@@stomingaben I wish it were! Life got in the way a bit(we have four children and one with a lot of special needs and I was also hospitalized for a time)…I’m working on my second 17th draft 😂 trying to get the editing down because it’s…it’s a tome lol I appreciate the interest though! I’m hoping to get it out in the next few months…
I'm making a post apocalyptic world where the main character is a guide for the dead, guiding them to the afterlife. the whole world is dying and there is no saving it. The guide helps the souls to death or the gate of the afterlife, helping them accept that the world has ended and there is no saving it. It's cold, silent, and even beautiful, no war, no life, no suffering.
That genuinely is such a clever and original idea. You should definitely try to get it published if you haven’t already. Props to you for coming up with an idea like that.
This is so helpful, I'm writing a sort of apocalyptic and dystopian teen fiction novel and I'm so excited to be creating a new world for these characters. Thank you!
I have no experience in writing a book , but my wish is I can write one some day , it would be with my own drawings because I am very good at draw . Ofcourse it would be post apocalyptic world with zombies but also mutated animals . the book would have unique characters , a dad main character where he is searching for his daughter and wife in this crazy world , but it will not be that easy to find them , it will take years , happy ending ,or maybe not . where the main character must train , learn new things on how to make bikes , crazy cars , everything he can find,parts that has been left of military , police stations . the book would be so different that people would not even call that a book 🙂 . but I hope one day I can make that happen , I have story in my head , but ofcourse changes will be made trough time .
I would love to help you with your book! I'm writing a book myself, and I would say my zombie book is different than the most if not all zombie books/movies, it has a bit of everything! And a piece of advice, read books of that genre, and learn from those book writers on how they write, and put words together, also watch tons of videos about how to write books, that's how I started, and I would love to talk about great ideas with you! 🙏🏼
I'm actually about to write some comics, with zombies, (twd style) with some new characters, so this video really helped, and i also have to go one step at a time and not rush anything, anyways thanks for the advice, new subscriber :)
Oh wow! 🤩 Good luck with the comics 😊 I'm so glad to hear the video was helpful and thank you so much for subscribing! Ooh I definitely agree, I find going one step at a time is always best to avoid feeling overwhelmed while creating 😊
Thank you so much for this advice. I’m currently a freshman in high school and this has actually helped. I watched the walking dead and I was amazed by it’s realism and how it depicted what an actual zombie apocalypse would look like. My story is called “The Brink” and it’s takes place in 1918 right after WW1. I’m trying to make this as realistic as possible and depict an actual zombie apocalypse. Thanks again for this video man, it really helped.
Thanks for the advice, I’m currently writing a post post post apocalyptic novella series called Mysteriarch Mythos with elements of cosmic horror/supernatural horror and dark sci-fi-fantasy. I’m writing book 1 of the series and in the world it’s takes place on already had two apocalypses happen. At the start of the story a third. Apocalypse is happening.
@@DanHook Hi Dan. Thank you for your interest in my book. I'm a self-publisher using Kindle Direct Publishing. The title of my book is "New Pangaea - Utopia of Revenge." If you read, please be so kind as to leave a review. It would be much appreciated. Kurt.
@@kurtbellis I'll be sure to check it out mate 😊 and when I do, I shall leave a review - I know just how important they are! Good luck with your writing journey!
me and my friends are gonna make a webtoon and novel my friends are helping me with the webtoon but i needed help for the novel i just wanna say thanks I'll trust my imagination and this video!^^❤
This helps me a bit so I'more sure of what I'm doing, I'm currently writing a realistic book, the disease is from mad cow mutanting and all the zombies can run really fast, they're capable of learning as well, so in the future they learn to open doors, climb up stuff and jump.
I always hated books, then something inside of me changed. I am going to attempt at writing a book that starts off in a natural disaster then a zombie apocalypse, with smart characters Idk why people dumb there characters down its so off putting to me but as they advance through they're on a mission to re populate the human race starting with 5 to building a home base to eventually running out of bullets to learning how to fight in the art of the Roman legion it's going to be epic, full of suspense mystery love wits hate heartbreak and anger. This video helped me get a more understanding of how the writing structure goes thanks sir great video! And its the journey to civilisation is the epic tale im going to write for you.
