Connecting to Character

It's a pretty common question for writers: what do you create first when starting a story?

Two Ghosts

So today, for brainstorming purposes, I’m writing something with ghosts.

Today’s prompt was found at a fun website for randomness

here's something I found in the idea journal that you haven't seen yet

My required line of dialogue (thanks to the prompt): "If you get me his phone, I might reconsider."

Here's a scene I've been playing around with. Someday it may become something longer, as my idea journal scenes tend to do. For right now, enjoy.

Today's scene is inspired by a REAL EVENT.

I know that means it will soon be time to pick a new active WIP.

But here is one scene, written like a diary entry from one of the survivors.

this scene isn't terrible