“I have long admired Caroline Leavitt's probing insight into people, her wit and compassion, her ability to find humor in dark situations, and conversely, her tenderness towards characters.” PeopleLongCharacterDarkAbilityCompassionSituationInsightWitTendernessProbing Author:Dan Chaon
“I've been reading Peter Straub since I was a teenager, and his work is hardwired into my brain. A Dark Matter contains echoes of all that has been great about Straub's previous work and builds upon it. This Rashomon-like tale is as spooky and frightening as anything he has written, but it's also an intense and moving celebration of love. Out of the darkness comes, ultimately, a surprising and haunting sense of joy.” Has BeensMatterMovingJoyReadingDarkBrainDarknessWrittenIntenseTalesTeenagerCelebrationSurprisingPeterFrighteningEchoesHauntingSpookyDark MatterPrevious Work Author:Dan Chaon
“Writing a short story is a little like walking into a dark room, finding a light and turning it on. The light is the end of the story.” WritingLittlesEndsStoriesLightDarkRoomsWalkingFindingsShort StoryDark Room Author:Dan Chaon
“I think that the way that I write stories is by instinct. You have some basic ideas - a character, or an image, or a situation that sounds compelling - and then you just feel your way around until you find the edges of your story. It's like going into a dark room... you stumble around until you find the walls and then inch your way to the light switch.” ThinkingWayFeelsWritingIdeasCharacterStoriesLightSoundDarkRoomsSituationWallInstinctEdgesInchesCompellingDark Room Author:Dan Chaon
“I've always been a horror movie fan, since I was a kid. And I was also a really scared kid. I was easily scared of the dark. One of the ways I would try and get away from my fear of the dark was to pretend like the monsters were my friends.” TryingKidsDarkHorrorScaredGet Away Author:Dan Chaon
