Changestense w/opurposeTakes walk“to clearhead.” Turnsinto errands.Uses SATwordsinstead ofplainlanguageDoes laundry,washesdishes—anything butwrite!Changecharacters’names 5+timesEditsas yougoDoesn’tsupportotherwritersAbandonsWIPsDaydreaming> writingWritesat work(shhh!)5thcoffeebreakSelf-doubtFalls downresearchrabbitholesAbandonssub-plotsUsesclichésOpensFacebookduring“writing time”“I can’t goout; I’mwriting.”Doesn’twrite.Filenamesare amessLosehand-writtendraftsSecond-guesseverysentenceSubmits tomags/agentsBEFOREeditingTalks aboutwritinginstead ofwritingWritesinstead ofsleepingNotasking forsupportChangestense w/opurposeTakes walk“to clearhead.” Turnsinto errands.Uses SATwordsinstead ofplainlanguageDoes laundry,washesdishes—anything butwrite!Changecharacters’names 5+timesEditsas yougoDoesn’tsupportotherwritersAbandonsWIPsDaydreaming> writingWritesat work(shhh!)5thcoffeebreakSelf-doubtFalls downresearchrabbitholesAbandonssub-plotsUsesclichésOpensFacebookduring“writing time”“I can’t goout; I’mwriting.”Doesn’twrite.Filenamesare amessLosehand-writtendraftsSecond-guesseverysentenceSubmits tomags/agentsBEFOREeditingTalks aboutwritinginstead ofwritingWritesinstead ofsleepingNotasking forsupport

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