How to write Dystopian & Post-Apocalyptic
A world after the wrong turn. Track the regime that runs it, the scarcity shaping every choice, and the resistance assembling one risky conversation at a time.
Includes
Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic, Climate Fiction
Beats readers look for
- World Rule Shown
- Scarcity Beat
- Compliance
- Small Defiance
- Recruitment
- Crackdown
- Safe Haven
- Betrayal
- Uprising
- New Order
Story structures that fit
- Fichtean Curve: Crisis after escalating crisis, no gentle opening. Best for thrillers, horror and anything that must not slow down.
- Three-Act Structure: The plain spine. Eight beats, no ideology. Best when other frameworks feel like too much scaffolding.
- Seven-Point Structure: You write the ending first, then work backwards. Best when you know how it finishes but not how to get there.
Worth keeping track of
- The Regime
- Scarcity & Survival