So you're going to write a story. How do you go about it? What elements do you consider? In what order do you consider plot, characters and world? How much do you think about meeting personal goals with the story, like putting in your own beliefs and ideals explicitly or implicitly (for example, do you consciously consider diversity in characters, specific ideological messages, and so on?) What element of the story do you consider the "core" around which other elements are built up (a theme, a relationship between characters, a scene, a twist, etc)? How much outlining do you do and in what format do you do it?