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Crafting your Story: Tips for Writing an Engaging Narrative

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Learn how to write an engaging story with our step-by-step guide. Start by logging into your computer and opening Microsoft Word. Read the beginning of our example story featuring the evil Dr. Schmuck, then take on the challenge to finish it, incorporating interesting dialogue and character accents. Focus on escalating the action, ensuring accuracy in your writing, and following grammatical conventions. Don't forget to use spell check, swap stories with friends for feedback, and structure your narrative with clear paragraphs and dialogue formatting!

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Crafting your Story: Tips for Writing an Engaging Narrative

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  1. What to do? • Log in to the computers • Open up Microsoft word. • Read the start of the story. • Finish the story (it is started below) “Ze plan izseemple!” screeched the evil Dr. Schmuck. “Ze plan iz to blow up zees bank, und steel all of ze money! Hmmm... yah, yah, I am breeelliant! I will be an evil genius.” Dr. Schmuck’s wicked laugh bounced off the walls of the evil Schmuck hideout. His gang looked at each other nervously. Last time he had laughed like a maniac, he had accidentally fired his gun, shooting Louie the Lips Moran. Louie’s leg was still in plaster. This time, however, his gun was safely placed in its holster. “But byoss, how’re we gonna do ut?” Bad-Boy-Billy the Bouncer stammered.

  2. Once you have finished your draft of your stories...

  3. After you have drafted your stories, Things to work on... • Carry on the interesting dialogue.Notice how Mr. Edgecombe’s story has INTERESTING DIALOGUE. When the characters are talking, he has tried hard to re-create their accents, and way of talking. Can you carry that on? • The story should escalate. Start with LITTLE things (hero fights 1 person) and escalate things (hero fights 10 people • The story should be accurate. • Check your spelling using the spell check. • Swap stories with a friend, and get them to check over to make sure that you are spelling everything correctly. • Use full stops and commas in your story. • When someone is talking, put their speech in speech marks. • Do they use PARAGRAPHS? If not, your story SHOULD have paragraph breaks in it.

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