alpha readfor anotherwriter, or aska writer toalpha for yougenerate aword free-associationlist for 10minutesrequest a promptfrom yourfollowers/subscribersand fill itwritefanfiction ofyour ownoriginal workwrite avignettewritesomethingyou'd neverchoose toreadgiftsomeonea fic they'lllovewrite1,000words in adaydelete thatthing you wroteand hate andthat brings youguiltwrite 500 words ona story you'vebeen meaning towrite, but haven'tstarted yetflash fiction!write a fullstory under1,000 writtenin one sittingwrite about acharacter who sharesone or more identies(eg, gender,profession, race,ethnicity, religion,sexuality) with youwrite for aship you'venever writtenfor beforewrite a "canon"story for a fandomyou're familiar withsolely throughfandom osmosisgen ficchallengeread abook onyour "toread" pilecreate adrabble(exactly 100words!)make a listof ten namesfor use in afuture storyfind a fandomwith under500 fics onAO3 andwrite for itcreate anoutline for ascene, story,or plot arcleave onecomment aday on ficsyou readwrite a promptlist inspired byyour favoritetrope or pairingarchetypewrite for afandomyou've nevercreated forbeforedraw a piece offanart (we don'tcare if you thinkyou're bad at art,do it anyway)write astory in ahistoricalsettingread a story youthink is well writtenand examine itsword usage,sentencestructure, etc.think of theweirdest AU youcan, and write atleast oneparagraph set inthat AUwrite at least100 wordsevery day for30 days in arowwrite astory in afantasysettingwrite 500words ofdialoguewrite anunreliablenarratorwrite a self-indulgent scene- anything, justbecause youwant touse a word thathas at least 10letters correctlyin a sentencethat thingyou've beenavoiding? workspecifically on itwrite a fix-itfor somepiece ofmedia youhatedsend aprompt toa writerfriendwritepwpanswer onecomment aday thatreaders haveleft for youwritefor 20minuteswrite astory infirst personpovwrite a storyin a sciencefiction settingwrite a storyexactly threesentenceslongparticipate inan event dayor week (eg,ship week)writesomeplaceother thanyour usualwriting spotthat grammar ruleyou've never beenquite sure about?research and readabout it 'til you'resurewrite afandomcrossover orfusion storysprintfor 1hourwrite a casefic (asappropriate toa fandom ofyour choice)usealpha/beta/omegadynamics in astorywrite 500words ofdescriptionwrite a storyexactly onesentencelongwrite astory in amodernsettingco-write astorycreateamemesprintfor 15minuteswrite in alanguagethat isn'tyour nativetonguesprintfor 30minutesthat story you'restuck on? write500 words of whatdefinitelyWOULDN'Thappen nextdo awriting-relatedmemejoin awriting-relateddiscordwrite 556words ina daycreatean ocwrite ararepairwrite a shortsummary(under 300words) of yourcurrent wiplive writeor livetweet astorysprintfor 10minutesmake a writing-related blog,instagram, orother socialmedia accountwritefanfiction of awriter friend'soriginal workor fanficwrite anoriginalstory (NOTfanfic!)participatein a sprintparticipate in awriting challenge(bingo, bang,NaNo,Kinktober, etc.)write acrackficwrite a story orfanfic inspiredby your favoritechildhoodcartoon, book,or mediadraw a mapor floorplanfor a locationin your storywrite apolyshipwrite 833words ina daywrite astory insecondperson povcreate agraphic outline(such as a flowchart or bubblechart)write a coda foryour favoriteepisode, movie,or bookcreate aficlet under1,000wordswrite a storyexactly onepage longbeta read foranotherwriter, or aska writer tobeta for youparticipatein threesprints inone daywrite areaderinsertwrite inyournativelanguagewrite a storyexactly oneparagraphlongwrite astory in anancientsettingcreate aprofile foran originalcharactercreate afloor planor map foryour wipwriteyournotpsubverta tropewrite a storyinspired byartwork (if it'sfanfic, askpermission!)write at least500 words aday for 5days in arowget a free trialof writingsoftwareyou've beenwanting to trywrite2,500words inone daywrite 500words inone sittingwrite for afandomyou've neverwritten forbeforewrite about acharacter with whomyou share noidentities (eg, gender,profession, race,ethnicity, religion,sexuality)write1,666words in adaywrite acanon-compliantfanficalpha readfor anotherwriter, or aska writer toalpha for yougenerate aword free-associationlist for 10minutesrequest a promptfrom yourfollowers/subscribersand fill itwritefanfiction ofyour ownoriginal workwrite avignettewritesomethingyou'd neverchoose toreadgiftsomeonea fic they'lllovewrite1,000words in adaydelete thatthing you wroteand hate andthat brings youguiltwrite 500 words ona story you'vebeen meaning towrite, but haven'tstarted yetflash fiction!write a fullstory under1,000 writtenin one sittingwrite about acharacter who sharesone or more