On Deciding What to Write First

[Pending]

I'm stuck on what I actually want to write. I have a few ideas, but I remain uncommitted to each. Does anyone have advice on deciding which project I should start first? Or if you have ever been in this situation, what was the deciding factor in your choice?

I've eliminated overly ambitious ideas that would require heavy world building or books that would be a part of a series until I've gotten more experience. So, the list is shorter now...

Thank you in advance.

 

[Homer Potvin]

Write an opening scene and see how it comes out. Don't worry too much about the down the road stuff, like research or worldbuilding or whatever if you can. It's just an opening scene with no pressure and nothing to lose. Then if that doesn't work--or maybe even if it does--write an opening scene for the next idea and see how that comes out.

My WIP now is one three opening chapters I wrote in the last year. Each was around 2-4K words. It took a minute, but after I looked them over and tossed them around my noodle, it became obvious that they should be written in X, Y, Z order. The deciding factor was one was probably... easier? It was a more straightforward plot that I thought would be the most fun to write, and because it had been years since I wrote anything seriously, I though I was more likely to get back into the swing of things writing a fun project. I also thought I could do it the fastest while I have some time in my life to focus on writing for a few months (hopefully).

So far so good.

Not sure what you experience level is, but if you're new or fairly new, I'd just start chugging away.

 

[Naomasa298]

I've written three openings lately. I'm just going to work on whichever one depending on what my mood is, and as I get further in, the urge to complete them will become stronger, and one of them will become my focus for a while. Mind you, I'm writing short stories, so I can switch with an end goal closer to me than a novel would be,