And the winner is… This topic was originally submitted by Kenny, so how fitting he be the winner haha. Be sure to let him know what you enjoyed about his post if you haven’t already. Thank you again to Jonah, Kenny and WereVick for participating. And with that our second event is officially concluded! What did you think? Let us…Read more
We hope we’ve hooked your attention! Hello and welcome to the beginning of the weekend! What a week, right? Our site has been way active this week, a post each weekday was great to look forward to and it showed in the site stats too. We here at Characters at Large appreciate the interest and…Read more
There are many ways to introduce someone to a story, to get them immediately invested into a plot. One very common method is to flood the audience with details in an attempt to get them interested enough to want to know more. To know how exactly those details connect to one another and the world….Read more
“Throughout my life, the moments, and people who have defined me… they have all been illuminated by sparks.” Kentaro Miura This one is gonna be a real test. A trip down memory lane for me, and maybe for some others reading this, but probably a bit of a wild ride for those who don’t have…Read more
This is going to be a bit strange, as the moment I’ll be sharing is not from the first few episodes of the show like a hook typically is. I was already interested, albeit not fully invested, in Attack on Titan well before this hook, evidenced by the fact that this hook starts 17 episodes…Read more
Hello and welcome to the beginning of our next site event, Story Hooked. Each entrant and I pretty thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to share our thoughts on the topic of story hooks/hooking. I can’t say I’ve put too much thought over the years as to what got me with the things I’ve enjoyed so selecting…Read more
Hello and welcome all to a quick overview for our next site event. The previous entrants and I enjoyed the process of putting together our first event, Heroic Highlights, and are ready to bring you all our next one! This time around we’ll be discussing the times in which a story hooked us in. We’re…Read more