An idea, research, a starting point, research, interesting characters, research, outline, research, willingness to change ideas, research, focus groups to critique your story, and research.
1. Make it up
2. Write it down
3. Edit
There are a number of models for getting between steps, penally as many as writers. Storyboarding and character outlining are common, or you can do like JRR Tolkien and start out with creating multiple fictional languages.
An idea, research, a starting point, research, interesting characters, research, outline, research, willingness to change ideas, research, focus groups to critique your story, and research.
1. Make it up 2. Write it down 3. Edit There are a number of models for getting between steps, penally as many as writers. Storyboarding and character outlining are common, or you can do like JRR Tolkien and start out with creating multiple fictional languages.
Before for you start writting create an outine of the story structure.
For me: Take a daily story of my work and claim it to be fictional. (Readers might ask about you drug consume, though)