To be honest, I'm a mess and it's different every time 😭 Usually when I get an idea for something, I think abt particular scenes, situations and character/fic lore and then base the storyline around it. I like doing research abt stuff I write so usually that gets done before any writing starts haha

I try to make some sort of outline for the whole story but I like to leave myself a lot of leeway for changing/adding stuff. And ofc it all depends on the type of fanfic! Some require more planning and some are more vibes and feeling kind of thing.

For the project I'm writing rn I decided on a general idea and the fic does not require much of technical research. Then I got the inspiration for a few other things to add and after checking the info I needed, I'm sitting there and trying to start writing haha. But other than that, I often write random scenes I think abt so I'm not always sticking to writing chronologically (Take a look at my WIP Wednesdays, almost all of them are random scenes that are not yet connected)

So long story short, my creative process is all over the place and different each time but that's the way I usually roll 😎