Pick a topic that is interesting and holds some significance for you. This is important for your writing because your self expression benefits from a subject that truly matters to you. Narrative writing reflects or explores your own values in story form.
Talk your story through first as if you are casually telling an everyday story to a friend. Tape record your narrative like you are conversing about it to someone for the first time.
Write your narrative essay in first person preferably. Third person can also be used.
Outline a rough sketch of your introduction that tells the reader the type of narrative essay it is. Define the point of your narrative in the opening sentence or at least the final sentence of the introductory paragraph. Include any background information the reader should know. Define key terms you use in your narrative. Reexamine the paragraph later for revision.
Include all the elements of the art of storytelling: character, plot, setting, climax and ending. Make use of dialogue if it enhances your point, but do not overuse it. Describe characters, scenes and events in a lively and stylish manner, emphasizing explicit detail. Include anecdotes.
Use vivid and concise action verbs and modifiers related to your support and embellishment of the story. This magnifies the point you are attempting to make. Avoid writing with overused general terms, cliches and abstract phrases.
Lead your audience to reflect on human experiences through your explicit description and suggestive ideas.
Go back and reread your introduction to study your method of drawing in the reader's attention. Discover a connection to link with the audience in your conclusion. If you start your college narrative essay pinpointing a specific phrase, topic, quote or famous person, begin your concluding paragraph mentioning that same subject -- or person you quote -- again.