StrongFinishOriginalcharactersPracticephonaestheticsSeamlessbackstoryFlawedcharactersFreshsettingCompellingstartCrispdialogueActivevoiceBelievablecharactersRevise,revise,reviseStrongplotWritewhat youknowShow,don'ttellResearch+accuracyConsistentpoint ofviewUsesensesSenseofplaceDumpclichesCreate acharacterdossierSay notoadverbsSurprisereadersPowerfulverbsEvokeemotionsStrongFinishOriginalcharactersPracticephonaestheticsSeamlessbackstoryFlawedcharactersFreshsettingCompellingstartCrispdialogueActivevoiceBelievablecharactersRevise,revise,reviseStrongplotWritewhat youknowShow,don'ttellResearch+accuracyConsistentpoint ofviewUsesensesSenseofplaceDumpclichesCreate acharacterdossierSay notoadverbsSurprisereadersPowerfulverbsEvokeemotions

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