AbandonsWIPsOpensFacebookduring“writing time”Falls downresearchrabbitholesDoesn’tsupportotherwritersEditsas yougoDoes laundry,washesdishes—anything butwrite!Self-doubtChangecharacters’names 5+timesUsesclichésSubmits tomags/agentsBEFOREeditingLosehand-writtendraftsAbandonssub-plotsTalks aboutwritinginstead ofwriting“I can’t goout; I’mwriting.”Doesn’twrite.Filenamesare amessChangestense w/opurposeTakes walk“to clearhead.” Turnsinto errands.Uses SATwordsinstead ofplainlanguageWritesinstead ofsleepingSecond-guesseverysentenceNotasking forsupport5thcoffeebreakWritesat work(shhh!)Daydreaming> writingAbandonsWIPsOpensFacebookduring“writing time”Falls downresearchrabbitholesDoesn’tsupportotherwritersEditsas yougoDoes laundry,washesdishes—anything butwrite!Self-doubtChangecharacters’names 5+timesUsesclichésSubmits tomags/agentsBEFOREeditingLosehand-writtendraftsAbandonssub-plotsTalks aboutwritinginstead ofwriting“I can’t goout; I’mwriting.”Doesn’twrite.Filenamesare amessChangestense w/opurposeTakes walk“to clearhead.” Turnsinto errands.Uses SATwordsinstead ofplainlanguageWritesinstead ofsleepingSecond-guesseverysentenceNotasking forsupport5thcoffeebreakWritesat work(shhh!)Daydreaming> writing

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