta, but we are aiming for a November 08 launch.  We just need to double the content that is currently in the database and to do this, we need more writers!

If you think you're the person for the position, contact us today!  

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Chuck Palahniuk’s New Horror Short Story
Category: Writing and Poetry

Hey guys,

I'm not quite sure people realize how unique Chuck's latest site essay is. So let me just say it again: Chuck is writing a short horror story, and posting the first draft of each act in these essays. Furthermore, he's explaining, during the story, why he makes the writing decisions he makes.

This is easily the coolest feature Chuck has ever submitted to the site.  Don't believe me?  Here's a sample:

From the short story "FETCH"

Note:  A decade ago, as a branding device, my editor Gerry Howard asked me to give single-word titles to my books.  My preference is to use verbs that can have multiple meanings, like "choke" or "snuff."  Especially verbs with hard "ch" or "k" or long vowels like the 'eye' sound in Fight Club or the 'ee' sound in Pygmy.

Also, there's no rule about staging every story in three acts, but for a first draft it's the easiest way for me to imagine the plot.  The first act will be approximately 2000 words, the second act 1500 words, and the final act 1500 words.  Now the story...

    Hank stands with one foot a step in front of his other.  He crouches back on his rear leg, squatting low on that behind leg, his knee bent, his torso, shoulders and head all twisted and pulled back to the farthest point from the toe of his forward foot.  At the moment he exhales, Hank's rear leg explodes straight, the hip flexing to throw his whole body forward.  His torso twists to throw one shoulder forward.  His shoulder throws his elbow.  His elbow throws his wrist.  All of that one arm swings in a curve, cracking fast as a bullwhip.  His every muscle snaps that one hand forward, and at the point where Hank should fall onto his face, his hand releases the ball.  A tennis ball, bright yellow, flying fast as a cannon.  It shoots until almost disappearing into the blue sky, following a yellow arch as high as the sun.

Note:  My preference is to always begin with a physical action.  Gesture always trumps dialogue.  Verbs connect with readers in a more immediate way, coming in under our radar and resonating with more basic structures of the brain.  Because this is a story, I'll use present tense to create more immediacy, and less sense of distance between the reader and the on-going action.

Read Chuck's October Essay, A Story from Scratch, Act One

Chuck has committed to 1 year of these, so expect 2 more yet for 2008.  Also remember that, for the first month they are posted, these essays are only available to Premium Members.  Basic Members can view them one month later.  So come October 6th, this new essay will be available to all, free, for one month only.

You can also now read the September Essay, Tell A Lie, Bury A Gun free here!

If you're not yet a Premium Member and would like to view this essay now, as well as all 24 of Chuck's 2004-2005 essays and all 14 of his fan Q&As, you can upgrade your membership here.

For a tour of our Workshop, the essays, and Premium Membership, click here.

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Chuck Palahniuk’s October Essay, "A Story from Scratch, Act One"
Category: Writing and Poetry

Fellow MySpacers!

Apologies for posting this one late, but Chuck has something special for you today that I think you're all going to agree was worth the wait.  For years now, fans have loved and coveted these essays Chuck provides the site, on how to improve your writing. But there's one aspect of his lessons that people have wished for the most:

Read Chuck's October Essay, A Story from Scratch, Act One

Chuck has committed to 1 year of these, so expect 2 more yet for 2008.  Also remember that, for the first month they are posted, these essays are only available to Premium Members.  Basic Members can view them one month later.  So come October 6th, this new essay will be available to all, free, for one month only.

You can also now read the September Essay, Tell A Lie, Bury A Gun free here!

If you're not yet a Premium Member and would like to view this essay now, as well as all 24 of Chuck's 2004-2005 essays and all 14 of his fan Q&As, you can upgrade your membership here.

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Want To Have Your Name In Chuck Palahniuk’s Next Book?
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Chuck Palahniuk In Paste Magazine
Category: Writing and Poetry

Fellow MySpacers,

Chuck Palahniuk is in the new October issue of Paste magazine:

When a young Chuck Palahniuk pitched his novel Invisible Monsters to publishers, it was rejected because it was too disturbing. His response was to fill his next novel, Fight Club, with even more disturbing and violent events and dub himself a writer of "transgressional fiction." One of his favorite stories for live readings is the short story "Guts," from his collection Haunted, because the accounts of masturbation that met a violent end caused several of his audience members to actually faint. His worlds are shocking, but his readers eat it up not simply because they like blood and guts—his stories aim to shock like a defibrillator, to wake you up from the mundane and remind you that while terrible things can always be around the corner, you might just be able to withstand them....

