Updates:

Thanks for everyone who has submitted a tribute- keep them coming! Just know that I have five tribbies (as I call tributes, you'll soon learn) that I really like and have locked and loaded: The girl from District One, the girl from District Seven, the guy from District Five, the guy from District Eight, and the guy from District 10. These District/gender combinations can be safely considered taken, but don't be hesitant to submit any other combos. In case you want to be completely void of any competition and are too lazy to check the reviews, I have received submissions for: the girl from District Two, the girl from District Five, the girl from District Eight, the girl from District Ten, and the guy from District Twelve. If you have submitted one of these, they still have a chance of getting in. They just didn't quite make the first cut. Also, if you haven't submitted anyone yet, one of the combinations I just listed could still be your tribbie if I like them more. I would like to work with the best characters I can get my hands on here.

One thing I forgot to mention in the initial tribute call was that I will be taking five guys and five girls; and considering the fact that FanFiction is at least 90% female (see, Tongue of Lies? You get your own 10%) your male tribute submission has a greater chance of being chosen than your female. I love the girl power, but I've received at least twice as many chicks as dudes and some testosterone never hurt anybody. Metaphorically speaking.

Last minute tips before you're off to create me a kick-ass tribute:
Think outside the box. Get creative, come up with someone who can be realistic, unique, and interesting at the same time. Especially your girls! Really, there are females in this world who are not 17 or 18, who don't happen to be super pretty, who don't know how to use weapons and who have parents. I know it's hard to believe, but it's true. Also, quirky=good. Freaky=okay in the right context. Downright special=difficult to work with sometimes. When they get too weird, you loose your ability to relate, and end up observing them from the outside like a creature in a zoo. Not so great for a story.
Your descriptions of this living, breathing person should not be a list of adjectives. These lists are boring, generic, dull, lame, pathetic, and they show how you are lacking in inspiration, energy, enthusiasm, or any shred of writing skill.

Have fun and I can't wait to get this snowball rolling.

It's your turn. Good luck.
Topsy

P.S. For my LYGB readers: like my new closing statement? Not as generic as my last one ("And may the odds be ever in your favor"), but not as smooth either. Ah well.