Real talk, I enjoyed reading this.

Whilst.

This is certainly one of your most useful posts. Superbly written with valuable insights from the King. Thanks for the quotes.

These insights should serve us well. Daily word counts help a writer accomplish his or her goal. It is important to stay on track and away from distractions. When you are writing, be in the moment. Cheers.

In a nutshell, to write a story you choose (invent or report) a sequence of events and put them onto paper in the correct order. Something as simple as “I got up this morning, brushed my teeth, then sat down to read the morning paper and found my obituary in it!” is a story, albeit a very short one. Anyone who’s ever told a ‘this guy walks into a bar’ kind of joke or told about something they did, like take some friends to the movies, has told a story, and “telling” the story on paper is writing a story.

Now, doing this WELL is another matter. That involves things like proper word choice and use, grammar and punctuation, rewriting, character development, etc. There are many ways you can learn tips and ways to do these things, and I won’t go into them here.

For a short answer to your original question, “i’m lost at how to start a story, is there anything you could tell me how to write a story?” I’d suggest you start by writing about something that happened to you — a surprise birthday party, first date, time the principal called you to his office for something, when you almost got mugged, the day you moved out of your parent’s house, etc. — something that you remember pretty well so you can recount all the important details and steps. Write it all down, then start to edit and polish what you’ve written. Again, this is not the venue for a long lesson on that subject, but at least you’ll have taken the first step: you’ll have actually written a story!