There's several schools of thought when it comes to starting or writing a story.

1, Slice of Life

It depends on the kind of story you're going for, but some people like to start with a normal day, before chaos ensues.

An example of this is Before We Rot, my story. I began with a simple reunion of a highschool, then jumped into chaos.

It can be a good way to get to know characters before the worlds change or situations or whatever. If ever I do this, I try to keep it short. It has to feel too good to be true so that the reader isnt entirely shocked when zombies are terrorizing the protagonists in 500 words.

2, Chaos

I love this one. I dont know its real name so I came up with one.

Ya basically skip all the slice of life or buildup, and jump into action. Running from zombies, an explosion, or someones brains being blown out. The reader gets context shortly, in small segments.

THIS is the easiest way to start a story. At least to me. It's how I originally started BWR, before adding the slice of life segment.

1, you jump into action, which can be fun to write. Gets the gears turning.

2, It's motivational. Once you get through it you get some satisfaction, and if you're a discovery writer, you also get some direction. In another post sometime I'll go over how I plot a story, or lack thereof.

3, slow buildup

I think of Percy Jackson. The first quarter of the book, he hasn't even joined Camp Halfblood. Its very slow, drawn out, and deliberate. I prefer chaos personally, because I love snappy chapters and non stop action. At least in the beginning.

4, Full Plot

Some people literally plot out the entire story or a huge part of it before wwriting. I simply cannot do this. It takes the fun out of the actual writing for me.

The idea is everything is planned, pace, action, whatever. Sometimes its a super slow lead up into a story, sometimes it ain't.

Ultimately, it's up to you!

Experiment with different ways.

JUST GET WRITING!