OriginalcharactersSay notoadverbsPracticephonaestheticsFreshsettingStrongplotSeamlessbackstoryShow,don'ttellStrongFinishDumpclichesUsesensesFlawedcharactersEvokeemotionsSurprisereadersSenseofplaceCreate acharacterdossierCompellingstartCrispdialoguePowerfulverbsBelievablecharactersActivevoiceResearch+accuracyWritewhat youknowRevise,revise,reviseConsistentpoint ofviewOriginalcharactersSay notoadverbsPracticephonaestheticsFreshsettingStrongplotSeamlessbackstoryShow,don'ttellStrongFinishDumpclichesUsesensesFlawedcharactersEvokeemotionsSurprisereadersSenseofplaceCreate acharacterdossierCompellingstartCrispdialoguePowerfulverbsBelievablecharactersActivevoiceResearch+accuracyWritewhat youknowRevise,revise,reviseConsistentpoint ofview

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