*UPDATE* SYOT NOW CLOSED
Greetings fellow Hunger Games fans! National Novel Writing Month is almost upon us and I plan on participating this year. I have never written a novel before (or finished anyway), but this year, I'm feeling good about it! That being said, I'm regrettably lazy and I could use as much motivation as possible and I think having a bunch of people poking and prodding me for updates is just the thing.
Therefore…drumroll please… I have decided to start an SYOT! I know, very unoriginal thought, but I think it will be fun for everyone involved. I have a few character ideas already, but I have limited creativity and anyway, it's more fun if others are involved. There's a character form on my profile page (should be copy and pasteable- let me know if it's not). Fill out as much as you want- even if it's only the name- but the more characteristics you add, the more likely I am to use your character. Interesting tributes will get priority. Plus, the less I have to add in the details, the more personalized your character will be. Also, feel free to give your characters flaws, such as gimpy leg or asthmatic- most of em are gonna die anyway. O_O
I would rather you PM me the tribute form so I can keep the characters somewhat of a secret until they are unveiled in whatever way I choose over the course of the story. I'll update this page every day until then so you can see which tributes are taken and which are free. (Names only, I don't want to give anything away that I don't have to beforehand.) I already have an arena chosen and mapped out and I think everyone will like it. I'm not going to release an example introduction or anything like that (no peeking!), but I have a couple of stories already submitted to Fanfiction if you want to check out my writing style before you decide to submit.
I will accept submissions up until October 29, at which point I will need a few days to collect my notes, meditate, and worry my butt off about whether or not I can keep my promise to you guys. But I'll start releasing stories on Nov 1 and, if all goes well, will update every day throughout the month. (Though I may have to skip a day or two if something real-world comes up- life is unpredictable like that)
*UPDATE*
Thank you all for submitting tributes! I'll do my best to represent them as well as I can given the limitations that stories like this have. I have a general story outline going, and I'm finding that the tributes are writing their own stories within it, which is an interesting phenomenon. As for the story itself, after some deliberation and experimentation, I have decided that I am going to make it an omnipotent third-person so I don't show favor to any one tribute (or give hints about who will survive and who will not)
Again, thanks to everyone who submitted a tribute and updates will start on November 1! I'll see you then!
D1 - Luxury Items
Male - Flash Adams
Female - Chayonna Davis
D2 - Masonry
Male - Konstance Lowe
Female - Amagi Blade
D3 - Electronics
Male - Mikey Donovan
Female - Lisa Stillwater
D4 - Fishing
Male - Tomas Waters
Female - Cassida Callero
D5 - Power & Electricity
Male - Berton Wells
Female - Joule Tribble
D6 - Transportation
Male - Kennedy Orloft
Female - Stella Pullman
D7 - Lumber
Male - Napoleon Vandergaard
Female - Violet Aster
D8 - Textiles
Male - Jonah Abagnale
Female - Emma Frisia
D9 - Grain
Male - Percy Chametz
Female - Winnie Wright
D10 - Livestock
Male - Angus Buckingham
Female - Lindsey Young
D11 - Agriculture
Male - Jerome Acres
Female - Samantha Rice
D12 - Mining
Male - Winston Fellows
Female - Courtney McCarthy
