Or . . . . which came first?
The character
The title
The climax
The first sentence
The last sentence
A funny line
A tragedy
A name
An interest
A desire
A need
There is no wrong place to begin brainstorming a story.
For Cross My Heart, the idea came from a song ("November Rain"), and Jaden (as a perfectionist) arrived first. For Rise, Fallon's name came first, and that she was a musician (a rock star violinist) second. For All I Never Wanted, the idea about a girl in a rehab facility came from a movie I'd recently watched, and for my latest WIP (work in progress), the villain arrived before anyone else.
The point?
Ideas can show up anywhere and at any time, and while they rarely show up fully formed, there is no right or wrong "first."
There is no order in creativity.
The act of creating is messy.
Anything that pops into your head can be built upon, so take that little nugget from the universe (a gift, really) and make that story happen.
Be Brilliant!
~Katie~
