The five common writing styles are creative, expository, descriptive, narrative and persuasive. Creative can be when the writer creates a story using their imagination, expository is when the writer is giving the facts of the story, descriptive is when the writer is giving the information to describe the story with details, narrative is when the writer tells the story, and finally persuasive is when the writer is writing to convince the reader of their own opinions or beliefs. I personally like to use expository and creative writing styles based on my own personal experiences!