Fight Club (novel) what would later become his novel "Invisible Monsters" (1999), but it was rejected by all publishers he submitted it to. Palahniuk then decided to write an even darker novel, by expanding upon his short story, "Fight Club". Initially "Fight Club" was published as a seven-page short story in the compilation "Pursuit of Happiness" (1995), but Palahniuk expanded it to novel length (in which the original short story became chapter six); "Fight Club: A Novel" was published in 1996. "Fight Club: A Novel" was re-issued in 1999 and 2004; the latter edition includes the author's introduction about the conception and popularity
Chuck Palahniuk the temporal end, after every few chapters. Exceptions to this narrative form, however, include the more linear "Choke" and "Diary". Often a major plot twist exists that is revealed near the end of the book, which relates in some way to this temporal end (what Palahniuk refers to as "the hidden gun"). His more linear works also include similar plot twists. Palahniuk says that his writing style has been influenced by authors such as the minimalist Tom Spanbauer (who taught Palahniuk in Portland from 1991 to 1996), Amy Hempel, Mark Richard, Denis Johnson, Thom Jones, Bret Easton Ellis and philosophers