Episode 186 How to start your fantasy story

Jeffery Ingram — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 19:03:50 +0000

You have the world; how do you start stories

Today’s Topic Creating a fantasy story from a world

Question from Charles L. in the Facebook Undercroft Group Let to this great topic.

I have characters – detailed, fun, and ready to go to work in my story
I have a setting – A vibrant world of myth and monsters
I have … scenes … maybe … but, here is my empty spot – I have no story.
Does anyone have advice on how to get my people doing things in my world? Why can I not get a plot outlined?

The bigger benefit for me was increased focus. It was another major issue of mine. However, that is a story for a different day.

Listen to Michael and I as we go into this critical topic.

Our lies
- I have never written fictional stories
- My stories are no good
- Who am I
- Let me learn about …
- My world is not ready
- After this next level
- I need to wash my hair
Ask yourself
- Is this something you really need to do?
- Would you want to do it if no one ever read it? If you knew it was never going to be published
- Writer’s write. Write first draft stories until you have one that speaks to you
F Tactics, F acts just tell a story
- Start with 2 characters,
- A conflict
- Write out a resolution to the conflict
- You are done! You have a story
Read the story
- Edit it, make notes on what you think it is missing
- Fill in the holes
Share the story with a friend like Michael. Someone who will not BS you.
- Have them give you feedback
- Add in more words, add in more
- Edit it
You have now written a story that will start to resemble a finished story! (a couple of drafts done)

Write a first draft story, ignore word count, ignore

2 characters, one area for setting

Go back to episode 142 turn story into a long form story idea

Please take a moment and comment below on this episode. I look forward to hearing from you about your Fantasy Worldbuilding adventures