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* PurpleProse: The story's longest paragraph is the description of Spot's appearance when she first appears, containing [[{{Pun}} gems]] such as her "shimmering violet eyes like amethysts that you could drown in" and hair that is somehow both "a midnight raven licorice black with a hint of onyx" and "as blonde as wheat and sunshine" at the same time.

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* PurpleProse: The story's longest non-dialogue paragraph is the description of Spot's appearance when she first appears, containing [[{{Pun}} gems]] such as her "shimmering violet eyes like amethysts that you could drown in" and hair that is somehow both "a midnight raven licorice black with a hint of onyx" and "as blonde as wheat and sunshine" at the same time.

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* BreaksTheFourthWall: Throughout the fanfic, Deyna addresses the audience and the fandom regularly, advising them against writing powerhouses. It gets more overt in the second chapter, to the point Deyna straight up notes that the story has no respect for the fourth wall. Then it goes on to break [[BeyondTheImpossible the 0th wall]] so the cast can go look at other fanfics.


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* NoFourthWall: Throughout the fanfic, Deyna addresses the audience and the fandom regularly, advising them against writing powerhouses. It gets more overt in the second chapter, to the point Deyna straight up notes that the story has no respect for the fourth wall. Then it goes on to break [[BeyondTheImpossible the 0th wall]] so the cast can go look at other fanfics. By chapter 3, the characters are interacting with the narrator.
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%% Administrvia/ZeroContextExample * AbusiveParents: Spot has them, naturally.

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%% Administrvia/ZeroContextExample * AbusiveParents: Spot has them, naturally.offhandedly mentions that her father beats her horribly.



* BreaksTheFourthWall: Throughout the fanfic, Deyna addresses the audience and the fandom regularly, advising them against writing powerhouses.

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* BreaksTheFourthWall: Throughout the fanfic, Deyna addresses the audience and the fandom regularly, advising them against writing powerhouses. It gets more overt in the second chapter, to the point Deyna straight up notes that the story has no respect for the fourth wall. Then it goes on to break [[BeyondTheImpossible the 0th wall]] so the cast can go look at other fanfics.



%% * ParodySue: Liana Raolin Ki- Spot.

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%% * ParodySue: Liana Raolin Ki- Spot.Spot is one, between her OverlyLongName (see above) and ridiculously PurpleProse-heavy description (see below).



%% * PurpleProse: Used to describe Spot.

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%% * PurpleProse: Used to describe Spot.The story's longest paragraph is the description of Spot's appearance when she first appears, containing [[{{Pun}} gems]] such as her "shimmering violet eyes like amethysts that you could drown in" and hair that is somehow both "a midnight raven licorice black with a hint of onyx" and "as blonde as wheat and sunshine" at the same time.
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%% * YouGottaHaveBlueHair: A number of the Gamemakers.
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* AuthorTract: The story is, primarily, the author telling people to ''stop writing [[MarySue Sues]]''.

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* AuthorTract: The story is, primarily, the author telling people to ''stop writing [[MarySue Sues]]''.Sues''.



* BooksOnTrope: It primarily addresses MarySue tropes in Literature/TheHungerGames fanfictions.

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* BooksOnTrope: It primarily addresses MarySue SelfInsert tropes in Literature/TheHungerGames fanfictions.



* BreaksTheFourthWall: Throughout the fanfic, Deyna addresses the audience and the fandom regularly, advising them against writing Mary Sues.

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* BreaksTheFourthWall: Throughout the fanfic, Deyna addresses the audience and the fandom regularly, advising them against writing Mary Sues.powerhouses.
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The story was Written by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2022734/FoalyWinsForever FoalyWinsForever]] and can be read [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6232300/1/A_Guide_to_Not_Making_Your_Tribute_Suck here]].

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The story was Written written by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2022734/FoalyWinsForever FoalyWinsForever]] and FoalyWinsForever]], but has since been deleted. The former link to the fanfic can be read found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6232300/1/A_Guide_to_Not_Making_Your_Tribute_Suck here]].



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%% * BreaksTheFourthWallBreaksTheFourthWall: Throughout the fanfic, Deyna addresses the audience and the fandom regularly, advising them against writing Mary Sues.

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%% * AbusiveParents: Spot has them, naturally.

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%% Administrvia/ZeroContextExample * AbusiveParents: Spot has them, naturally.



* TheAntagonist: Deyna points out that the story, now having a plot, needs one.



%%* HairOfGold: Spot, unless she has black hair.

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%%* %% Administrvia/ZeroContextExample * HairOfGold: Spot, unless she has black hair.



* WebOriginal/LOLCats: The Gamemakers discuss them briefly.



* NoAntagonist: Discussed. Deyna points out that the story, now having a plot, needs an antagonist.



%% * OnlySaneEmployee: Deyna.

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%% Administrvia/ZeroContextExample * OnlySaneEmployee: Deyna.



