A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words…

Writing Narrative Stories

Prompt Option #1Write a fictional narrative

where a character enters a society as an outsider and

has trouble fitting into his or her new environment.

Prompt Option #2

Write a fictional narrative where a character faces

some sort of struggle and they have to overcome the

struggle.

Point of ViewFirstThe story is told from the “I” viewpoint. This point of view brings the reader up close and personal with the narrator. The reader can quickly identify and derive pleasure from experiencing the events in the book as if they are seeing them through the eyes of the main character.

Third Person LimitedEverything is seen through the main character’s eyes and in past tense. A book written in third person has the phrases “he said, he thought,” all coming from the same person’s head. The reader sees, thinks and feels only what the main character experiences. There are no shifts at any other time to other character’s thoughts or emotions. Many detective novels are written in this simple, straightforward tense.

Third Person OmniscientThe author takes a panoramic, bird’s eye view of the characters and in describing the overall picture. The story is not shown through the eyes of any one character, but an invisible, all-knowing, all-seeing narrator.

Information found at: http://fiction-plots-pacing.suite101.com/article.cfm/points_of_view

Setting

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Option #1 - Muddy

Option #2 - Staring

Option #3 – Superhero Grandpa

Option #4 – Muscles

Option #5 – Luggage

Option #6 – Soldier

Any Questions?