Writing Apocalypse and Survival Quotes

“You have to start with a bang, pull back, then hit them again with the last line of your first paragraph. BAM! No escape. They're hooked. They have to keep reading.”
― Jackson Dean Chase, Writing Apocalypse and Survival: A Masterclass in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction and Zombie Horror

“As best selling author Mickey Spillane put it, “Your first line sells the book. Your last line sells the next book.”
― Jackson Dean Chase, Writing Apocalypse and Survival: A Masterclass in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction and Zombie Horror

“Whatever reason you have for why flesh-eating zombies exist, keep it to yourself. Your readers don’t care, and more than that, they don’t want to know. I’m”
― Jackson Dean Chase, Writing Apocalypse and Survival: A Masterclass in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction and Zombie Horror

“technically, any wearable or implanted electronic or prosthetic device is cybernetic; this includes pacemakers, hearing aids, and contact lenses.”
― Jackson Dean Chase, Writing Apocalypse and Survival: A Masterclass in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction and Zombie Horror

“In The Walking Dead, Shane is a prime example of a traitor.”
― Jackson Dean Chase, Writing Apocalypse and Survival: A Masterclass in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction and Zombie Horror

“After all, fans may come to your story for the zombies, but they stay for the people. That's the reason The Walking Dead TV series has lasted as many seasons as it has. The zombies are great, you can't do it without them, but it's the human characters―their relationships and drama―that make it successful”
― Jackson Dean Chase, Writing Apocalypse and Survival: A Masterclass in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction and Zombie Horror