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/09/catching-up-with-chuck-palahniuk.html

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IMPORTANT: We Need Everyone To See CHOKE This Weekend!
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities

Fellow Chuck Enthusiasts,

Just like the title says: We Need Everyone To See CHOKE This Weekend! If you planned on seeing it during the week, or even waiting to next weekend, or a couple weekends after that... don't.

We need you to see CHOKE this weekend. Now even. As soon as you're done with reading this, grab some friends, get your ticket, and head to the nearest theater showing it. (listings here!)

The opening box office numbers for CHOKE might not mean much to you... but in the long-run, they'll mean a ton to the future life of other Chuck Palahniuk adaptations. 'Fight Club' was a box office failure, and did not make back, domestically, what it cost to make the film. As a result, we had to wait over eight years for our next Palahniuk adaptation.

So let's not let that happen again. Let's all make sure CHOKE hits a homerun this weekend. I'm sure that, with the Presidential Debate on last night, they took a hit in their Friday numbers. So let's make up for that today and tomorrow.

I know I'm talking to thousands of you here. And every one of you can make a difference. But it has to be THIS weekend.

Go see CHOKE now. Consider this a homework assignment from Chuck Palahniuk... the real Tyler Durden.

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Seen CHOKE? Post Your Review Here!
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Canadian Theaters Showing CHOKE (+UK & Aussie Info Too)
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Fellow MySpacers,

After the amount of emails I got from non-US fans, asking where and when they could see CHOKE... I felt it was my duty to pester the wonderful people at Fox Searchlight for this info.  The very awesome Thomas Dodson then made it his mission to get me these dates.  And this morning, he delivered.

First off, CHOKE will be released in the UK on Nov 21st and in Australia on Oct 30th.  We don't (and probably won't) have theater locations for these two regions.  

The great news for all your Canadians, is that CHOKE is opening tomorrow (same as the US), and here are the theater locations you can find it at:

CANADIAN THEATER LOCATIONS

Calgary Branch
CHOKE Studio 16 Country Hills Calgary, AB (CAN)  
CHOKE Westhills Calgary, AB (CAN)  
CHOKE South Edmonton Common Edmonton, AB (CAN) STD  

Vancouver Branch
CHOKE Tinseltown Vancouver, BC (CAN)  
CHOKE SilverCity Riverport Richmond, BC (CAN)  
CHOKE Odeon Victoria Victoria, BC (CAN)  

Winnipeg Branch
CHOKE SilverCity Polo Park Winnipeg, MB (CAN)  
CHOKE Centre Cinemas Saskatoon, SK (CAN)  
CHOKE Southland Mall Cinemas Regina, SK (CAN)  

Saint John Branch
CHOKE Empire Theatres Mount Pearl Square Mount Pearl, NF (CAN)  
CHOKE Oxford Halifax, NS (CAN)

Toronto Branch
CHOKE Scotiabank Theatre Toronto Toronto, ON (CAN)  
CHOKE Varsity Cinemas Toronto, ON (CAN)  
CHOKE Canada Square Toronto, ON (CAN)
CHOKE Empire Studio 10 Empress Walk, North York, ON (CAN)
CHOKE Kennedy Commons 20 Scarborough, ON (CAN)  
CHOKE Queensway Etobicoke, ON (CAN)  
CHOKE Colossus Toronto Woodbridge, ON (CAN)  
CHOKE Whitby 24 Whitby, ON (CAN) STD  
CHOKE Coliseum Mississauga Mississauga, ON (CAN)  
CHOKE Winston Churchill 24 Oakville, ON (CAN)  
CHOKE Upper James Hamilton, ON (CAN)  
CHOKE Empire 7 Cinemas Ottawa, ON (CAN)  
CHOKE Kanata 24 Kanata, ON (CAN)  
CHOKE South Keys Cinemas Ottawa, ON (CAN)    
CHOKE Princess Waterloo, ON (CAN)  
CHOKE Westmount Cinemas London, ON (CAN)  
CHOKE SilverCity Windsor Windsor, ON (CAN)  

Montreal Branch
CHOKE  AMC Forum, Montreal, QC (CAN)

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