Solidity is a very easy to learn language. I advise using Remix the online version for quick prototyping.

https://remix.ethereum.org/#optimize=false&evmVersion=null

You can click on one example and modify it, and then start doing your smart contract.

Here is a smart contract in Solidity that I have made 2 years ago... it is a good starting point, it has all the features needed including a solution to start and stop ICO/Fundrasing.

https://github.com/NicolasChoukroun/10X-Token

Enjoy!