How do I write a proper story? Do I just make shit up as I go along? Do I flesh out the characters first? Do I establish the general idea of the beginning, middle, and end? I do not know where to even begin with this shit. I have a few scattered ideas all over the place but it I lack the way to organize it all together.
Just gotta do a bit of cocaine a bit of ketamine and a bit of heroin for good measure. Boom. There's your story.
Come up with 2 characters. Play them off eachother to determine chemistry. If it works, go forward from there. Why are they together? Why are they apart? What do they value? Who do they encounter? Why? What are their goals?
Done.
read some of Donald maass' books in writing. They're excellent advice for beginners (and people who need a refresher on the basics)
