i want to write a story how do i start?

Answer 1

Sit down with paper and pencil and START.

Or if you prefer, use your computer. But don't just sit there thinking
about doing it DO IT.

It works for me.

Answer 2

If you know a topic you want to write about it should be easy to start off your story. You should be jotting down crazy ideas, sentences that don't make any sense together but once you go over all you wrote, then that's when you can put it all together. But what you should do is relate this story you are writing about to your life or another persons life. Also, dreams you've had or even your daydreams. Those can give off great stories. But if you want to write something due to historical knowledge, you must first do some research at least.

Answer 3

Just start, that's all it takes.

If you're going to be a writer you should be able to have more than a few ideas, off hand I can think of a dozen stories, and I'll probably never even write them, as I have that many I'm working on now, well, one at a time, but still.

Answer 4

To quote advice in Alice in Wonderland: "Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop."

I usually start writing with an idea -- a situation or a theme I want to explore. Then I come up with characters. Characters who want conflicting things are often a very good place to begin.

Focus on one character's efforts to get what he wants. Each effort fails at first, but each attempt raises the stakes.

And then at the end, the main character succeeds or fails.

Hope this helps!

Answer 5

Try to come up with a mian charecter or charecters. Hair color, hieght, wieght, personality, etc.

Then take your new charecter/s and imagine them in some odd places or scenarios – anything goes! Write down ideas on what would have to happen to your character or how they would react to the scenario you placed them in.

This may seem futile, but it will help you flesh out your characters furthur and give you insight into what you may want to happen to this type of character in a potential story. You may even come up with multiple story lines!

Strong well crafted main characters can inspire readers to love your story as well as drive you to write a great story for these imagined beings to be in! :-)

Answer 6

Learn what a story is at its roots and how to write one.

There are many sites around. Check out the tutorials on http://www.storyentertainment.com

Answer 7

start - by writing! Just start writing!

Answer 8

just write dude! write about anything, thats how i got started...

unfortunately, i haven't finished...

Answer 9

Just start it in the middle. That's where it gets interesting. Then rewrite, rewrite, rewrite!

Answer 10

~If you have to ask, you're not up to the task. Save yourself the time and effort and try reading one instead.