Ideas for helping to begin and write a short story

Sometimes it can be difficult to think of different ideas when writing stories. Here is a list of ten ideas that may help you write your short story.

How many characters will there be?
What will happen in the story?
What are the names of the characters?
Who is the main character?
Where does the story take place?
What is the time period?
Why are the characters doing what they are doing?
Are there any moral lessons to be learned?
How many words do you need?
What is the point-of-view?