* ShoutOut: To ''FanFic/MyImmortal'', when Deyna mentions in his list of requirements that Ebony [[PunctuationShaker "Darkness"]] Dementia Raven Way is not an acceptable name for a tribute.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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To ''FanFic/MyImmortal'', ''Fanfic/MyImmortal'', when Deyna mentions in his list of requirements that Ebony [[PunctuationShaker "Darkness"]] Dementia Raven Way is not an acceptable name for a tribute.tribute.
** ''WebOriginal/LOLCats'': The Gamemakers discuss them briefly.
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%% * TVTropesWillRuinYourVocabulary: Tibbi has this problem.
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%% * ShinyMidnightBlack: Spot, unless she has [[HairOfGold blond hair]].
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%%* HairOfGold: Spot, unless she has [[ShinyMidnightBlack black hair]].

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%%* HairOfGold: Spot, unless she has [[ShinyMidnightBlack black hair]].hair.
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A Guide to Not Making Your Tribute suck, published on Fanfiction.net began as ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Originally posted a straightforward list of dos and don'ts (but mostly dont's) in the creation of [[OriginalCharacter original characters]] in Literature/TheHungerGames {{Fandom}}, it had gone through several evolutions, both at the author's whim and in attempts to better conform to the Fanfiction.net content guidelines.

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A ''A Guide to Not Making Your Tribute suck, Suck'', published on Fanfiction.net began as ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Originally posted a straightforward list of dos and don'ts (but mostly dont's) in the creation of [[OriginalCharacter original characters]] in Literature/TheHungerGames {{Fandom}}, it had gone through several evolutions, both at the author's whim and in attempts to better conform to the Fanfiction.net content guidelines.



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!!''A Guide to Not Making Your Tribute Suck'' provides
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* ShoutOut: To MyImmortal, when Deyna mentions in his list of requirements that Ebony [[PunctuationShaker "Darkness"]] Dementia Raven Way is not an acceptable name for a tribute.

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* ShoutOut: To MyImmortal, ''FanFic/MyImmortal'', when Deyna mentions in his list of requirements that Ebony [[PunctuationShaker "Darkness"]] Dementia Raven Way is not an acceptable name for a tribute.
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Index, not a trope.


* CommonMarySueTraits: [[ParodySue Spot]] sports many of them.
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* LOLCats: The Gamemakers discuss them briefly.

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* LOLCats: WebOriginal/LOLCats: The Gamemakers discuss them briefly.
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* {{Expy}}: [[Literature/TheHungerGames Katniss]] expies are strictly forbidden.

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* {{Expy}}: [[Literature/TheHungerGames Katniss]] expies are strictly forbidden. And judging from the rule after that, it's possible that this also goes for Peeta expies.

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Commented out Zero Context Examples.


%% %% Zero Context Example entries are NOT allowed on wiki pages. All such entries have been commented out. Add context to the entries before uncommenting them. %%



* AbusiveParents: Spot has them, naturally.

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%% * AbusiveParents: Spot has them, naturally.



* BreaksTheFourthWall

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%% * BreaksTheFourthWall



* OnlySaneEmployee: Deyna.

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%% * OnlySaneEmployee: Deyna.



* ParodySue: Liana Raolin Ki- Spot.
* PromotionToParent: The story condemns it as overused.
* PurpleProse: Used to describe Spot.
* RougeAnglesOfSatin: A story summary is mentioned to contain this.
* ShinyMidnightBlack: Spot%%, unless she has [[HairOfGold blond hair]].

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%% * ParodySue: Liana Raolin Ki- Spot.
%% * PromotionToParent: The story condemns it as overused.
%% * PurpleProse: Used to describe Spot.
%% * RougeAnglesOfSatin: A story summary is mentioned to contain this.
%% * ShinyMidnightBlack: Spot%%, Spot, unless she has [[HairOfGold blond hair]].



* TVTropesWillRuinYourVocabulary: Tibbi has this problem.

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%% * TVTropesWillRuinYourVocabulary: Tibbi has this problem.



* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: A number of the Gamemakers.

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%% * YouGottaHaveBlueHair: A number of the Gamemakers.Gamemakers.
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Renamed to Hair Of Gold Heart Of Gold, but almost no context to tell if the \"heart of gold\" part also fits.


* HairOfGold: Spot, unless she has [[ShinyMidnightBlack black hair]].

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* %%* HairOfGold: Spot, unless she has [[ShinyMidnightBlack black hair]].



* ShinyMidnightBlack: Spot, unless she has [[HairOfGold blond hair]].

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* ShinyMidnightBlack: Spot, Spot%%, unless she has [[HairOfGold blond hair]].

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* VioletEyes: Spot.
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* ShoutOut: To MyImmortal, when Deyna mentions in his list of requirements that Ebony Darkness Dementia Raven Way is not an acceptable name for a tribute.

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* ShoutOut: To MyImmortal, when Deyna mentions in his list of requirements that Ebony Darkness [[PunctuationShaker "Darkness"]] Dementia Raven Way is not an acceptable name for a tribute.
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->''Disclaimer: All fics, users, and tributes mentioned in this story are completely fictional. Any resemblance to existing fics, users, or tributes, living or dead, is purely coincidental, although it might mean you're doing something terribly wrong. On second thought, if you're a dead user and you're reading this, that's kind of awesome. How are you doing that?''

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->''Disclaimer: -->''Disclaimer: All fics, users, and tributes mentioned in this story are completely fictional. Any resemblance to existing fics, users, or tributes, living or dead, is purely coincidental, although it might mean you're doing something terribly wrong. On second thought, if you're a dead user and you're reading this, that's kind of awesome. How are you doing that?''

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