StrongplotDumpclichesEvokeemotionsUsesensesCompellingstartWritewhat youknowShow,don'ttellSay notoadverbsCrispdialogueConsistentpoint ofviewSurprisereadersCreate acharacterdossierFreshsettingRevise,revise,reviseResearch+accuracyFlawedcharactersStrongFinishPracticephonaestheticsOriginalcharactersSeamlessbackstoryBelievablecharactersActivevoicePowerfulverbsSenseofplaceStrongplotDumpclichesEvokeemotionsUsesensesCompellingstartWritewhat youknowShow,don'ttellSay notoadverbsCrispdialogueConsistentpoint ofviewSurprisereadersCreate acharacterdossierFreshsettingRevise,revise,reviseResearch+accuracyFlawedcharactersStrongFinishPracticephonaestheticsOriginalcharactersSeamlessbackstoryBelievablecharactersActivevoicePowerfulverbsSenseofplace

Carol's elements of good writing - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Strong plot
  2. Dump cliches
  3. Evoke emotions
  4. Use senses
  5. Compelling start
  6. Write what you know
  7. Show, don't tell
  8. Say no to adverbs
  9. Crisp dialogue
  10. Consistent point of view
  11. Surprise readers
  12. Create a character dossier
  13. Fresh setting
  14. Revise, revise, revise
  15. Research + accuracy
  16. Flawed characters
  17. Strong Finish
  18. Practice phonaesthetics
  19. Original characters
  20. Seamless backstory
  21. Believable characters
  22. Active voice
  23. Powerful verbs
  24. Sense of place