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.
Continuing on our guides for the upcoming NAPLAN tests is our guide for writing narratives. Narrative writing tells a story. The main purpose of a narrative is to entertain a reader, but stories can also contain a universal theme or moral, or teach the reader a lesson. The stories can either be imaginative or realistic. Narrative text types include, for example, fairy tales, adventures, legends, myths, mysteries and fables.