The first important thing to remember about a narrative essay is that it tells a story. The author may write about. 1  an experience or event from his or her past. 2  a recent or an ongoing experience or event. 3  something that happened to somebody else, such as a parent or a grandparent.
The drafting phase of the writing process entails the actual composing of the text. During this phase, writers use prewriting activities to generate a piece of writing in rough form.
You were writing narratives. A narrative has a beginning, middle, and an end. It is governed by plot, it moves through. events, usually in a rough chronological order, and one thing seems to follow another in. some logical sequence.