identies(eg, gender,profession, race,ethnicity, religion,sexuality) with youwrite for aship you'venever writtenfor beforewrite a "canon"story for a fandomyou're familiar withsolely throughfandom osmosisgen ficchallengeread abook onyour "toread" pilecreate adrabble(exactly 100words!)make a listof ten namesfor use in afuture storyfind a fandomwith under500 fics onAO3 andwrite for itcreate anoutline for ascene, story,or plot arcleave onecomment aday on ficsyou readwrite a promptlist inspired byyour favoritetrope or pairingarchetypewrite for afandomyou've nevercreated forbeforedraw a piece offanart (we don'tcare if you thinkyou're bad at art,do it anyway)write astory in ahistoricalsettingread a story youthink is well writtenand examine itsword usage,sentencestructure, etc.think of theweirdest AU youcan, and write atleast oneparagraph set inthat AUwrite at least100 wordsevery day for30 days in arowwrite astory in afantasysettingwrite 500words ofdialoguewrite anunreliablenarratorwrite a self-indulgent scene- anything, justbecause youwant touse a word thathas at least 10letters correctlyin a sentencethat thingyou've beenavoiding? workspecifically on itwrite a fix-itfor somepiece ofmedia youhatedsend aprompt toa writerfriendwritepwpanswer onecomment aday thatreaders haveleft for youwritefor 20minuteswrite astory infirst personpovwrite a storyin a sciencefiction settingwrite a storyexactly threesentenceslongparticipate inan event dayor week (eg,ship week)writesomeplaceother thanyour usualwriting spotthat grammar ruleyou've never beenquite sure about?research and readabout it 'til you'resurewrite afandomcrossover orfusion storysprintfor 1hourwrite a casefic (asappropriate toa fandom ofyour choice)usealpha/beta/omegadynamics in astorywrite 500words ofdescriptionwrite a storyexactly onesentencelongwrite astory in amodernsettingco-write astorycreateamemesprintfor 15minuteswrite in alanguagethat isn'tyour nativetonguesprintfor 30minutesthat story you'restuck on? write500 words of whatdefinitelyWOULDN'Thappen nextdo awriting-relatedmemejoin awriting-relateddiscordwrite 556words ina daycreatean ocwrite ararepairwrite a shortsummary(under 300words) of yourcurrent wiplive writeor livetweet astorysprintfor 10minutesmake a writing-related blog,instagram, orother socialmedia accountwritefanfiction of awriter friend'soriginal workor fanficwrite anoriginalstory (NOTfanfic!)participatein a sprintparticipate in awriting challenge(bingo, bang,NaNo,Kinktober, etc.)write acrackficwrite a story orfanfic inspiredby your favoritechildhoodcartoon, book,or mediadraw a mapor floorplanfor a locationin your storywrite apolyshipwrite 833words ina daywrite astory insecondperson povcreate agraphic outline(such as a flowchart or bubblechart)write a coda foryour favoriteepisode, movie,or bookcreate aficlet under1,000wordswrite a storyexactly onepage longbeta read foranotherwriter, or aska writer tobeta for youparticipatein threesprints inone daywrite areaderinsertwrite inyournativelanguagewrite a storyexactly oneparagraphlongwrite astory in anancientsettingcreate aprofile foran originalcharactercreate afloor planor map foryour wipwriteyournotpsubverta tropewrite a storyinspired byartwork (if it'sfanfic, askpermission!)write at least500 words aday for 5days in arowget a free trialof writingsoftwareyou've beenwanting to trywrite2,500words inone daywrite 500words inone sittingwrite for afandomyou've neverwritten forbeforewrite about acharacter with whomyou share noidentities (eg, gender,profession, race,ethnicity, religion,sexuality)write1,666words in adaywrite acanon-compliantfanfic

Writer Self-Challenge Bingo! - 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. alpha read for another writer, or ask a writer to alpha for you
  2. generate a word free-association list for 10 minutes
  3. request a prompt from your followers/subscribers and fill it
  4. write fanfiction of your own original work
  5. write a vignette
  6. write something you'd never choose to read
  7. gift someone a fic they'll love
  8. write 1,000 words in a day
  9. delete that thing you wrote and hate and that brings you guilt
  10. write 500 words on a story you've been meaning to write, but haven't started yet
  11. flash fiction! write a full story under 1,000 written in one sitting
  12. write about a character who shares one or more identies (eg, gender, profession, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality) with you
  13. write for a ship you've never written for before
  14. write a "canon" story for a fandom you're familiar with solely through fandom osmosis
  15. gen fic challenge
  16. read a book on your "to read" pile
  17. create a drabble (exactly 100 words!)
