[header] How to research and start a fantasy story [title] Think about what you want to write. [step] Nothing ever gets started without a little brainstorming. Write down any interesting ideas that you think might be interesting. 
[substeps] Now once you have a few pages of ideas, it's time to scratch some ideas out. Put yourself in the reader's shoes, what are fantasy stories these days missing? What are the typical cliches? After you have skimmed your list down to a few it's time to expand these ideas.