For people that don't have a lot of experience, storytelling can be very difficult and daunting. But famous short story writer Antonya Nelson has nine steps that will get your story from mind to paper.
Write A Story About Something That You Experience - Starting from your own experiences help you connect to your audience
Write The Same Story, But In A Different Point Of View - When you use another perspective, how does the story change?
Create A Countdown to A Particular Event - Setting a timer paces the story as well as adds tension
Create A Prop Or Object That Has Significants To The Story - Objects can represent change or significance like Frodo's Ring and Rose's Necklace
Create a Transitional Situation - Showing how a character moves from one mode of existence to another
Add A World Event -It creates an anchor point for the reader like Christmas Day or World War II
Create Opposition - Use two opposing forces to have conflict. For example Rich vs Poor, Young vs Old, Good vs Bad
Use Freytag's Pyramid -Use the plot structure, Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Denouement
Experiment - Try something crazy or different