I'm currently writing a "post apocalyptic" revenge story. For volume 1 of my 1st comic book. I was happy with my world. But, I made a city for the characters to go in for one chapter. And i'm not sure if I should cut it out of the story or not.
Wow that sounds really exciting mate! I see, depends what you think would be missed if you cut it out? What does the chapter serve? And what does being in the city serve? Is it crucial to setting up your world? I have characters in a town that isn't visited again, to help craft and shape how the reader sees the world from page one (my prologue)! So it served as a good opening for myself 😊 using it in a prologue also helped me reason with it being a one time location as well, because it's separated from the main story! Maybe yours is the same situation! Best of luck!
What kind of city is it? I mean is it abandoned and inhabited only by zombies? Does it have pockets of survivors ? Or is it a reclaimed city where a settlement has been established?
I'm writing one about a couple four years after the apacolypse happened. They were just about out of high school when it all happened. They have a four year old child with them also. I've been a fan of that show since it started so I've been trying to make a book with a similar zombie spread since. 😂
Im starting to write a post apocalyptic book novel, I dont know a name for it yet but, the scenario would be: -Eternal Nuclear Winter (a classic ik) -Fictional earth like planet -Self dialog -Some details (to let imagination take its course) -bandits, factions, lightly mutated animals blah blah blah (nothing original) But I do hope my book will make a sensation worldwide with people making a video game and a movie about it, I would die happy
I'm planning on making an apocalyptic book where a Chernobyl-like disaster happened and it didn't turn people into zombies but the radiation is affecting the insects and then they go onto humans and then they turn into zombies. Eventually they have to escape to the ocean and basically become pirates. That's basically a plan I have for my zombie book
I'm writing a post-apocalyptic novel called Soul Survivor. It's about a fox kit named Silver who wakes up after a nuclear bomb strike. With all of her friends and family dead and the world in ruins, Silver must find a way to survive in this harsh new reality. I am more than open to suggestions!
Sorry this comment is very late, but a suggestion! Maybe you should delve into religious xenofiction, haveing Silver try to cope with the reality around them with fox religion, maybe througout the story they begin to lose faith due to all the cruelty the apocalypse brings If your interested i reccomend Cardinal West youtube videos on mythic xenofiction to start conceptulizing :)
I'm writing a post apocalyptic book where a magical curse from the medieval times comes back in modern times, plummeting society into the ground. It follows pretty much just after society "fully collapsed"
Most post apocalypses and dystopias should in my opinion have a good and logical reason why they exist and a clear and big explanation on the fall of society
I'm making a zombie book as well! And I don't go by regular zombie book/movie norms, I have a ton of good and important details in my book that most will tend to ignore, and there are more than one protagonists, I could go on and on, sorry for the ramble. 😅 Anyhow! To your knowledge, do you know how to publish a hard cover book? And thank you for the tips from this video! 🙏🏼
What about something that's in between post-apocalyptic, and post-post-apocalyptic? Cause I'm writing something where this one guy Is the last person left on earth, who remembers the world before the fall, and everyone else, is younger than him. So if its right in between, What would that be called?
Ooh good question! I mean if the guy was alive and remembered the world before then I guess technically it's post-apocalyptic? Because the timing would have been recent from the events within his life time. Post-post tends to be set when a generation of people or more have passed on I'd say!
The only question is i have more of the characters talking to each other and im always saying, "Laura said or Laura replies. Is that alright? If theres alot of conversations in it
I have a question, I am writing a short post apocalyptic story but it's based in a after cold war gone hot scenario. Anyways, so my question is would it make sense for remnants of NATO and the USSR/Warsaw pact to keep the fight going even after a dangerous nuclear war?
Hi CJ Hatter! Hmm that's a good question and would entirely depend on where the nuclear bombs detonated. Essentially, if Governments collapse it's likely groups like NATO and the USSR would stay together; main reason being is that the soldiers are no longer getting paid to fight - meaning lack of morale and the desire for soldiers to return back home to loved ones. If nukes didn't go off, let's say France, it's been the French still have structure, money and hopefully communications to keep the war fighting. Time is also an important factor here - if it's all fresh, perhaps regiments in the war zones won't know about their government collapse until a few days or weeks later... So they'd continue to fight until they stop getting communication from the top. So it'd be likely that there are pockets of fighting still going on but it's all dependent on your world building 😊 I hope that helps!
