Writing Prompt: Triumph or Defeat
This prompt is for a short personal narrative or anecdote.
Narrative writing, remember, means story-telling, and the story you will tell this time will be a true one about yourself.
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The Heroic Journey 4: The Hero’s Traits
We’ve discussed the Hero’s goals and how you can get the reader to identify and sympathize with the Hero. So who, exactly, is the Hero?
He’s an extreme, larger than life, slightly neurotic, driven type. He stands out in a crowd. He should be just a little bit better than the average guy – stronger, wittier, more beautiful, but not excessively so.
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Personal Narrative Writing Prompt: My Blankest Moment
For years, I helped out in our church’s ten-year-old Sunday School class. High schoolers are more my style, but …
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