TECH: Where do you start

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Hum. Over here, http://www.sfnovelists.com/2009/08/26/finding-my-way-in/ Stephanie Burgis and others talk about where you start? What crystallizes the story, what precipitates it, what makes it come to life and start running away with your writing?

Stephanie says it's voice. A character talking to her. Not concept, not setting, some one steps out of the mists, and ... here we go.

Others talk about a character and a situation -- a scene, perhaps? Or a line of dialog. Or worldbuilding. A "what if" idea. And...

Character. Plot. Story Question. Or...

What kicks you into the story? What makes a story come to life for your writing?