@@DanHook You actually gave me an idea with regiments not being aware of their government collapsing and still fighting, obviously the idea will be stated in the early post war period. But during the main characters introduction small and sometimes big pockets of both sides will remain. Some pockets will have multiple armies in one like a French and American force or a Russian and East German force. Also, would it be semi realistic if they had working tanks still?
@@cj16423 Glad to have helped! Another point you could also consider would be conflict between American and French troops - if the US gets nuked and the chain of command fails, but no nukes were dropped in France, the French will want to continue fighting and assume control of the US forces. However some members in that US force would want to get back home, especially if they aren't hearing from their own government or the pay cheques stop coming! And you could definitely have tanks still operating. Of course, you'd have to have a tank crew who knows how to operate and maintain it. They'd have to search of specific tools to keep it running, and also be cautious not to use too much fuel. They may end up being more useful as outposts, having a stationary tank that hardly moves due to fuel shortage, but can still fire and move when vital. A film called Fury might be worth a watch, it's about a tank crew! 😊
I'm starting a zombie book (I know, very cliché), but I'm creating a complex way of how the infection spreads. The story consists of teenagers as the main characters trying to survive. The main character has a lot of mental health layers to him. I don't want my story to become another boring zombie story we've heard before, does anybody have tips?
It sounds like you got a good plot going on. I too am writing a post apocalyptic zombie book and it’s good in my opinion.(I have a comment on the newest section right above yours)Here’s my advice for you, the high or middle school has a crappy system and are very strict on their students. The main character is going through a mental problem as you stated in your comment, such as depression for example, and he/she has to be with(or lead) the group to survive, no matter what the cost. People are going to be dangerous just as the infection is and they will try to kill the group. Try to keep with as much realism into the story as possible. I know a zombie apocalypse isn’t real, but try to create a realistic scenario of what one would be like. I don’t really have an idea for the spreading infection though, but I’m sure you’ll come up with something great(unless you already have). I know you posted this comment a little while ago and I’m sorry if this doesn’t help you, but I’m sure your story will turn out great for you. Good luck and write a great story.
@@RapidCharge0201 Im planning on having the book open up with the main character about to commit sewerslide, but is interrupted when the zombie apocalypse kicks off.
@@samcantanswerYou too. Tell me your book name when you get famous because I want a copy. And my book name is called “The Brink” which takes place in 1918 after WW1
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I too am writing a “Post post-apocalyptic,” book. They talk about it as a historical event from centuries ago lol! Thanks for the tips!
Ooh nice to hear mate! You're more welcome :) Good luck with your book!
Is it ready?
Where can I buy your ebook?
@@stomingaben I wish it were! Life got in the way a bit(we have four children and one with a lot of special needs and I was also hospitalized for a time)…I’m working on my second 17th draft 😂 trying to get the editing down because it’s…it’s a tome lol
I appreciate the interest though! I’m hoping to get it out in the next few months…
@@williamallen7984
Sorry to hear that.
Hope everything is fine now.
Once it's ready please don't forget to come back here to let us know.
@@stomingaben will do! Thank you!!
I'm making a post apocalyptic world where the main character is a guide for the dead, guiding them to the afterlife. the whole world is dying and there is no saving it. The guide helps the souls to death or the gate of the afterlife, helping them accept that the world has ended and there is no saving it. It's cold, silent, and even beautiful, no war, no life, no suffering.
Omg that sounds really unique. Dud you ever make any progress on publishing it anywhere? I'd love to give it a read
That genuinely is such a clever and original idea. You should definitely try to get it published if you haven’t already. Props to you for coming up with an idea like that.
cool
I'd love to read it
This is so helpful, I'm writing a sort of apocalyptic and dystopian teen fiction novel and I'm so excited to be creating a new world for these characters. Thank you!
Glad it could help! Good luck creating your story and world 😊
Is it ready?
Where can I buy your Ebook?
Sounds like a good read! I hope to read it when it's ready! 🙏🏼
Thank you for the help. I'm working on a post-apocalyptic book called This is The End and all of this is very helpful.
