Help for creating story/plot outlines?

[CandyCorn 428]

This has never been my strong suit. I've always struggled greatly with doing outlines. So, I'm wondering if anyone might know a good place to start... like some easy steps to start with and to maybe go from there (if this isn't the right place, feel free to move where it actually does belong). Any help is greatly appreciated. ><

[碇 シンジン 27,431]

Good start for a story is probably finding a some sort of base idea that can serve as a foundation when you start fleshing out the world, characters and other aspects of the story more