When writing a narrative it is so important to make it into an engaging story that is unpredictable and entertaining. You can easily list off a timeline of events and get the same point across, but the point of a narrative is to express and explore. Try and tell a story by describing and showing the events rather than just explaining them. There is a four criteria for a story.
1. Depiction of events through time
Let each piece of the story unfold through time and make a small story out of each event. It will make the story more engaging if you treat each event as an event that only happened once and point out the significance of each part of the story through time. This is a much better way of writing than just listing off events in order.
2. Connectedness
Each event in a story must be connected to each other. Every event in your story should be significantly related to the theme or the point you are trying to make. Only mention events connected to the main point of your story.
3. Tension
Tension is like the hook. Conflict keeps the reader engaged and interested in what the resolution will be.
4. Resolution
You don't always have to clearly explain the resolution. Especially in narratives, the theme or resolution can be implied or inferred. "The resolution is the point toward which readers read."
It is important to incorporate each of these four criteria in every narrative in order to create an engaging story rather than a "chronology."
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