Thank you so much, I’m glad the video helped! Ooh I love the title! Good luck with your post apoc writing journey 😊
What a great title, I'd definitely buy it with a title like that! 🙌🏼
I have no experience in writing a book , but my wish is I can write one some day , it would be with my own drawings because I am very good at draw . Ofcourse it would be post apocalyptic world with zombies but also mutated animals . the book would have unique characters , a dad main character where he is searching for his daughter and wife in this crazy world , but it will not be that easy to find them , it will take years , happy ending ,or maybe not . where the main character must train , learn new things on how to make bikes , crazy cars , everything he can find,parts that has been left of military , police stations . the book would be so different that people would not even call that a book 🙂 . but I hope one day I can make that happen , I have story in my head , but ofcourse changes will be made trough time .
I would love to help you with your book! I'm writing a book myself, and I would say my zombie book is different than the most if not all zombie books/movies, it has a bit of everything! And a piece of advice, read books of that genre, and learn from those book writers on how they write, and put words together, also watch tons of videos about how to write books, that's how I started, and I would love to talk about great ideas with you! 🙏🏼
Try it as a comic book. I'd give much to have the talent and skill to draw well.
I'm actually about to write some comics, with zombies, (twd style) with some new characters, so this video really helped, and i also have to go one step at a time and not rush anything, anyways thanks for the advice, new subscriber :)
Oh wow! 🤩 Good luck with the comics 😊 I'm so glad to hear the video was helpful and thank you so much for subscribing!
Ooh I definitely agree, I find going one step at a time is always best to avoid feeling overwhelmed while creating 😊
same! im writing a twd fanfic
So where can i read the comic :)
Thank you so much for this advice. I’m currently a freshman in high school and this has actually helped. I watched the walking dead and I was amazed by it’s realism and how it depicted what an actual zombie apocalypse would look like. My story is called “The Brink” and it’s takes place in 1918 right after WW1. I’m trying to make this as realistic as possible and depict an actual zombie apocalypse. Thanks again for this video man, it really helped.
Appreciate the comment, thank you mate :) Sounds like an awesome project and definitely something I'd love to read!
Thank you so much! I cannot tell how much this helps me in writing my novel! Thank you!!!!!
You're more than welcome! I'm happy to hear it's helped 😊
@@DanHook :)
Thanks for the advice, I’m currently writing a post post post apocalyptic novella series called Mysteriarch Mythos with elements of cosmic horror/supernatural horror and dark sci-fi-fantasy.
I’m writing book 1 of the series and in the world it’s takes place on already had two apocalypses happen.
At the start of the story a third. Apocalypse is happening.
This is wonderful advice! I too have just published my first post-apocalyptic book, and Dan's advice is quite solid. Great job, and a well-done video.
Thank you so much Kurt, really appreciate the comment 😊 what's your book called? I'd love to check it out!
@@DanHook Hi Dan. Thank you for your interest in my book. I'm a self-publisher using Kindle Direct Publishing. The title of my book is "New Pangaea - Utopia of Revenge." If you read, please be so kind as to leave a review. It would be much appreciated. Kurt.
@@kurtbellis I'll be sure to check it out mate 😊 and when I do, I shall leave a review - I know just how important they are! Good luck with your writing journey!
me and my friends are gonna make a webtoon and novel my friends are helping me with the webtoon but i needed help for the novel i just wanna say thanks I'll trust my imagination and this video!^^❤
Nice job, great video and pretty high quality
Thank you mate :)
Great video! 😄
Cheers mate!
I thought I wouldn't get any video on how to write a post apocalyptic novel but this helped me a lotttt thanks brother
Glad it could help you out mate, good luck on your writing journey :)
Dear post apocalyptic life
I hope humans are still alive and less mutated than our media shows.
- sincerely
A post apocalyptic minimalist.
This is great, keep up the work. I've gonna use these tips and videos when I get to writing my post-apocalyptic books.
Thank you mate, I really appreciate your comment and I'm so happy to hear you find them helpful 😊
This helps me a bit so I'more sure of what I'm doing, I'm currently writing a realistic book, the disease is from mad cow mutanting and all the zombies can run really fast, they're capable of learning as well, so in the future they learn to open doors, climb up stuff and jump.
