Be Reasonable

There is no right way nor one way to start, because every single writer does things differently. No one can tell you what to write but yourself, either! I can offer a list of different elements some people start with, however, but I recommend you take a look at a few different books and websites to get a few different ideas on what processes you can follow!

If you have a desire to write, you’ve already started. Creativity is by no means a clean-cut process, and I’m sure you’ve come up with some sort of idea of what you want by now. Some common starting points are:

An idea for a character

A “what-if” scenario

A story you’d like to read but cannot find published

A conflict/problem

An idea for a different world

Writing prompts

Once you have an inkling of an idea, I find it’s best to start writing out different ideas to expand upon. You’re likely to naturally start leaning towards one idea more than others, and things start to grow from there! Some people spend days, weeks, months, and longer developing all their ideas before they begin writing, while others will jump straight into it. Both methods work, and which is best depends entirely upon the author.