Try tosound"writerly"Havenothing toteachreaderHave anunwieldlystoryDon'thavestory arcDon'thave anincitingincidentNo charactertransformationmake yourcharacterunsympatheticBlameothersWrite alongtimeframeWriteas thevictimDumpback storyin chunksNopsychicsMakeyour focusBROADDon't haveacaptivatingplotUse lots ofautobiographicaldataNothemeTell,don'tshowAssume yourreaderknows localeEmbellishthe truthExhibit noself-awarenessUseclichesDon'thave athemeNosense ofplaceUsepassivevoiceTry tosound"writerly"Havenothing toteachreaderHave anunwieldlystoryDon'thavestory arcDon'thave anincitingincidentNo charactertransformationmake yourcharacterunsympatheticBlameothersWrite alongtimeframeWriteas thevictimDumpback storyin chunksNopsychicsMakeyour focusBROADDon't haveacaptivatingplotUse lots ofautobiographicaldataNothemeTell,don'tshowAssume yourreaderknows localeEmbellishthe truthExhibit noself-awarenessUseclichesDon'thave athemeNosense ofplaceUsepassivevoice

Carol's How to write a bad memoir - 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. Try to sound "writerly"
  2. Have nothing to teach reader
  3. Have an unwieldly story
  4. Don't have story arc
  5. Don't have an inciting incident
  6. No character transformation
  7. make your character unsympathetic
  8. Blame others
  9. Write a long timeframe
  10. Write as the victim
  11. Dump back story in chunks
  12. No psychics
  13. Make your focus BROAD
  14. Don't have a captivating plot
  15. Use lots of autobiographical data
  16. No theme
  17. Tell, don't show
  18. Assume your reader knows locale
  19. Embellish the truth
  20. Exhibit no self-awareness
  21. Use cliches
  22. Don't have a theme
  23. No sense of place
  24. Use passive voice