Intermediate ✍️ Writing · #29 of 98

Writing a Narrative

Beginning, development, climax, end.

Examples

  • Use varied past tenses.

Key rules

  • A narrative has a beginning, a development, a climax and an ending
  • Use past tenses for the main events and past perfect for earlier events
  • Show feelings and reactions, not only events

Common mistakes

  • I was going home. Then the dog came. It was scary. → As I was walking home, a dog suddenly ran out. I froze, my heart pounding.

Use cases

  • Creative writing exams
  • Personal storytelling
  • Short stories for a class
💡 Tip: Plan the climax first; then build the story toward it.
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