For Writers: Post-Apocalyptic World Building Tips, Ideas and Strategies

Post-apocalyptic fiction has experienced a surge in popularity that began in the mid 2000s and continues to this day. Books like The Road, The Passage, and Station Eleven have shown us that (A) readers still love these stories, and (B) there are still plenty of original ways to end the world.

Below, I’ve gathered some post-apocalyptic world building ideas, tips and strategies you can use when writing a short story or novel of your own. As a novelist myself, I’ll be focusing more on book-lengt...