Oh damn, that sounds crazy! Glad the video helped :)
I always hated books, then something inside of me changed. I am going to attempt at writing a book that starts off in a natural disaster then a zombie apocalypse, with smart characters Idk why people dumb there characters down its so off putting to me but as they advance through they're on a mission to re populate the human race starting with 5 to building a home base to eventually running out of bullets to learning how to fight in the art of the Roman legion it's going to be epic, full of suspense mystery love wits hate heartbreak and anger. This video helped me get a more understanding of how the writing structure goes thanks sir great video! And its the journey to civilisation is the epic tale im going to write for you.
Great advice!! Will definitely use!!
I'm currently writing a "post apocalyptic" revenge story. For volume 1 of my 1st comic book.
I was happy with my world. But, I made a city for the characters to go in for one chapter. And i'm not sure if I should cut it out of the story or not.
Wow that sounds really exciting mate! I see, depends what you think would be missed if you cut it out? What does the chapter serve? And what does being in the city serve? Is it crucial to setting up your world?
I have characters in a town that isn't visited again, to help craft and shape how the reader sees the world from page one (my prologue)! So it served as a good opening for myself 😊 using it in a prologue also helped me reason with it being a one time location as well, because it's separated from the main story! Maybe yours is the same situation! Best of luck!
What kind of city is it? I mean is it abandoned and inhabited only by zombies? Does it have pockets of survivors ? Or is it a reclaimed city where a settlement has been established?
I'm trying to start my book about a apoc thanks for the tips!
Awesome. Thanks.
Love this content
I'm writing one about a couple four years after the apacolypse happened. They were just about out of high school when it all happened. They have a four year old child with them also. I've been a fan of that show since it started so I've been trying to make a book with a similar zombie spread since. 😂
Im starting to write a post apocalyptic book novel, I dont know a name for it yet but, the scenario would be:
-Eternal Nuclear Winter (a classic ik)
-Fictional earth like planet
-Self dialog
-Some details (to let imagination take its course)
-bandits, factions, lightly mutated animals blah blah blah (nothing original)
But I do hope my book will make a sensation worldwide with people making a video game and a movie about it, I would die happy
I'm writing a world end plot for a d&d campaign. So while the characters are journeying while the world is ending.
I'm planning on making an apocalyptic book where a Chernobyl-like disaster happened and it didn't turn people into zombies but the radiation is affecting the insects and then they go onto humans and then they turn into zombies. Eventually they have to escape to the ocean and basically become pirates. That's basically a plan I have for my zombie book
I'm writing a post-apocalyptic novel called Soul Survivor. It's about a fox kit named Silver who wakes up after a nuclear bomb strike. With all of her friends and family dead and the world in ruins, Silver must find a way to survive in this harsh new reality. I am more than open to suggestions!
Sorry this comment is very late, but a suggestion! Maybe you should delve into religious xenofiction, haveing Silver try to cope with the reality around them with fox religion, maybe througout the story they begin to lose faith due to all the cruelty the apocalypse brings
If your interested i reccomend Cardinal West youtube videos on mythic xenofiction to start conceptulizing :)
@@Limbolots0 Thanks for the advice.
I'm writing a post apocalyptic book where a magical curse from the medieval times comes back in modern times, plummeting society into the ground.
It follows pretty much just after society "fully collapsed"
Most post apocalypses and dystopias should in my opinion have a good and logical reason why they exist and a clear and big explanation on the fall of society
Im currently making a zombie apocalypse series in my head which I've been making since 7 months ago
Im writing a very detailed and creative book named "Echoes of Atlas"
I'm making a zombie book as well! And I don't go by regular zombie book/movie norms, I have a ton of good and important details in my book that most will tend to ignore, and there are more than one protagonists, I could go on and on, sorry for the ramble. 😅
Anyhow! To your knowledge, do you know how to publish a hard cover book? And thank you for the tips from this video! 🙏🏼
Only concern about my novel is how exposition heavy it may be.
What about something that's in between post-apocalyptic, and post-post-apocalyptic?
Cause I'm writing something where this one guy Is the last person left on earth, who remembers the world before the fall, and everyone else, is younger than him.
