Writesat work(shhh!)Falls downresearchrabbitholesUses SATwordsinstead ofplainlanguageSelf-doubtDoesn’tsupportotherwritersOpensFacebookduring“writing time”“I can’t goout; I’mwriting.”Doesn’twrite.Abandonssub-plotsSecond-guesseverysentenceDaydreaming> writingNotasking forsupportAbandonsWIPsSubmits tomags/agentsBEFOREeditingTakes walk“to clearhead.” Turnsinto errands.Filenamesare amessEditsas yougoChangecharacters’names 5+timesLosehand-writtendraftsDoes laundry,washesdishes—anything butwrite!Writesinstead ofsleeping5thcoffeebreakTalks aboutwritinginstead ofwritingUsesclichésChangestense w/opurposeWritesat work(shhh!)Falls downresearchrabbitholesUses SATwordsinstead ofplainlanguageSelf-doubtDoesn’tsupportotherwritersOpensFacebookduring“writing time”“I can’t goout; I’mwriting.”Doesn’twrite.Abandonssub-plotsSecond-guesseverysentenceDaydreaming> writingNotasking forsupportAbandonsWIPsSubmits tomags/agentsBEFOREeditingTakes walk“to clearhead.” Turnsinto errands.Filenamesare amessEditsas yougoChangecharacters’names 5+timesLosehand-writtendraftsDoes laundry,washesdishes—anything butwrite!Writesinstead ofsleeping5thcoffeebreakTalks aboutwritinginstead ofwritingUsesclichésChangestense w/opurpose

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