Hi there. This is the third chapter of my guide to making a good tribute, and here I'll be talking about personality.

Personality is one of the hardest aspects of making a tribute. There are a few smaller things, though, that can make your tribute's personality better.

Never limit your character's personality to a few adjectives. If your character can be described as, "funny, quirky, fun to be around", then you've already got a problem. I have a friend who dislikes the entire idea of the personality section, which I think is rather wise. She likes to instead go over aspects of her character's personality in other parts of the tribute form. That method works just as well, in my opinion.

Part of the problem with personality is that it's a very loose term. Any aspect of your character's life could affect his or her personality.

For example, Elizabeth Kayo's incredible gorgeousness could make her snooty, stuck up, and detached from people that aren't as perfect as her. Our unfortunate Headlamp's awful name could have caused bullying at school, which might make him violent and lonely. Stuff like that happens. Not everyone has a totally perfect personality. Everyone has problems, no matter how small, and that can affect your tribute's personality.

I'm actually having trouble with this. A tribute's personality can really be just about anything, as long as they have some personality flaws. The important thing to remember is to not make it very concise. Explain, explain, explain! Especially if your character's is going to be written by someone. You want to give as much information as you can, so that the writer can really think inside of that character's head.

You also have to remember to add depth to your character. You need layers and layers of emotions and thoughts. Complexity is a part of any person. You can't just say that your character is a psycho killer. Explain how your character has always found an attraction in killing, and loves being in control of other people's lives. Explain how he always staggers back when about to kill a helpless child, because he remembers his little sister, killed by the Peacekeepers. Because of how the Peacekeepers killed his sister, he hates the Capitol with a fury and that is part of what motivates him to kill.

Ok, bad example, but I'm sure you get the drift. If you end up with one sentence for your character's personality, you should know that you need to rethink something.

Like I said, I don't really have all that much to say about personality. If you think I've forgotten something, you should tell me in a PM or review. I'll add it in. I believe that next time I'll be dealing with history and family. Probably. I have a lot of stuff to say about that... Heh heh heh. I'll try to be faster updating next time, too.