Writing a Story: Getting Started

Author's Note: I know this is normally my fanfiction world but I was writing this for a guide to those who are starting out on writing. This "guide" is just a thing to get people to begin without rushing into things. It was inspired by me and a family member of mine going over a plot for a story I was starting and I already had characters but no story line. I actually wrote this up to help myself get what I need to get done straight, but I guess some people out there have done or are doing the same thing I was, I'd try and give them an easier route than what I was doing in the first place. This may help, this may not.