Write Away

Mine start with character, but that usually includes at least some of a situation surrounding them. My current work actually began with a name, which vividly sparked a character, and I knew that she was a young French ghost around 11 or 12 who haunted a big house, and I knew she was not the only ghost there. So that led me to start thinking about the other ghosts that might be there, and then I created my protagonist in order to have someone discover these ghosts, and the actual plot developed in bits and pieces from there.

Another idea I have is centered around a wizard type guy with the ability to replay parts of his life as a spectator, and I knew from the start that he didn't have complete control over that ability, that he had some tenuous allies, and that he had a snake demon familiar. Then I started exploring where he might be and who else would be in the picture, but the actual plot is still pretty much a tangled mess of thoughts.

So I'm definitely character first, or character+situation first - whether initial situation or something they run into during the story. But it's safe to say I'm not plot first.