  18. make a list of ten names for use in a future story
  19. find a fandom with under 500 fics on AO3 and write for it
  20. create an outline for a scene, story, or plot arc
  21. leave one comment a day on fics you read
  22. write a prompt list inspired by your favorite trope or pairing archetype
  23. write for a fandom you've never created for before
  24. draw a piece of fanart (we don't care if you think you're bad at art, do it anyway)
  25. write a story in a historical setting
  26. read a story you think is well written and examine its word usage, sentence structure, etc.
  27. think of the weirdest AU you can, and write at least one paragraph set in that AU
  28. write at least 100 words every day for 30 days in a row
  29. write a story in a fantasy setting
  30. write 500 words of dialogue
  31. write an unreliable narrator
  32. write a self-indulgent scene - anything, just because you want to
  33. use a word that has at least 10 letters correctly in a sentence
  34. that thing you've been avoiding? work specifically on it
  35. write a fix-it for some piece of media you hated
  36. send a prompt to a writer friend
  37. write pwp
  38. answer one comment a day that readers have left for you
  39. write for 20 minutes
  40. write a story in first person pov
  41. write a story in a science fiction setting
  42. write a story exactly three sentences long
  43. participate in an event day or week (eg, ship week)
  44. write someplace other than your usual writing spot
  45. that grammar rule you've never been quite sure about? research and read about it 'til you're sure
  46. write a fandom crossover or fusion story
  47. sprint for 1 hour
  48. write a case fic (as appropriate to a fandom of your choice)
  49. use alpha/beta/omega dynamics in a story
  50. write 500 words of description
  51. write a story exactly one sentence long
  52. write a story in a modern setting
  53. co-write a story
  54. create a meme
  55. sprint for 15 minutes
  56. write in a language that isn't your native tongue
  57. sprint for 30 minutes
  58. that story you're stuck on? write 500 words of what definitely WOULDN'T happen next
  59. do a writing-related meme
  60. join a writing-related discord
  61. write 556 words in a day
  62. create an oc
  63. write a rarepair
  64. write a short summary (under 300 words) of your current wip
  65. live write or live tweet a story
  66. sprint for 10 minutes
  67. make a writing-related blog, instagram, or other social media account
  68. write fanfiction of a writer friend's original work or fanfic
  69. write an original story (NOT fanfic!)
  70. participate in a sprint
  71. participate in a writing challenge (bingo, bang, NaNo, Kinktober, etc.)
  72. write a crack fic
  73. write a story or fanfic inspired by your favorite childhood cartoon, book, or media
  74. draw a map or floorplan for a location in your story
  75. write a polyship
  76. write 833 words in a day
  77. write a story in second person pov
  78. create a graphic outline (such as a flow chart or bubble chart)
  79. write a coda for your favorite episode, movie, or book
  80. create a ficlet under 1,000 words
  81. write a story exactly one page long
  82. beta read for another writer, or ask a writer to beta for you
  83. participate in three sprints in one day
  84. write a reader insert
  85. write in your native language
  86. write a story exactly one paragraph long
  87. write a story in an ancient setting
  88. create a profile for an original character
  89. create a floor plan or map for your wip
  90. write your notp
  91. subvert a trope
  92. write a story inspired by artwork (if it's fanfic, ask permission!)
  93. write at least 500 words a day for 5 days in a row
  94. get a free trial of writing software you've been wanting to try
  95. write 2,500 words in one day
  96. write 500 words in one sitting
  97. write for a fandom you've never written for before
  98. write about a character with whom you share no identities (eg, gender, profession, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality)
  99. write 1,666 words in a day
  100. write a canon-compliant fanfic