“A novel requires a certain kind of world-building and also a certain k...” — Dan Chaon Quote

“A novel requires a certain kind of world-building and also a certain kind of closure, ultimately. Whereas with a short story you have this sense that there are hinges that the reader doesn't see.”

“I usually have more than one thing I'm working on at once - I've been working on three different novels. When I get stuck on one, I hop back and forth.”

“I'm certainly very influenced by what you would call 'contemporary headline horror,' stuff that is true crime or for one reason or another catches our attention in the media, those strange cases that we end up obsessing about. I'm always influenced by weird anecdotes and news.”

“Right now we have a closure rate between discovery and exploitation of four to six months. We need to be more in the realm of seven to 10 days. That is an enormous challenge.”

“I'm considering 'Dark Souls 3' to be the big closure on the series. That's not just limited to me, but From Software and myself together want to aggressively make new things in the future.”

“'Requiem' has been controversial because people don't feel I gave it closure.”