Writesat work(shhh!)Self-doubtChangestense w/opurposeDoesn’tsupportotherwritersFilenamesare amessUses SATwordsinstead ofplainlanguageChangecharacters’names 5+timesTalks aboutwritinginstead ofwritingSubmits tomags/agentsBEFOREeditingFalls downresearchrabbitholesDoes laundry,washesdishes—anything butwrite!Notasking forsupportOpensFacebookduring“writing time”5thcoffeebreakWritesinstead ofsleepingLosehand-writtendraftsTakes walk“to clearhead.” Turnsinto errands.Abandonssub-plots“I can’t goout; I’mwriting.”Doesn’twrite.Daydreaming> writingSecond-guesseverysentenceUsesclichésEditsas yougoAbandonsWIPsWritesat work(shhh!)Self-doubtChangestense w/opurposeDoesn’tsupportotherwritersFilenamesare amessUses SATwordsinstead ofplainlanguageChangecharacters’names 5+timesTalks aboutwritinginstead ofwritingSubmits tomags/agentsBEFOREeditingFalls downresearchrabbitholesDoes laundry,washesdishes—anything butwrite!Notasking forsupportOpensFacebookduring“writing time”5thcoffeebreakWritesinstead ofsleepingLosehand-writtendraftsTakes walk“to clearhead.” Turnsinto errands.Abandonssub-plots“I can’t goout; I’mwriting.”Doesn’twrite.Daydreaming> writingSecond-guesseverysentenceUsesclichésEditsas yougoAbandonsWIPs

"Bad" Writing Habit - 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. Writes at work (shhh!)
  2. Self-doubt
  3. Changes tense w/o purpose
  4. Doesn’t support other writers
  5. File names are a mess
  6. Uses SAT words instead of plain language
  7. Change characters’ names 5+ times
  8. Talks about writing instead of writing
  9. Submits to mags/agents BEFORE editing
  10. Falls down research rabbit holes
  11. Does laundry, washes dishes—anything but write!
  12. Not asking for support
  13. Opens Facebook during “writing time”
  14. 5th coffee break
  15. Writes instead of sleeping
  16. Lose hand-written drafts
  17. Takes walk “to clear head.” Turns into errands.
  18. Abandons sub-plots
  19. “I can’t go out; I’m writing.” Doesn’t write.
  20. Daydreaming > writing
  21. Second-guess every sentence
  22. Uses clichés
  23. Edits as you go
  24. Abandons WIPs