How to Write Narrative Essay?

Writing an essay is not challenging, but it may seem so if you don’t know the basics and the tricks! The first stands for specific demands and standards attributed to different kinds of essays, while the second deals with knowledge of how to write a good essay.

Let’s start with the basics:

Choosing a narrative essay topic. Selecting a riveting theme makes 1/3 of success. Sometimes a professor opts for the topic for you, and sometimes you can choose it yourself. If you’re dealing with the latter option – it’s just great. What should you consider when choosing a topic? There are two crucial things:

• you should have an interest in the topic you have selected – make a list of all ideas and find the most interesting one

•  think about where you can find all the necessary content for the topic (you have all the books and sources or know where you can get them)

Writing a narrative essay outline. Some people think that essay outlines are completely unnecessary, but this is a huge mistake. You should write an outline and show it to your professor to get an unbiased view about your paper. Before writing a narrative essay outline, study the outline templates.
 

Writing a narrative essay paragraph. It is an up-to-the-point thing. You should use only one paragraph to describe the main idea of your essay. It means using words very judiciously to fit everything into just one paragraph. In case you are writing the concluding paragraph, you should sum up everything clearly without trying to narrate the whole story.  
 
Writing a narrative essay thesis statement. It is vital to have a serious attitude towards your narrative essay thesis statement because it is an entry to your essay and shows your view on the topic. You should decide what argument and conclusion you will provide in your essay. First, you make your point, and then prove that it’s the right one. The conclusion of your essay should refer to the thesis statement and once again prove its point.

Those were the basics. Now, what are the tricks? The main ones are:

• Don’t be afraid to joke. Most probably, your professor likes to laugh too, so don’t be afraid to sound extraordinary and question traditional views.
• The conclusion should be precise. It is high time to put all your cards on the table. Use your conclusion to say something that matters. 
• Use quotes.  They make your essay more proficient and show that you have studied the matter from different points of view and really looked into the issue. When you quote someone, you should remember to arrange the excerpt according to certain standards (APA, MLA, etc.), depending on the style you use in your article.

Good luck with writing your narrative essay! Writing one is really not so difficult. The only thing is don’t forget to be creative!