Narrative Writing

          Narratives are a great communication tool and are great practice for writers looking to expand their horizons. I love how there's not just one right way to write a narrative, there's multiple structures and styles and the best part of it all is you can write about almost anything you can think of. Feeling adventurous? Write about the time you first got your drivers license and a full tank of gas. Or feeling sad? Write a memoir of your favorite childhood pet that "went away to live on a farm". I feel like narratives really tap into the personality of each individual writer. From an audience point of view, you can watch how the writers sentences flow, what type of language they use, the comparisons and metaphors they choose to throw in, and the creative(or uncreative) adjectives they dot their sentencing with. It's a great chance to see other writing styles than that of your own and learn a thing or two. From a writers point of view, a narrative is a great way to try out a new writing style you've been working on or maybe just get an important story off your chest. It's a great way to try out new vocabulary and really tap into your imagination when thinking of how to describe something in detail. Creating characters and storylines can even give you some insight into yourself, and how we as humans communicate and tell stories.

          A couple things I found most helpful reading chapters one and sixty-six were how chapter one really broke down and described in detail the process of getting a narrative together. Going over simple sequences or wether to build toward an epiphany really puts the bigger picture together. You can see the whole process rise and fall and decide what to include that's important and what you can take out of your story. Chapter one also brought to light for me how realizing who your audience is can make or break your paper and influence what you choose to write about. Chapter sixty-six was great in giving examples of the different types of narratives and using all different authors showing just how diverse a narrative can be, giving first timers some good ideas and outlines to get the flame sparked for their own writing.