Recent content by idknull

Thanks! And I agree, this forum helps me tell my stories and get useful criticism out of them.

Great. So far I've been liking this forum.

I agree! I'm constantly learning new things in my hobby.

Thanks! Appreciate it!

I always saw the motivation as the coal to the goal's fire. The more motivated he is, the greater the determination of accomplishing the goal.

Referring to the Ogre as 'It' should be fairly obvious to the readers. I guess as long as its natural it should be fine.

If it's in your character's POV (which I would assume to be first person), referring to him by his first name would be acceptable - especially if your character has a negative opinion of him. If, however, your character is directly speaking to him, you should refer to him by his last name or...

I actually find '?!' useful for portraying a kind of enthusiastic irony. I'm not entirely sure whether it's actually used in literature, but like you, I imagine not.

I go with the time limit most of the time. The character having to race against the clock to accomplish some kind of task definitely gets ME on the edge of my seat.

I mainly write as a hobby and don't take it too seriously in terms of making a profession out of it, but I lurked this forum for a little while and really liked it. Happy to be here!

I found some sources for you- How to Make a Bow and Arrow: 13 Steps (with Pictures) How to Make a sword How To Make Armor - Introduction by Arador They contain detailed steps pertaining to forging weapons