Mechanics

I would have to say that in regards to the mechanics of writing, I tend to place emphatic words at the beginning of a sentence instead of at the end. I was under the impression that the main thought is at the beginning of the sentence in order to emphasize a point and to catch a reader's attention. According to page 32 of The Elements of Style, "The proper place in the sentence for the word or group of words that the writer desires to make most prominent is usually the end." I am sure I made many mistakes on the last paper with breaking this rule, but I will try to be more aware of this for the narrative essay!