So if its right in between, What would that be called?
Ooh good question! I mean if the guy was alive and remembered the world before then I guess technically it's post-apocalyptic? Because the timing would have been recent from the events within his life time. Post-post tends to be set when a generation of people or more have passed on I'd say!
The only question is i have more of the characters talking to each other and im always saying, "Laura said or Laura replies. Is that alright? If theres alot of conversations in it
I am also writing a Zombie Apocalypse book
1:58 bringing in what now???💀
I have a question, I am writing a short post apocalyptic story but it's based in a after cold war gone hot scenario. Anyways, so my question is would it make sense for remnants of NATO and the USSR/Warsaw pact to keep the fight going even after a dangerous nuclear war?
I've been debating if it is possible, the main character is supposed to encounter some holdouts and even witness a battle from afar.
Hi CJ Hatter! Hmm that's a good question and would entirely depend on where the nuclear bombs detonated. Essentially, if Governments collapse it's likely groups like NATO and the USSR would stay together; main reason being is that the soldiers are no longer getting paid to fight - meaning lack of morale and the desire for soldiers to return back home to loved ones. If nukes didn't go off, let's say France, it's been the French still have structure, money and hopefully communications to keep the war fighting. Time is also an important factor here - if it's all fresh, perhaps regiments in the war zones won't know about their government collapse until a few days or weeks later... So they'd continue to fight until they stop getting communication from the top. So it'd be likely that there are pockets of fighting still going on but it's all dependent on your world building 😊 I hope that helps!
@@DanHook You actually gave me an idea with regiments not being aware of their government collapsing and still fighting, obviously the idea will be stated in the early post war period. But during the main characters introduction small and sometimes big pockets of both sides will remain. Some pockets will have multiple armies in one like a French and American force or a Russian and East German force. Also, would it be semi realistic if they had working tanks still?
@@cj16423 Glad to have helped! Another point you could also consider would be conflict between American and French troops - if the US gets nuked and the chain of command fails, but no nukes were dropped in France, the French will want to continue fighting and assume control of the US forces. However some members in that US force would want to get back home, especially if they aren't hearing from their own government or the pay cheques stop coming!
And you could definitely have tanks still operating. Of course, you'd have to have a tank crew who knows how to operate and maintain it. They'd have to search of specific tools to keep it running, and also be cautious not to use too much fuel. They may end up being more useful as outposts, having a stationary tank that hardly moves due to fuel shortage, but can still fire and move when vital. A film called Fury might be worth a watch, it's about a tank crew! 😊
@@DanHook Fury is my favorite tank crew film even though history buffs absolutely bashed it to death it's still fun to watch, lol.
I'm starting a zombie book (I know, very cliché), but I'm creating a complex way of how the infection spreads. The story consists of teenagers as the main characters trying to survive. The main character has a lot of mental health layers to him. I don't want my story to become another boring zombie story we've heard before, does anybody have tips?
It sounds like you got a good plot going on. I too am writing a post apocalyptic zombie book and it’s good in my opinion.(I have a comment on the newest section right above yours)Here’s my advice for you, the high or middle school has a crappy system and are very strict on their students. The main character is going through a mental problem as you stated in your comment, such as depression for example, and he/she has to be with(or lead) the group to survive, no matter what the cost. People are going to be dangerous just as the infection is and they will try to kill the group. Try to keep with as much realism into the story as possible. I know a zombie apocalypse isn’t real, but try to create a realistic scenario of what one would be like. I don’t really have an idea for the spreading infection though, but I’m sure you’ll come up with something great(unless you already have). I know you posted this comment a little while ago and I’m sorry if this doesn’t help you, but I’m sure your story will turn out great for you. Good luck and write a great story.
@@RapidCharge0201 Im planning on having the book open up with the main character about to commit sewerslide, but is interrupted when the zombie apocalypse kicks off.
@@samcantanswerSounds great. I do believe you will make a great story and I do think this story will be a really good one. Good luck
@@RapidCharge0201 Thanks! Good luck on your book too, when you become famous tell me the name of your book!
@@samcantanswerYou too. Tell me your book name when you get famous because I want a copy. And my book name is called “The Brink” which takes place in 1918 after WW1
Yo where the sound at???