Writing Simple Narratives

Questions to Flesh Out the Basic Narrative Elements

1. Who are my main characters? About whom do I want to write?

2. What conflict(s) will my characters be involved in?

3. When does my story take place?

4. Where does my story take place?

5. Why do my characters get involved in their conflict(s)?

 6. How does the setting affect my characters? How do they overcome their conflicts?

7. Do my characters change in any way during the course of the story? If so, in what ways and why?

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