"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.

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