This book is a brief Introduction to the essential elements and structure required to craft a story. This document is a crash course for complete beginner's who have an interest in story creation, yet those familiar with story writing may enjoy this document as a refresher course as well. First, this book will define a story, where they come from, and what they must contain. Then it will raise the critical questions, who, what, when, where, why and how? Who are the characters, what are the problems, when and where will the story take place, why are you writing the story, and how is a story structured? Finally, with all of those questions answered, it looks at the different perspectives in which writers may present a story to the readers. This book will kickstart aspiring writers into the world of story writing; it's a great first look at story creation.