haha, i see.
Well perhaps what are some UNUSUAL narrative forms?
Perhaps you can even even try to burn me again...
Sorry wasn't intending to burn you - rather to jokingly warn you off trying to tune the engine while getting the hang of driving.
There are all sorts of odd ways of telling a story, e.g. Ian Banks has written at least one novel backwards (was originally drafted in linear fashion, but then cut up to be more arty). Charles Stross has taken to writing in 2nd person ("You walk into a room. Shots ring out. You duck.") Then there's "high" literary stuff - stream of unreliable consciousness, random points of view... somebody else will chip in with these.
The thing is, unusual forms - when they work - seem to be specific to the particular story, and still require writerly basics. And, more importantly, the less unusual forms have evolved as the best ways of telling a story, which is why they are common.
