Thanks for the shoutout :) And I'm looking forward to the continuation of Ledd's journey - expertly told as it is. Never been a runaway myself, although as a child I would get myself "temporarily lost" when out in nature from getting distracted by the real natural world around me. My parents would freak, but I always had things under control! For me then I was in my own world just like Ledd in a way - a world of imagination and creativity. The world you create in your story.
Thank you for your continued support! The feedback and encouragement you give is always highly appreciated. We were the same way. I never really ran away, but I remember everyone always freaked out when I've been missing for quite some time. Really though, I had everything under control as well. Maybe our similar experiences adds to the familiarity of the story :D
Yes there is that sense of familiarity. As a child I was curious. I see that, to some degree, in Ledd. There is also far more to his character, as is portrayed in your story. But yes, as for myself - I always had everything under control :D - always!
Reading your story is reminding me of the value in a child's perspective. It's a very different way of looking at the world. This is what I am finding impressive about your writing - you are both capturing that viewpoint, whilst weaving in a very readable fantasy type story. Yet still from a child's viewpoint.
Thank you, mate! That's such a nice thing to say. Definitely made my day! I guess I tried to do it this way because I've read Fantasy stories where the lead characters are children, but they don't speak or think like children. So, I decided that I wanted to give the story some sort of authenticity. Since this is the first time I wrote in the first-person, might as well go all-out with it!
Writing in the first person is different, that's for sure. I did it for one of my shorter stories, and it seemed to work - and that one received more comments than any story before it, which is the gauge I use. When the Forgotten Man story started to develop in my head, it just automatically lent itself to the first person. Similar style to my earlier story also. But such a different mindset, so yes it can be a challenge. And why not go all out?
Yeah, I'm pretty sure I read that. Glad to be part of that comment milestone :) I'm so glad to hear about a fellow writer's thoughts regarding the matter. It used to be that I didn't even consider writing in the first person, but the process of writing this story really gave me a newfound respect for it.