New to Writing, Looking for Where to Start
I have this idea for a dark fantasy world im crafting. To give context to what im cooking up, its being influenced mainly by H.P.Lovecraft. It has a vast world with many different creatures and cultures. Im making (or trying to at least) a magic/power system for it. Im also wanting to add horror elements here and there. (Sorry if thats vague, im really attached to this and dont want anyone stealing my ideas if I put it on the internet)
My question is this: Given that ive never written a fictional story before, what's some advice that yall can give to help steer me in the right direction?
This is the biggest thing ive ever started and im really trying to follow through with it. Ive never had an original idea before this and im really excited for it. I just want to do justice to myself and this work.